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ICYE-STEPS /ERICK MEMORIAL FOUNDATION 2017

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TANZANIA Social work People with disabilities Social work People with disabilities Permanent

About the project

ICYE-STEPS /ERICK MEMORIAL FOUNDATION 2017

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

ICYE TANZANIA

💼 What the programme involves

Organization”™s Goal: To offer and support in terms of education, rehabilitation and general welfare of persons with disabilities, and that their rights are respected in and outside Tanzania. Objectives of the organization To educate and provide social, moral and psychological support to person with disabilities. To establish, own, manage, develop, and expand EMFERD as a significant contribution to the educational and rehabilitation development for the disables in Tanzania. To increase the availability and access to education and rehabilitation facilities for the disabled in Morogoro in particular and the country in general. To address the challenges of the people living with disability in Tanzania such as HIV/AIDS, ignorance, diseases, stigmatization etc. To cooperate with National and International organs in educating and rehabilitating the target group and all related matters. To source the appliances which support the mobility of the disabled To educate the extended families to accept the disabled. To rehabilitate the persons with disabilities through cultural and music, sport and games and camping and similar activities. To have links with local and international organizations doing similar works like EMFERD. To mobilize funds for the foundation. To carry out any other activities considered useful to the ideals of EMFERD. Main Activities The mission of EMFERD is to assure that people with disabilities are equipped with quality education and care rehabilitated according to their respective disabilities. Volunteer tasks Volunteers will be helping the organization to reach its goals by doing the following: -Helping parents of youth and children with disabilities in entrepreneurship skills by mobilizing trainings and workshops. -Daily administration duties of the organization (depending on volunteer skills) -Doing Home visits to the families of children and youth with disabilities. -Helping staff doing referral to other health facilities. -Participate in organization projects like bee keeping, Handcraft, poultry project, piggery project, cultural tourism and farming- horticulture and gardening. -Doing direct services like cleanliness, taking care of children with disability, physiotherapy and medication, mobilize games and sports for children with disabilities. -Volunteers work Monday-Friday all day and have the weekends off.

🏠 Accommodation on site

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📍 About the location

minimum 3 weeks

ℹ️ Additional information

Participation : 4 semaines à 16 semaines. Frais supplémentaires : 450 € pour 4 semaines, 75 € pour chaque semaine additionnelle. Le projet est ouvert toute l'année, la date d'arrivée est libre.

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📅 Available sessions

TAN-28/2017

01/01/2017 → 31/12/2017

Closed
Volunteers registered 25 / 50
♂ 0/25 ♀ 25/25

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–99 years old

Solidarity donation

450.00 EUR

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

📍 Location

Morogoro, 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: 21:37 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Swahili