Actions against climate change

Name: Actions against climate change
Start: 2018-02-09
End: 2018-02-23
Location: TANZANIA

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TANZANIA Culture Environment Social work Culture Environment +1 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Climate change is now affecting every country on every continent. It is disrupting national economies and affecting lives, costing people, communities and countries dearly today and even more tomorrow. People are experiencing the significant impacts of climate change, which include changing weather patterns, rising sea level, and more extreme weather events. The greenhouse gas emissions from human activities are driving climate change and continue to rise. It is has been reported that, they are now at their highest levels in history. Despite the threatening reality, no much education has been shared at the local level and as a result more actions contributing to the problems like Mangrove forest cutting, Illegal fishing waste management among many others are still visible. This project is there for aiming to join the local community’s actions against climate change.

💼 What the programme involves

Volunteers are expected to participate in the following listed activities:

- Tree planting: Mangrove trees planting to conserve the environment and habitat for marine lives

- Waste management: collection of plastic papers and other no compostable waste in the community; creating a demonstration garbage damping places

- Environmental education: using creative activities like sports, debates, discussions, community engagement forum to raise awareness about climate change and its impact.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Volunteers will be accommodated in a common residential house in the community. Electricity and clean water will be available. Be ready to sleep on the ground of course with mattress, sharing room with other 3-4 volunteers of the same sex (No mix). Pay attention on the information sheet on what you need to bring for your accommodation.

🍲 Food

Trying a variety of foods from other cultures is part of UVIKIUTA’s philosophy for an authentic experience in Tanzania, and may be both fun and challenging. Food on our projects generally reflects the local cuisine. Some foods that are part of a regular diet at your home country may not be available during the project. Vegetarians are accommodated and veg meals will be available. The house will have a permanent kitchen staff, however volunteers are expected to provide hand in meals shopping, preparation and dish washing. Vegetarian meals will be available

📍 About the location

Uzi is a small island in the south of Zanzibar’s main island Unguja. Little has changed in Uzi during the last centuries. Most of the island's 5000 people are fishermen and farmers. The island is located in the Menai Bay Conservation Area which forms an important ecosystem of mangrove forests, sea grass beds, islands with fresh water forest, coral reefs and a large diversity of plants, land and water animals, including dolphins, African Sea Eagles, and protected marine turtles.

🎒 Leisure activities

This is a perfect location to take an advantage of what the nature offers for our free time. Possibilities are:

- Exploring Zanzibar historical, natural and cultural sites. These include museums, local markets, stone town, etc.

- Enjoy wildlife and marine life: Jozani forest National Park, Blue safaris swimming, tour to small islands, variety of water sports, spice tour among many other options

- If you are arriving earlier or staying longer there are more safari options to the World’s great National Parks, Cultural and Eco-tourism that Tanzania offers.

⚠️ Requirements

This project is suitable for a person who is open minded, flexible, ready to learn and adopt to other cultures, interested in physical/outdoor activities, nature, environment and with ability to work under less supervision and minimum resources.

🤝 Meeting point

Depending on the preference and location of where volunteers are coming from, you may choose to arrive in either of the following destinations:
Dar Es Salaam-Julius Nyerere International Airport;
Dar Es Salaam-Railways Station;
Dar Es Salaam-Main bus Terminal;
Dar Es Salaam Ferry Station

ℹ️ Additional information

The participation fee for this project is 250€ or equivalent Tanzanian shillings.
- This fee is different from the amount paid to the sponsoring/sending organisation during your application process.
- Volunteer is required to transfer the participation fee to UVIKIUTA Bank account at least seven working days before the project start.
Note: Information sheet will be provided at least four weeks before the starting date of this project.

Families, groups, couples, seniors and those with disabilities are encouraged to join the program. However they should contact us in advance through their sponsoring organizations for proper environments that fit their special needs.

Duration of the project: 2-3 weeks maximum. However Participant can apply for more than one project and stay longer in the country (in this case, the second project's participation fees will be 200€).

Younger participants (<18) can be accepted provided that they are accompanied by their parents or an authorized guardian(s).

Interested in this project? Create your account and apply online.

📅 Available sessions

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09/02/2018 → 23/02/2018

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ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–99 years old

Solidarity donation

250.00 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Tanzania

TANZANIA

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Tanzanian Shilling (TZS / Sh)

Exchange rate

1 TZS = 0.000339 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

East Africa Time

Local time: 21:14 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

Contact form

✅ Features

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Swahili