Kenya
Kiwimbi Kenya
Competitive candidates must meet all of the following criteria:
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science degree in Public Health, Community Health, Social Sciences, Health Promotion and Communication, or a related field
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2 or more years of experience in public health related to maternal health, infant and young child health, nutrition, and/or infectious diseases (e.g., malaria control, or TB/HIV)
All candidates who meet the required skills are encouraged to apply. Additional skills that may make you a more competitive candidate include:
Public health experience with maternal and child health, malaria control, or HIV in a developing country.
Experience in health communications, partnerships, community-based research, health education, mobile health data tools, and monitoring and evaluation.
Intermediate level spoken Kiswahili.
Volunteers will be placed in rural communities in Western Kenya. Housing is provided by the work partner and can be a private structure in a family compound, staff housing at the school, or a stand-alone house in the community.
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Health
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Kenya
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PCR
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Develop and implement school-based health education programs that promote malaria prevention behaviors.
Encourage timely health-seeking behaviors and reduce barriers to malaria treatment access.
Collect and analyze data on the burden of malaria illness among the 4,000+ students and their families.
Assist community health promoters to strengthen malaria case management services.
Support participation in national and local malaria observance events, including World Malaria Day.
You may also work on additional projects that meet the community’s interests and priorities, such as youth clubs and workshops on healthy nutrition.
After a 2-week orientation on topics such as health and safety, you will move to a rural community where you will collaborate with staff at a secondary school for the Deaf. You will work with the partner and your community to assess the local needs and develop a work plan in line with their established goals. Peace Corps/Kenya will equip you with Kenyan Sign Language resources and you may work with a local tutor who can help you build basic language skills to connect with the community.
Gain valuable experience supporting a global public health issue.
Learn about the 42 official tribes that call Kenya home.
Become a valued part of your host family and the community.
Heterosexual and same-sex couples are accepted for this program.
Each person must apply separately and must qualify for a position in either the same or a different sector than their partner.
Couples will live together during training but may separate occasionally for field-based activities.
Couples who are selected for the same sector will live together but work with different local partners, which may be in the same community or in neighboring communities (not more than 30 minutes apart).
As the preeminent international service organization of the United States, the Peace Corps sends Americans with a passion for service abroad to work with communities and create lasting change. Volunteers develop sustainable solutions to address challenges in Education, Health, Economic Development, Agriculture, Environment and Youth Development. Through their Peace Corps experiences, Volunteers gain a unique cultural understanding and a lifelong commitment to service that positions them to succeed in today's global economy. Since President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps in 1961, more than 240,000 Americans of all ages have served in 142 countries worldwide.
