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Changing Our World 5 Days
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June 18, 2026
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Educational: Changing Our World
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Your Host Has 5 Children
Maasai Youth Programs (7)
Your Host Is Married One Wife
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Supporting Children To Be Able To Attend School
Overview
Changing This World is designed to develop confident, compassionate and globally minded young leaders. The program equips students with the practical leadership, communication and problem-solving skills they need to understand complex social challenges and contribute meaningfully to fairer, more inclusive communities. Through a carefully structured learning experience in Kenya, students are encouraged to think critically, act responsibly and recognise their capacity to make a positive difference both internationally and within their own communities.
The Changing This World program is a five-day, multi-faceted educational experience that draws on One Horizon Africa’s extensive in-field work with communities in Kenya. It combines guided learning, cultural engagement and real-world problem solving to help students understand how sustainable change is achieved in partnership with local communities. Throughout the program, students practise the essential soft skills valued by leading schools and universities: collaboration, negotiation, empathy, resilience, ethical decision-making and purposeful leadership.
Engaging, distinctive and deeply inspiring, the program has been developed for school, college and university students seeking experiences that extend learning beyond the classroom. For students, it offers a powerful opportunity to explore personal values, future pathways and vocational aspirations. For administrators, parents and teachers, it provides a well-supported educational program that strengthens character, broadens perspective and fosters responsible global citizenship.
Who Can Participate in the Program?
The program has been developed for two student groups: high school students aged 14 to 17 years, and college and university students aged 18 to 23 years. Each group participates in age-appropriate activities designed to support maturity, confidence and leadership growth. At the completion of the program, participants receive a Certificate of Achievement from One Horizon Africa, recognising their commitment, learning and contribution.
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Itinerary
Session 1 - Introductions and Ice Breaker Fun
To be able to work together successfully the key learning activities start the very first morning with introductions and ice breakers. And the facilitators are One Horizon staff who are drawn from local Kenyan communities. The facilitators are with the students for their entire time.
Session 2 – Briefing – All About Kenya
The first morning of the program is spent giving participants an overview of Kenya. That is, an overview of the different age groups, employment levels, income, family structures and the social challenges within Kenya. This information is targeted and presented for the specific age of the students. It is prepared so that it enables students to gain a context for the days ahead.
Session 3 – The Communication Behaviours of Successful Leaders
The session focusses on the behaviours of successful leaders of change. And in this session, the students will be divided into smaller groups to work on developing solutions to current problems. And they will be observed, their behaviours recorded and feedback provided.
Before the session is ended the facilitators will predict the outcome of the students deliberations. And you will be amazed at how the facilitators are able to successfully determine the outcome of the group. Students will emerge from the session with a list of the most successful behaviours used by leaders of change which they can use forever after.
Session 4 – Values and Decision Making
This session involves an activities that involves students deciding how they would respond to a specific crisis. In the first part of this activity, the students undertake to develop a solution individually. And later, they must present their decisions and gain agreement to them from the whole group. The debate which ensues can heighten emotions and often compromise the student’s ability to reach a consensus decision. There is a specific time for the activity to be concluded and this only exacerbates the challenge of arriving at an agreed decision that all their group can live with. The facilitators are masters at providing the debrief and summarising the key learning lessons from this activity.
Session 5 – Debrief
At the end of the day a debrief summarises the key learnings from all the activities. And before that is finalised, each student will be asked to identify what they believe was the most important learnings that they will walk away with from the day.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner are provided as part of the day’s activities
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Session 1 – Goals and Measurable Outcomes
This session will focus on the specifics of the responsible and sustainable programs that are run by One Horizon. It focusses on what is a sustainable program in terms of its goals, how programs are implemented and the outcomes achieved. The session covers what it means to be successful and how the student can apply success factors to their own school and community. This session sets up an understanding of the in – field experiences that students will be part of over days 3 to 5.
Session 2 – What to Expect
A description will be given about each community that the students will interact with including:
- A traditional Maasai family group who live in a village
- Grandmas (not Maasai but Kikuyus) struggling to support their extended families and;
- Children (from 3 to 12 years) who attend One Horizon’s nutrition and education center who come to receive food and an education.
Session 3 and 4 – Problem Solving
After the briefings provided in session 1 and 2, students will use a basic method provided by the facilitators to use when solve problem. This is an activity which enables students to be able to identify the parts of a problem and how to develop solutions. This is a group activity requiring the students to work successfully together.
Session 5 – Team Debrief
A debrief is provided at the end of day 2 which will summarise the key learnings from all the activities. And before this is finalised, each student will be asked to identify what they believe are the most important learnings that they will be able to use in the days and years ahead.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner are provided as part of the day’s activities
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A Maasai Community
The day is spent with a Maasai family in a village on the outskirts of Nairobi.
The students will have a total cultural and learning experience about life in the community from the perspective of a young Maasai women, a Maasai warrior and a village elder.
Part of the experience is conducted in a Maasai manyatta (traditional mud home) and there is a lot of singing and dancing. At the same time, students can ask questions that they believe would help them understand how the Maasai community operates.
It’s a time to appreciate another culture and how the Maasai structure their lives and live each day. And it provides an insight into the challenges of the Maasai community.
At the end of the day, students are debriefed about what they would do to overcome some of the obstacles the community faces
Your Host Has 5 Children
Maasai Youth Programs (7)
Your Host Is Married One Wife
A Community of Grandmas forging New Futures
The day is spent in a family home and farm of Kikuyu grandmothers. The focus is to see how the grandmas are trying to secure a better future by raising pigs or chickens as a way of earning an income.
The students will meet the grandmas who will talk about their life and they can also undertake some of the chores associated with the farm. And in talking to the grandmas perhaps contrasts with student’s own grandma will be made and similarities and differences in the life journey of these women.
Time is spent during the day thinking about the grandma’s role in their own community and the solutions which students can come up to solve some of the challenges of being a grandma in their community.
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Nutrition and Education Center for Children
The day is spent at a nutrition and education center in a local community on the rural outskirts of Nairobi. It is a center which caters for the nutrition needs of not only vulnerable children aged from 3 to 12 years of age but also of their families.
Students will help prepare food for the children as well as feeding the youngest children who need to be assisted in this purpose. It’s a day of involvement in helping the center feed more than 240 children.
The center is a micro community which is reflective of 50% of the Kenyan population. It’s a moving and emotional day and caps off an extraordinary week for students.
Presentation of Certificates of Achievement
At the end of Day 5, students will be presented with the CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT.
A video and image collection will be also sent to all students of the program which they can share with their school friends and family as a record of their experience and achievements.
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Kena Kids 44
Supporting Children To Be Able To Attend School
Inclusions
- 5 nights’ accommodation
- 4 dinners with the One Horizon team at Nairobi restaurants on Days 1-4
- Lunch daily and unlimited fruit, tea, coffee and bottled water
- Air-conditioned car transfers
- One Horizon staff with you every step of the way
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FAQs
Q1. Are students grouped according to age?
Answer: Yes. To ensure the program is age-appropriate, supportive and engaging, students participate in one of two groups:
- High school students aged 14 to 17 years
- College and university students aged 18 to 23 years
Q2. Do students aged 14 to 17 years need to be accompanied by a teacher, parent or guardian?
Answer: Yes. As part of our duty of care, students aged 14 to 17 years must be accompanied by an adult nominated by the school or institution. In most cases, this is a teacher or school-appointed staff member who acts as the lead contact and supports the management of the student group throughout the program.
Q3. Do college and university students aged 18 to 23 years need to be accompanied by a teacher, parent or guardian?
Answer: No. College and university students are not required to be accompanied by a teacher, parent or guardian. However, One Horizon requires a nominated point of contact for the group to support communication, coordination and liaison throughout the program.
Q4. Where do students and accompanying staff stay during the Changing This World program?
Answer: Students and accompanying staff stay in 4- to 5-star international hotel accommodation for the duration of the program. The first two days of the program are conducted at the hotel, providing a comfortable and well-supported environment for orientation, learning and preparation. Accommodation is arranged on a twin-share basis.
Q5. How are students transported to community visits and program activities?
Answer: Students are transported in private, air-conditioned vehicles operated by One Horizon. The facilitators delivering the program also accompany students during daily activities, providing continuity, guidance and supervision throughout the experience.
Q6. Can parents contact their child during the program?
Answer: Parent communication is managed in accordance with the policies of the participating school or institution. One Horizon also provides 24-hour contact details, including mobile numbers and email addresses, so students can be reached if required. Internet connectivity is available at program venues and in the vehicles used to transport students and staff.
Q7. What meals are provided during the five-day program?
Answer: One Horizon caters for a wide range of dietary requirements, including vegetarian, vegan and familiar Western-style meal options. Meals are prepared with fresh, healthy ingredients and are provided through the hotel where students and staff are staying. Evening meals also include selected well-regarded Nairobi restaurants, giving students an additional opportunity to experience the city in a safe and structured way.
Q8. Is travel and health insurance required?
Answer: Yes. Appropriate travel and health insurance is required for student participation in the program. Schools, institutions, parents and guardians should ensure that each participant has suitable coverage before travel.
Q9. Does One Horizon have public liability and professional indemnity insurance?
Answer: Yes. One Horizon maintains insurance coverage that includes public liability and professional indemnity insurance. Copies of relevant policy documentation can be provided upon request.
Q10. What distinguishes One Horizon and the Changing This World experience?
Answer: One Horizon is accredited by the Kenyan Government to work directly with Kenyan communities. It operates independently and does not receive financial or other support from the Kenyan Government. Its overriding mission is to provide practical pathways that help people lift themselves out of poverty. This purpose-led approach gives students meaningful insight into community development, resilience and sustainable change. One Horizon’s mission and work are captured in the video ‘What We Do’.
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