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CHILDREN CHRISTMAS CAMPS

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About the project

CHILDREN CHRISTMAS CAMPS

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

UVIKIUTA is a Youth development Organization that values volunteerism as a tool for sustainable development. The organization was established in 1983 to respond to the needs of young women and men to raise their living standards through developing and enhancing social and economic capacities. UVIKIUTA’s mission is to build communities that are self-reliant, able to address social and economic challenges by using available local resources. This is possible through providing holistic experience that broaden minds, expand horizons and empower young people and their communities to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens.

💼 What the programme involves

Project Description: In Tanzania private and public schools have a long holiday during the Month of December until early January. This is normally a most joyful moment. However; not all Children in the community will enjoy the season as everybody due to social and economic challenges/limitations. In Partnership with local schools and the community members, this project has been designed to offer an opportunity for children and teenagers from all social-economic background, ethnicity and religions to have time together during end of the yea festivals. We are intending to plant the seed of peace and harmony with various groups in the community. Volunteer’s tasks: Based on the four components of the program (Orientation, Community services, cultural exchange, Development/global education) participants of this project will interact most of the time with children and teenager from the age of 6-14 years support and assist the children in various activities during the project. 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: Holidays’ home works, various competitions aiming to motivate the kids to like education and get ready for the New Year studies.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Participants are expected to be hosted in local host families within the community. However depending on the availability of the families, in some cases Participants will be sharing accommodation in community residential house or school dormitories. Clean water and electricity will be available.

🍲 Food

In the case where participants will be on group living rooms will be shared with 3-5 Participants and available full time kitchen staff to manage meals preparation.

🎒 Leisure activities

The project is located in the outskirts of Dar es Salaam, the community which still maintain its natural beauty in comparing to the rest of the region. There is possibility of night walk to watch bush babies, meeting a large population of monkey in the morning and afternoons, bird watching among other. During weeks ends there is a good number excursion options including visiting Kilwa Mask & Bagamoyo historical sites (UNESCO’s world heritage sites); National & Village museums in Dar Es Salaam, Cultural tour in Dar Es Salaam that will include fish Market, Kariakoo Market, sight seen and Beach/Swimming. There is also a possibility for two days and one day Safari to Mikumi National Park as well over night in Zanzibar.

⚠️ Requirements

No special or particular expertise/skills required; however a potential Participant for this project should be the one who is open minded and independent, interested in children and environment, asking questions and sharing views.

🤝 Meeting point

Arrange you arrival to be Dar es Salaam international Airport or any of the Bus Stations or Railway station in Dar es Salaam. Introduction and orientation seminar will take place in Dar es Salaam before moving to the project.

ℹ️ Additional information

Participation fee: €250 Non-refundable participation fee to be paid on arrival day. Participation fee does not cover medical/health services, cost of relevant Visas or permits, local transport to the project, drop off, pocket money, free/leisure activities and other personal expenses. However it does cover the cost of airport pick up on arrival, coorientation on arrival, food and accommodation during the program. The fee also contributes to the running cost of program activities before, during and after the program.

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📅 Available sessions

TZ.UV.1626

01/12/2016 → 17/12/2016

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 10
♂ 0/5 ♀ 0/5

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–99 years old

Solidarity donation

0.00

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

✅ Features

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Swahili