📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Project description: For five years now this project has been organized in cooperation with department of Youth development and the local community groups to contribute to the development of children. The project is expected to offer an opportunity for children from all social-economic background, ethnicity and religions to develop some skills useful for their academic and personal growth. Since women are standing in the center of the child development the project is expecting as to explore more on issues around women and enterprise development n the community.
💼 What the programme involves
Project Activities: Participants are expected to interact with children from the age of 4-8 years in the outlined activities: -
Infrastructures development: Renovation and painting of the nursery school building and classrooms.
Games: Indoor and outdoor games that will stimulate learning, team building and activeness. Local games will be introduced as well foreign ones from the volunteers. Please bring new games to share with Kids;
Physical activities: Action jumping, Olympic Games etc.
Gardening: Ornamental and vegetable planting, composting, garden tour etc.;
Nature activities: Bird watching, Plant a tree, Tree feeder, learning about various plants, birds, animals, worms, and insects available in the area;
Academic development: Assisting local teacher in deliveries some subjects like Numeric, Language, social skills etc.
Study part: Participants of this project will have an opportunity to experience life with kids in the community. Various Discussions and educational visits on Children’s’ issues will be organized involving participants of the project, community members and visited places. The major topic will be Child development. Participants are expected to enjoy interaction with women and especially those involved in micro business development. Please bring information from your home community for sharing.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Accommodation: Participants will be accommodated in the communal house located in the host community. Clean water and electricity will be available. Bring with you a mosquito net, rubber mattress, bed sheet and pillow if you need one.
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 Programs generally reflects the local cuisine. Some foods that are part of a regular diet at your home country may not be available during the program. Vegetarians can be accommodated. However volunteers with more specific dietary requirements may need to supplement the included meals at their own expense. Participants with food allergies (e.g., nuts) must inform UVIKIUTA about the existence and severity of the allergy. Three meals per day are provided to the Volunteers at the accommodation. Meals in transit between airports and to/from Project, during tourism or outside designated project area are volunteer’s responsibility. No reimbursements will be made for volunteers who miss their included meals.
📍 About the location
The project will be hosted in a rural community of Zanzibar known as Bambi about 25km from stone town Center. It is accessible by both private and public transport which makes it very convenient. Community members are mainly small farmers and fishermen.
Free time & Leisure activities: The project is organized in a way that provides an opportunity for participants to utilize their free time by enjoying what the region offers in terms of cultural and natural attractions. The first week-end Participants will have an opportunity to explore Zanzibar historical, natural and cultural sites. These include museums, local markets, stone town, etc. The second week-end we will have an opportunity to enjoy wildlife and marine life. Jozan National Park, Blue safari (Swimming, water sports, tour to small islands, spice tour etc.)
⚠️ Requirements
Special Requirement: No special or particular expertise/skills required; however a potential Participant for this project should be open minded, flexible, interested in culture and meeting people from other cultures. You should be one who loves children and mothers.
Language: The official languages of this project are English and Swahili. You do not have to be fluent.
ℹ️ Additional information
Finances: You are expected to pay a program participation fee of €250 to be paid at once on arrival day. Participation fee does not cover the cost of medical/health services; all types of insurances, cost of transport to the community after the orientation (Dar es salaam-Zanzibar US$35), Business visas fee, and airport drop off on departure day, pocket money, free/leisure activities and other personal expenses. However; participation fee does cover the cost of airport pickups on arrival, orientation on arrival, food and accommodation during the project, transport to project sites and other designated project activities as well general running cost of the program.