Often one of the greatest challenges to relocating expatriates and their families in adapting to their new environment derives from the cultural differences between themselves and their new hosts.

By this we mean the inherent differences between groups of people around the world which leads to their having different ways of doing things, different beliefs, different values - in brief, a different culture.

To optimise the opportunities of an overseas assignment, it is important to understand the essential differences between our culture and that of one's hosts. In this way we can work more effectively. We can live more enjoyably and we can enrich ourselves from the experience.

In Relocations Kenya, we are pleased to be able to offer cultural orientation programmes through trainers with experience in management training and with particular interest in this field. This can take the form of half-day courses which we regularly give to our transferees and their partners in small groups, or to programmes adapted specifically to transferee needs.

We can also participate in our client's own management training programmes, providing the input for culture related sessions integrated into their in-house training.