So what exactly is it like to volunteer? 

Volunteering is a fantastic way to travel abroad, give back to people who are in need and develop yourself as a person. 

The experience you will get from giving up your time and care for others, will be like no other. You WILL make a huge difference and uplift those around you, as long as you stay motivated on your mission, positive and focused. 

Why Tanzania?

Tanzania is a bright, beautiful and amazing country to visit. That is why thousands of travellers pass through every year. It's capital Dar es Salaam sits on a breathtaking coastline, an hour from paradise island of Zanzibar. In the north, Arusha sits under the shadows of the great Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru. Tanzania is home to many famous Safari parks and game reserves where people from all over the world come to visit the spectacular wildlife. The people are warm and gracious and nothing makes them happier than welcoming you to their country. Tanzania is multicultural and has hundreds of various tribes and ethnicities, it's most famous being the nomadic Maasai tribe. Rich in culture and stunning to see, it really is an exciting part of Africa to visit.

Current Needs:

• A larger space to be able to include more women who are currently in need - Construction Volunteers are welcome.

Volunteer Role:

• To help with any and all renovations and constructions desperately needed to transform working and living spaces

• Basic renovations such as fresh painting, minor wood work 

• Larger builds such as full room builds or extensions

• Plastering and cementing

• Plumbing and wiring

• Tiling or laying floors

• Room transformations i.e children's art for children's play areas

The project is a community and social support for women and single mother's in vulnerable situations who want to become independent.

• They provide a safe space for women to receive social support, food and living assistance

• Women are a vulnerable group in Tanzania, often losing protection, safety and financial security.

• Women often fall into conflict with in laws about land, property and can lose their homes and any property to in-laws without knowing their inheritance rights

• This has left many homeless and destitute, begging on the streets for help. This is not an uncommon occurrence nationwide.

• They provide counselling and solutions

• High rates of unemployment, gender inequality and social issues often create huge challenges to these women finding jobs to support themselves.

• A fully functional vocational training centre and welfare center

• Teach seweing classes, handcrafts or textiles design

• Teaching hairdressing, cooking, computer skills and more.

• Vocational training classes are provided to allow women to receive skill training and support to become independent

• Vocational classes include tailoring, craft making and micro business/entrepreneurship training

• They also provide home visits for women; providing them check-in’s and food assistance packages when funds are available

• They have started a women’s empowerment group aimed at economic empowerment

• They encourage the women to become economically independent and empowered and rely on their own skills to make a living and succeed on their own

• They heavily promote self reliance and entrepreneurship

• Children’s Daycare
  

• They run a daycare centre that has provided the children of their women a safe place to leave their children.

• The children receive pre-school classes, play time, meals and transportation

• The centre provides full time employment for salaried teachers 

Important VISA & Permit Information

You will be required to pay a for a VISA & Permit for voluntary work assignment. Please enquire for details.