📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
This project is organized in cooperation with “Community Routes“ a community-based organization aiming to mobilize collective action, empower marginalized groups, and implement solutions tailored to their specific unique challenges, such as improving education, healthcare and environmental sustainability. According to some surveys has suggested that children spend more time in School than home during the week; in this regard, the physical environment of school buildings and school grounds is therefore a key factor in the overall health, safety and security for pupils, teachers, non-teaching staff, and visitors. Friendly learning and teaching environment are expected increase performance hence contribute to the better future. Based on this fact we are working towards improving the situation.
💼 What the programme involves
• Assist in repairing and improving walls surface in and outside the classrooms that includes painting.
• Assist in preparing teaching aid (drawing symbols/letters that will simplify reading and learning for pupils.)
• Assist in school compound Landscaping and Greening (Planting trees, flowers, shrubbery, creating gardens, and managing natural areas).
• Assist in organizing extra-curricular activities to the kids and teenagers (7-17 years old) after school hours in school compound ot at the children's center. This includes sports, games, arts, crafts, teaching English language and remedial classes activities.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Accommodation will be at the community residential house. Volunteers are expecting to share rooms. There is also option of camping outside especially when received good number of volunteers. Three meals will be provided at accommodation where volunteers will actively enjoy participation on meals preparation, dish washing and kitchen cleaning. Vegetarian meals will be available.
📍 About the location
The word "Marangu" means a place with many water streams. It is one of the most popular places in Tanzania. Located at the foot of Africa's tallest mountain, the quaint village of Marangu offers fascinating insight into both modern Tanzanian life and into the lives of the Chagga people who once withstood vicious Masai raids through the ingenious use of tunnels. Residents of Marangu are coffee and banana farmers. Plantations and natural vegetations has been keeping the area green throughout the year. Tourism is also one of the major activities that contribute significantly to the economy of the area. The community is located about 40km east of Moshi town the capital of Kilimanjaro, it is accessible through private and public transport. Social services including markets, shops, banks, health facilities are available in the community.
Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays are free, however, volunteers are advised to have an allowance of extra 2-3 days before or after the project to enjoy what this part of the country offer in terms of cultural and natural attractions. Options for leisure activities includes; Wild-life safari (Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara, Serengeti and Tarangire National parks); Mount Meru and Kilimanjaro trekking, eco and cultural tourism among many others.
⚠️ Requirements
Travel information, motivation letter and certificate of good conduct.
ℹ️ Additional information
Information regarding who needs or not need visa to come to Tanzania is indicated in the Immigration Tanzania website: https://www.immigration.go.tz/index.php/countries-which-are-not-required-to-apply-for-visa . Online Visa applicants are advised to make their applications through the Official Tanzania Immigration website www.immigration.go.tz . Ordinary visa with humanitarian and charity activities (A6) is recommended. Volunteer with no relevant visa will not be accepted to join the project. UVIKIUTA provides supporting documents required for visa application.