COMMUNITY & SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
TANZANIA
Education
Social work
Education
Social work
Fixed dates
About the project
COMMUNITY & SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
📝 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:
The project is organised in Partnership with Uyole based Youth groups and Faith based organisations to contribute to to the empowerment of young women and women through engagement of Youth and community members in various social and community development projects. Low spirit of volunteers among young people and community at large has contributed significantly to the possibility of managing development challenges like unequal rights, a lack of awareness of rights, low literacy rates, dependency, limited access to education and opportunities to earn a living, and poverty. Your time, skills, and ideas can help to build solidarity and support for young women and men in their pursuit of healthy and sustainable livelihoods.
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 with students and community around through renovation of school buildings, painting, providing garbage separation facilities and composting, tree planting and general community activities.
🏠 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.
📍 About the location
Uyole is a small town in the outskirts of Mbeya city along Tukuyu highway to Malawi Boarder. It is located about 10km from the city center. There is big farmers market and TAZARA Railway stations. Uyole can be reached by road approximately 10 hours by bus from Dar es Salaam.
🎒 Leisure activities
In terms of attractions, there are both natural and manmade tourist attractions; they include national parks, game reserves, mountains, sandy beaches on the shores of Lake Nyasa, the Rift Valley Plains, unique ecological features, historical features as well as cultural tourism. These includes: Ruaha-Usangu National Park within Mbeya and Iringa, with a large number of flora and fauna. The unique ecological features of the tropical rain forest; The wildlife in the Lukwati Game Reserves in Chunya district; Mpanga - Kipengele Game Reserve in Mbarali district.
v. Protected variety of Game stock and wild animals such as rare monkey species known as Rungwecebus kipunji; The Rift Valley – Usangu plains; The warmth of Lake Nyasa and Rukwa; Sandy beaches of lake Nyasa; A unique Ngosi Crater Lake, located on top of Rungwe rainforests and other crater lakes of Mask and Kisiba in the Rungwe District; Ihefu wetland systems in Ruaha river basin which can be toured by flying boats; Natural bridge formed on Kiwira river in Rungwe District; Meteorite site in Mbozi “Kimondo cha Mbozi”. This is a rare and spectacular sight and is the eighth largest meteorite in the world, weighing about 12 tones; Museums, Monuments and Heritage site.
⚠️ Requirements
No special or particular expertise/skills required; however a potential Participant for this project should be the one who enjoys outdoor activities, working with hands, open minded, flexible and ability to work under less supervision and limited resources.
🤝 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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Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
TZ.UV.1613
03/07/2016 → 24/07/2016
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ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–99 years old
Solidarity donation
250.00 EUR
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
Uyole, Tanzania
TANZANIA
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Tanzanian Shilling (TZS / Sh)
Exchange rate
1 TZS = 0.000339 EUR
Rate as of 31/05/2026
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🗣️ Languages spoken
English
Swahili