In every country Tanzania included there are unfortunately many children who have been abandoned to their own luck, Orphans, born in homes with no love, abused, or suffer poverty and sickness. These children need a loving heart, attention, education and friends who can help them find a better life full of opportunities, be successful and most important have happiness life. Children safer place is a project aiming to increase the overall wellbeing of the children through various approaches. Teams of past volunteers have been here spending quality one-on-one time with children and teenagers giving them love and attention they need at least after school hours when parents are busy to sustain their livelihoods. The end results of this process is to create a safe environment for children to build their potential future. The project is focusing Children from the age of 6 to 14 years (Mostly kindergarten and Primary school children).
o Academic development: Provide support to the kids/Teens on after school studies especially on Mathematics, Language (English) and Science subjects depending on their age and levels.
o Social Skills: To train kids to understand basic social skills that will help them to interact well with other people, manner etc.
o Extracurricular activities: Organize activities which will help the kids to relax after long days of studies. This may include games, sports, Arts, Craft, music classes, Movie/ cartoon watching etc.
o Have a skills and knowledge on Youth development issues
o Have English language skills and an interest to learn the local Language (Kiswahili). Optional language classes will be provided.
o Skills and Interest to teach foreign languages (English, French, German etc.)
o Interest to work with teenagers and Youth; provide support on homework’s and after school activities.
o Open minded and ready to be challenged
o Interested in other cultures and local realities
o Patient and committed, creative and easy to adopt to the situations
o Able to work under less supervision and minimum resources
o Work under Tanzanian Laws, culture, tradition and customs as regard to teens and Youth care.
o Certificate of good conduct
Accommodation will be at the host families in the eco-village. Basic accommodation facilities like water, electricity and toilets will be available. Expect to share room with other volunteer or family member of the same gender. Food will be provided with the host family. Volunteers with special dietary requirements are encouraged to inform us in advance. Volunteers are expected not to be guest but part of the family, engaging and participate in house chaos and other social activities happening in the family.
No pocket money provide.
o Once a volunteer is accepted an official invitation letter from us will be issued. Take enough time to apply the since visa or work permit/resident permits application process can take long.
o Visas, Work/resident permits are applied and issued online. Applicants are advised to make their applications through the official Tanzania Immigration website www.immigration.go.tz ONLY or directly through the link: visa.immigration.go.tz and Not through any other links.
o Who need and who does not need visa to come to Tanzania? https://www.immigration.go.tz/index.php/countries-which-are-not-required-to-apply-for-visa .
o Resident and work permits are mandatory for project lasting from 91 days.
o Our staff will be available through out to provide support in the process of visa or work/resident permits application.
UVIKIUTA and the host projects in the ground will provide no insurances. Individual volunteers or sponsoring/sending organization need to have their own insurances for health, travel etc.
300 euro per month.
Extra fee does not cover the cost of medical/health services, all types of insurances, visas or any other Government charges if any, pocket money, transport cost from orientation center to the project, Transport to the airport on departure, free/leisure activities and other personal expenses. However; extra fee does cover the cost of airport pickup on arrival to the orientation center, food and accommodation during the project and on project area only, transport for project related activities and general running/administration cost of the program.
Applications will be received only through sponsoring organization/sending organization (s) in the country of volunteers’ residency or citizenship at least three months minimum before the project start. Confirmation will base on the availability of the placement and fulfilled of requested conditions.
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- Find a project that interests you in our Open Projects
- Find your local organisation in your country of residence using our branch locator
- Get in touch with them with details about the project(s) you want to apply to. They will become your sending organisation.
- Any issues? Contact us!
