CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

Name: CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
Start: 2017-03-09
End: 2028-12-30
Location: Dar es Salaam, TANZANIA

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TANZANIA People with disabilities Education Children Social work People with disabilities Education +2 Permanent

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

In every country Tanzania included there are unfortunately many children who have been abandoned to their own luck, Orphans, born in homes with no love, abused, or suffer poverty and sickness. These children need a loving heart, attention, education and friends who can help them find a better life full of opportunities, be successful and most important have happiness life. Children with special needs is a project aiming to increase the overall well-being of the children in the community through various approaches. Teams of past volunteers have been here spending quality one-on-one time with children and teenagers giving them love and attention they need. The end results of this process is to create a safer place for kids hence building a good future for them. The project is focusing Children from the age of 6 to 14 years (Primary school children). Most of kids related to this project are enrolled in the local public school, however due to their disabilities they have been provided special class rooms.

💼 What the programme involves

Volunteers are expected to engage with local staff (Teaching and non-teaching) assisting the outlined activities :

Taking care of the children, playing and teaching them new games.
Provide support to the kids during meals time
Helping children to make speech, exercise using special available equipments, using mirrors, massage etc.

🏠 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.

🍲 Food

Three meals will be provided to the volunteers either at the accommodation or work placement. Vegetarian meals will be available.

📍 About the location

Vigoa community is very small and you might not be able to find it in a google map. However Vigoa is located very close to Azam sports complex. It is about 35km from Dar es Salaam International airport and the community is very accessible. A good number of social services are available including mobile phone signals, Police station, shopping centers, Pubs, Banking facilitates etc. All this makes the community attractive to live for people who are commuting to Dar es salaam city centre for work every day.Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays are free for volunteers to do their personal activities including exploring what the region offer in terms of cultural and natural attractions. Possibilities are:-UExploring 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.UNear 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

Interest to work with children (With diverse disabilities)
Commitment to treating children with respect
Non-judgemental approach that values different cultures
Strong inter-personal skills
Interest in people and their stories
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.

🤝 Meeting point

On arrival in Tanzania, you will be picked up by UVIKIUTA staff/volunteer, or Transport service provider agent. Provide your travel information at least seven working days before the project start to allow time to manage all logistics to welcome you to Tanzania. Please be advised that, we can only provide pick services from one the following points on the day and time requested by volunteer or sending organisation :

Dar es Salaam International Airport
Dar es Salaam Ferry Terminal
Ubungo main bus Terminal, Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam Central Railway station
Any accommodation facility within Dar es Salaam city Centre

ℹ️ Additional information

Non-Tanzanian volunteers are required to have business visa in order to join this project. Visa is available online and can be also obtained at the airport or other border of entry on arrival by presenting UVIKIUTA invitation letter.

This project is not available in the month of June and December due to the school holidays.

Participation Fee:

For only one month: €350
For only two Months: €500
For three Months: €700

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ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–99 years old

Solidarity donation

350.00 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: 21:15 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

Contact form

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Swahili