The current intake is closed. Our annual intake runs from February to April.

Volunteer in Nairobi with Wazi.

Join a youth-led team in Ruaraka, Nairobi. Two pathways and one university chapter.

Register interestSee intake status

Wazi volunteers leap together with arms raised on a green lawn.
Two volunteers stand arm in arm laughing, one lifting a white Wazi cap.
Wazi volunteers gather shoulder to shoulder on brick paving outside a blue lattice doorway.

What volunteers do

Mount a dispenser on a school wall, facilitate an AYP module, join a clean-up.

  • Run mentorship cohorts
  • Install and maintain dispensers
  • Facilitate workshops
  • Support research and advocacy convenings
  • Keep Wazi's social media running

What you get back

  • Real field exposureMount a dispenser on a school wall, facilitate an AYP module, join a clean-up. The work is hands-on.
  • A real networkMeet Be Kids Australia, Kenyatta University staff, Heinrich Boell Stiftung, Paper Hearts, Seeds of Change and the partner schools.
  • A platform for your own workVolunteers bring their own questions and projects, and Wazi makes space for them.
Two volunteers in orange Wazi vests work together at an open sanitary dispenser.
Maintenance and sensitisation keep Wazi sanitary dispensers in use at Kenyatta University. September 2025

Grateful. Energized. United.

What volunteers have done

Our volunteers install, maintain and teach. You would join them.

volunteers
35+
Our national volunteer network.
dispensers installed
13
Across 8 school and university institutions in our dispenser programme.
mentees
500+
Young people who have taken part in AYP Mentorship.

Getting dispensers ready for term

Volunteers visit schools, clean dispensers and empty their token boxes before term starts. August 2026.

Volunteers sweep a neighbourhood street and collect waste in a wheelbarrow.
Mazingira Day celebrated young people taking practical action for a greener Kenya. October 2025
Two volunteers stand arm in arm laughing, one lifting a white Wazi cap.
The post recognises outstanding Wazi volunteers for 2024 to 2025. July 2025

Intake

Status: closed. Applications for the four Cycle II coordination roles closed on 28 August 2026, 6:00 PM. Everyone who applied will hear back from the Wazi team.

The annual volunteer intake runs February to April.

To hear first: use the interest form below, or email info@wazikenya.org. Coordination roles are advertised separately.

Wazi members reach forward to toast with their branded mugs, smiling together.
Mashujaa Day celebrated young people who contribute their voices, skills and time to community action. October 2026

Two pathways

Path 1

Wazi Core Team

10 to 20 hours a month

Active programme implementation and leadership: mentorship cohorts, dispenser deployments, research, advocacy convenings and partner coordination.

  • Pillar leads (Health, Education, Advocacy, Environment)
  • Communications and visibility leads
  • Programmes and field coordinators
  • Operations and compliance support

Path 2

Friends of Wazi

Up to 5 hours a month

Flexible, supportive engagement. Join specific events, offer time to specific projects and share your network, without line responsibility.

  • Event support (seminars, conferences, distributions)
  • Skills-based contributions (design, writing, legal, finance)
  • Mentor a Core Team member
  • Open invitation to all Wazi convenings

Who can apply

Wazi looks for people who care about the work, can hold their own commitments, and treat the community we serve with respect. Skills are taught.

  • Age. The 11 to 35 range, with the volunteer pathways geared toward 19 and up.
  • Students and recent graduates are welcome, including final-year university students. Older candidates are considered for advisory and skills-based roles.
  • Location. Based in Kenya or able to travel. Most field work happens in Nairobi (Ruaraka, Korogocho, Kayole), with national reach through a 35+ member volunteer network.
  • Fees. A small registration fee applies on acceptance to support onboarding and programme sustainability. Concessions on request.
  • Hours. Core Team 10 to 20 hours a month. Friends of Wazi up to 5.
A volunteer kneels to plant a young tree with a red shovel beside her.
Mazingira Day connected tree planting with partnerships among grassroots youth organisations. October 2025

The Kenyatta University Chapter

The KU Chapter is the original Wazi space, founded at the Arboretum in 2018. It remains a hub for student-led engagement, learning and community action, and Phase 1 of the dispenser model launched here.

If you are at KU, the chapter is the easiest way in. Elsewhere, the national volunteer network reaches across the country.

Wazi volunteers leap together with arms raised on a green lawn.
The July 2025 AGM and team building at Muguga, Thika celebrated volunteers, shared direction and community. July 2025

Register interest

Tell us which pathway fits and which pillar interests you most. This is not an application.

Where you are based and what you would like to do.

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