• The most important thing is initiative, enthusiasm and an adventurous spirit as a start!
• A full UK passport valid for 6 months after your planned return
• Visas can be at the Kenyan high commission office in London but they are also available at the airport on arrival at a cost of $50 - Changing Worlds can advise
• Insurance (we can recommend a specific policy)
• Independent travel costs and cost of journey to Nairobi Kenyatta International airport at end of your placement
• All UK travel costs (to the interview day, pre- departure course, and to the departure airport – usually a London airport)

Also:

• warm clothing for the evenings
• sun block creams
•  malaria medication