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The Coffee Ministry (TCM) believes that lasting transformation is built on strong, caring relationships, which is why our core value is Relational. When you choose to volunteer with us, you are not just a visitor; you are walking alongside a team of local experts who serve as your guides, mentors, and partners in the mission.

Our unique Kibera Tours & Tuition Support program is structured to integrate visitors directly into the community fabric. Led by local guides who also double as facilitators and tuition volunteers for our children, this program ensures that your engagement is ethical, impactful, and rooted in community employment and local expertise.

Here is what it means to volunteer with TCM, led by the experts who live and serve here every day:

1. Expertise in Every Step: Led by Local Facilitators

Unlike standard tours, every Kibera tour and volunteer experience with TCM is facilitated by someone who calls this community home. Our local guides possess an unparalleled depth of knowledge about the culture, history, and daily realities of Kibera and other informal settlements.

This means you gain an authentic, transparent perspective, directly mitigating concerns often associated with international aid work. Your guide is not only showing you the geography; they are sharing their lives and their context. Furthermore, by participating in this program, you directly support their employment. It is a powerful cycle where tourism revenue is channeled back into local employment and the education support network, reinforcing TCM’s commitment to community ownership.  

2. The Power of Dual Roles: From Guide to Tuition Volunteer

The local facilitators who lead the tours are simultaneously committed tuition volunteers for our children. This dual role creates a strong relational bridge:

• For the Volunteer: You meet the very people who are actively engaged in the classrooms and creative spaces, providing crucial support for our Education Sponsorship program. You see the Relational commitment in action, where TCM staff “walk with children” daily, offering consistency and love.
• For the Community: This integration ensures maximum efficiency. The knowledge and perspective gained during the tours inform the support given to the children, and the income generated strengthens the local facilitators’ ability to serve in their volunteer roles.

We encourage volunteers to share skills in areas like teaching, art, music, counseling, administration, or discipleship. These skills supplement the local expertise, creating a truly collaborative environment.

3. A Testimony to Transformation: Witnessing Hope in Action

Volunteering with TCM is witnessing the core value of Hopeful embodied daily. Our work focuses on seeing possibility, not limitation, in every slum. You will see firsthand how the Talent Development Center provides creative spaces for children to grow in confidence and skill, or how the Young Mothers Program offers a second chance for education.

When you join our local or international team, you are immersing yourself in a mission that is actively nurturing the talents, dreams, and spiritual lives of children. You are not just filling a time slot; you are joining a chain of caring relationships that are the foundation for lasting transformation.  

Join Our Team: Your Skills Can Shape Futures

Are you ready to use your skills alongside our local experts? We are looking for individuals who share our values and are ready to build strong, caring relationships with the children and staff of The Coffee Ministry.

Hear from a past international volunteer:

“The true impact was realizing how committed the local guides were, not just to their work, but to the children’s futures. It was a partnership, not a project.”

We currently welcome local and international volunteers in the following areas:

• Teaching and academic support
• Art, music, and talent development
• Counseling and emotional support
• Administration and discipleship