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Children care Centers

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TANZANIA Education Children Social work Teenagers Education Children +2 Permanent

About the project

Children care Centers

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Children Care centers are social facilities that care for children in groups and they have different sponsors, including schools, churches, social service agencies or independent owners. Many parents choose center-based care because they believe the presence of multiple caregivers, larger groups of children, and state inspections make them both safer and more dependable. Some parents also consider these types of centers to be a better learning environment for their children. Children care Centers is a project aiming to ensure that children receives a good quality childhood care, education and gains the skills and knowledge they need to thrive achieve promising future. The project is focusing on the children from the age of two years to six years of age on which this particular age of a child is considered the most vulnerable and crucial stage of a person's life where this program often focuses on guiding children to learn through play and other creative methods.

💼 What the programme involves

Volunteers are expected to engage in the following outlined activities as an assistant to the local staff.  Basic Childcare: Basic childcare is a primary function of a Child care centre. Much of a volunteer's time is spent monitoring children to ensure they remain safe as they go about their activities.  Play time: Play is important work for children. Play helps children share with others and copes with their feelings while developing verbal and nonverbal communication skills. Play also helps develop children's fine motor development and helps them develop confidence. Volunteers usually assist with age-appropriate activities such as helping toddlers and pre-schoolers with arts and crafts, reading, writing, dancing, singing and playing games.  Capacity development: Support local staff through knowledge and experience sharing on various teaching/Kids caring methodologies, Teaching English language etc.  Clean-up and maintenance: to maintain focus on children at all times and to help maintain a safe, friendly, supportive environment. Volunteers must be vigilant to ensure all toys and equipment’s are safe, clean and in good working order, and to report problems to supervisors or head of the Centre. Volunteers usually stock supplies and help with clean-ups of kids rooms or play areas.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Volunteers will be accommodated in the host families located in an eco-village. There are standard houses with three bedrooms, living room and kitchen. The houses are surrounded by nature and green vegetation. Basic accommodation facilities will be provided, and you should expect to share room with either host family members or other volunteers from the same or other projects. Depending on the availability of host families; volunteers shall expect to stay as well at the Youth accommodation in the community. Three meals will be provided to the volunteers either at the accommodation or work placement. Vegetarian meals will be available.

📍 About the location

Chamazi is an urban community located in the outskirts of Dar es Salaam City (about 30km away to the South). With a population of approximately 64,000 inhabitants, the community is situated in a beautiful area still surrounded by nature. Chamazi is accessible by both public and private transport. Most social service facilities like health center, security, telecommunications, banking, shopping places can be reached easily.

🎒 Leisure activities

Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays will be free for volunteers to do their personal activities including exploring what the region offer in terms of cultural and natural attractions. 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. • Near Dar es Salam possibilities could be; wildlife safari trips, Marine excursions (Mingoyo Islands) eco and cultural tourism activities, Bagamoyo or Kilwa, Dar es Salaam tour (Beach, Museums, and Markets).

⚠️ Requirements

Potential volunteer for this project is expected to have the following listed qualities:-  Interest to work with children  Open minded and ready to be challenged  Interested in other cultures and local realities  Patient and committed  Creative and easy to adopt to the situations  Able to work under less supervision and minimum resources  Have English language skills and an interest to learn the local Language (Kiswahili). Optional language classes will be provided.

ℹ️ Additional information

 Availability and duration: This project is open and available throughout the year for the minimum duration of one month and three months maximum. Please note; due to the school holidays this project is not available in the months of June and December.  Arrival: Volunteers can only arrive in the project only on the first Sunday of the month.  Departure: In any case, volunteer should plan to depart on the Saturday of their last week in the program before 09.00am.

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📅 Available sessions

UV.MTV-01

01/04/2019 → 30/11/2019

Closed
Volunteers registered 4 / 4
♂ 2/2 ♀ 2/2

UV.MTV-01

06/10/2019 → 31/12/2019

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 4
♂ 0/2 ♀ 0/2

UV.MTV-01

02/06/2019 → 29/08/2019

Closed
Volunteers registered 4 / 4
♂ 2/2 ♀ 2/2

UV.MTV-01

07/07/2019 → 03/10/2019

Closed
Volunteers registered 4 / 4
♂ 2/2 ♀ 2/2

UV.MTV-01

07/04/2019 → 30/11/2019

Closed
Volunteers registered 4 / 4
♂ 2/2 ♀ 2/2

UV.MTV-01

04/08/2019 → 01/11/2019

Closed
Volunteers registered 4 / 4
♂ 2/2 ♀ 2/2

UV.MTV-01

01/09/2019 → 29/11/2019

Closed
Volunteers registered 4 / 4
♂ 2/2 ♀ 2/2

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

16–65 years old

Solidarity donation

300.00 EUR

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

📍 Location

Dar es Salaam, 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: 21:01 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Swahili