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NATURE CONSERVATION

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TANZANIA Environment Environment Permanent

About the project

NATURE CONSERVATION

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Es handelt sich hierbei nur um ein Projektbeispiel. Alle weiteren Projekte der Partnerorganisation kannst Du bei [email protected] anfragen. Die Anmeldung Deines Wunschprojekts erfolgt nach der Teilnahme an einem AALA-Vorbereitungsseminar. UVIKIUTA is a vibrant 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 andenhancing their social and economic capacities. Our goal is to contribute in building sustainable and self-reliant communities through providing holistic experience that broaden minds, expand horizons and empower young people and their communities to realize their fullpotential as productive, responsible and caring citizens. UVIKIUTA-Tanzania is founder member of the Eastern African voluntary service Network (EAVS-Network), formally EAWA, Long term partner with Service Civil International (SCI), Alliance, and NVDA among otherNetworks. We work also very close with Government Departments, United Nations Volunteer Program (UNV), learning institutions, Non-Government and Community based organizations.Arrival and departure in the projectsArrival/Starting date of the project is any Sunday, however some projects have specific starting dates. Last day should be Saturday of the last week. This will help good organization of orientations and arrival trainings as well evaluation of the experiences at the end. Magole is a semi-urban community located in the outskirts of Dar es Salaam City (about 30km to the South). With a population of approximately 5,000 inhabitants the community is situated in a beautiful area surrounded by nature.UVIKIUTA eco village activities are implemented in this area. Magole is accessible by both public and private transport where most necessary social service facilities like health center, telecommunications, banking, shopping places can be reached easily.

💼 What the programme involves

Nature conservation is a project focusing to the human actions directed towards maintaining the integrity and balance of the ecosystems and biodiversity. The end results is on preventing or correcting the damages the ecosystems suffer due to human activities. It is a fact that, human actions may only be enabled after a general awareness is raised about the ecological impact of human activities. It then translates into both individual and collective actions in many humanactivity fields that have an impact on nature, such as: Agriculture; Forests exploitation; Farming; Hunting and fishing; Water and waste management etc. In each of these fields, conservation programs strive to limit the negative impacts on nature or to correct them. The concept of nature conservation is built on a reasoned management of resources whereas the preservation concept works towards the protection of sensitive natural ecosystems against any human damage.i) Conservation activities: Assist in collecting indigenous tree seeds, Tree planting in various places. We will assist as well in establishment on tree nursery for the next tree planting seasons. The tree nursery will include as well medicinal plant.ii) Recording and documenting: Volunteers will be involved in identifying various tree species, animals and birds and keep recording and monitoring and conservation.iii) Organic garden: Volunteer will contribute to the initiative of the eco village by establishing and maintain demonstration organic food garden.iv) Environment Information and amp; Education: Assist in Organisation of actions that will allow community members to explore environmental issues, engage in problem solving, and take action to improve the environment. This will develop a deeper understanding of environmental issues and have the skills to make informed and responsible decisions.

🏠 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 wellat 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

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:- 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.-U 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).

ℹ️ Additional information

Potential volunteer should be the one who loves nature, interest to do manual/outdoor work, independent and ability to work under less supervision, ready to learn and adopt to new cultures and living conditions.Participation Fee Volunteers participation fee is a non-refundable contribution by each individual volunteer to support the operations of the program. a) For three Months: aO700 b) For more than three months: aO200 per month. Explanation about Participation fees Participation fee ds not cover the cost of medical/health services, all types of insurances, visas, permits or any immigration costs, airport drop off on the departure day, pocket money, free/leisure activities and other personal expenses. However; participation fee ds cover the cost of airport pickup on arrival day (once), orientation on arrival, food and accommodation during the project, transport to the project sites and other designated project activities as well general running cost of the program.

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📅 Available sessions

UV.MTV-14AUTO-EXTAUTO-EXTAUTO-EXT

04/09/2024 → 06/07/2025

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UV.MTV-14AUTO-EXTAUTO-EXTAUTO-EXTAUTO-EXTAUTO-EXT

09/05/2026 → 10/03/2027

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UV.MTV-14AUTO-EXTAUTO-EXTAUTO-EXTAUTO-EXT

07/07/2025 → 08/05/2026

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UV.MTV-14AUTO-EXT

01/01/2023 → 02/11/2023

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UV.MTV-14

01/03/2022 → 31/12/2022

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UV.MTV-14AUTO-EXTAUTO-EXT

03/11/2023 → 03/09/2024

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UV.MTV-14AUTO-EXTAUTO-EXTAUTO-EXTAUTO-EXTAUTO-EXTAUTO-EXT

11/03/2027 → 10/01/2028

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ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–99 years old

Solidarity donation

495.00 EUR

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

📍 Location

Magole, 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: 20:52 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Swahili