Volunteering at Mara Siana
We are happy to welcome all sorts of volunteers who wish to develop solutions for the challenges within our conservancy or would like to learn how community-based natural resources management is practiced to protect wildlife. As a volunteer, you can either come or work at our conservancy, conduct research for your studies, or even both.
Gain work experience and practical knowledge about wildlife conservation
Activities
- Joining our rangers on patrol within the conservancy (Prevention of poaching)
- Support our wildlife monitoring and data collection in the field
- Attending meetings and workshops with the community and its members
- Support the administrative work within our organization
- Help management of conservancy website and social media content
Requirements
- At least 18 years old
- Passionate about wildlife, environmental topics & sustainability
- A professional background related to conservation work is favorable but not necessary
- Fluent in English or Swahili
- Available for a duration of min. 1 & max. 12 months
- If you like to visit during your semester, it is possible to volunteer part-time and attend your online lectures from here
- Please bring your own Laptop
Conditions
- Accommodation in a group of 3 volunteers sharing a private accommodation with an equipped kitchen, sanitation facilities, and a living room
- Free Wi-Fi
- Flexible hours aligned to your travel and stay plans
- Free weekends
- Being part of a proactively supportive and passionate team
Conduct your thesis research here in our conservancy
Activities
- Define a topic in cooperation with our staff and the supervisor at your university
- Set activities according to your plan of research/data collection
- We operate in Wildlife Conservation, Community Management and Education
- You can also partly join the daily tasks at the conservancy (see box above)
Requirements
- At least 18 years old
- Passionate about wildlife, environmental topics & sustainability
- Research focus related to our areas of operation
- Fluent in English or Swahili
- Available for a duration of min. 1 & max. 12 months
- Please bring your own Laptop
Conditions
- Accommodation in a group of 3 volunteers sharing a private accommodation with an equipped kitchen, sanitation facilities, and a living room
- Free Wi-Fi
- Flexible hours aligned to your research design or travel plans
- Free weekends
- Being part of a supportive and passionate team
- Personal and special insights into your research area through our native staff
Costs
Our volunteers are accommodated in a group of three at our base camp. The house offers two rooms, a living room, an equipped kitchen, and private sanitary facilities. The office within the camp offers a free Wi-Fi connection. We provide you with the basics of traditional foods (e. g. oil, rice, beans). Extra groceries can be purchased once a month at Narok and fresh foods every Tuesday at our market in the village. Volunteers purchase food at their own cost and cook for themselves.
As the conservancy is fully financed through donations, we are not able to host volunteers free of charge. For the listed items we request a contribution of 500 EUR per person per month. With this fee and your workforce you directly contribute to our conservation work and the mission to protect the wildlife of Masai Mara.