Nzeve Deaf Centre: Mutare- Project
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About the project
Nzeve Deaf Centre: Mutare- Project
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The association is an organization for deaf and hearing people. It was formally registered in 2005 but started its work in the 90s. The organization works to promote deaf culture and the inclusion of persons with disabilities in their communities. Our vision is to see the Deaf Community valued in an inclusive society. The Centre provides hearing tests and early childhood learning classes for deaf children so that they develop sign language and social skills before they join a mainstream school. Deaf youths come to the center for vocational skills in carpentry, building, sewing, and horticulture to prepare them for independent living. Livelihoods training is provided to the parents of deaf children and youths as well as other persons with disabilities in the Manicaland province. Disability/deaf awareness occupies a greater part of Nzeve’s work so that communities are inclusive and can support persons with disabilities to live
quality life.
💼 What the programme involves
Scope of work:
This program facilitates extra-curricular activities for children and youth through a child center which supports those who need it most. The idea of the Centre is to provide educational and recreational services to children and youth who are deaf. The center also addresses issues of child abuse among other challenges as it is a safe home to deliberate and receive support from Volunteers work together with representatives of the Protection Committee. At the Centre, volunteers have an opportunity to engage in indoor and outdoor play games with the youths who occasionally visit
the Centre for play. It is basically an opportunity for international volunteers to appreciate initiatives around safeguarding the rights of children and youths who are differently enabled.
Working Schedule: Participants work around 8 hours a day from Monday to Friday. The lion’s share of our volunteer placements does not require volunteers to work on public holidays and weekends, unless highlighted or in the event of the need arising from the project.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Accommodation is provided in a choice or either a host family or at centre. At a host family, volunteers could immerse themselves into the real Zimbabwean culture and day to day life as they live in, eat and participate in host family activities. These host families are carefully selected based on a critical criterion to ensure basic comfort for our volunteers.
🍲 Food
Basic meals will be provided in the host family from what is locally available in the local community. Volunteers are therefore advised to be flexible and open minded. This will make it easy to negotiate entry into the community as volunteers.
📍 About the location
Mutare
⚠️ Requirements
No specific skills are required to participate in this program, but the following skills will be appreciated, Business skills,
Fundraising Speech/communication/children play therapy, Journalism/videography, social media management/organizational visibility,
🤝 Meeting point
Volunteers will be picked up from the Airport or regional bus station in on request. They will be transferred to any lodge in town of their choice. Two-day orientation will be organized in close collaboration with the volunteers and ZWA staff. The main objective of the orientation is to minimize the effects of cultural shock as well as to build capacities for the
volunteers, so as to meet the community with open mind.
ℹ️ Additional information
Expectations from Projects: Volunteer projects take place in very humble places around
Zimbabwe. The bulk of our projects are not that difficult at all, what is only needed is flexibility, positive mentally attitude as well as openness to new culture, new experience. The secret remedy to, make the most of your time while volunteering in Zimbabwe is to adapt to the local environment. It important to highlight each and every project is unique, hence volunteers should make the most of their time with the community they serve, since this is a chance of a life time, to work and live with people in their respective communities, just like them.
The Participation fee does not cover the following:
- Internal travels to and from the project station.
- Refreshment outside the project
- Air ticket, excursions, visa and insurance
- Local travel and personal effects.
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Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
ZWA M/LTV 022
01/01/2023 at 00:00 → 01/01/2026 at 00:00
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–99 years old
Solidarity donation
350.00
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
Mutare, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Zimbabwean Dollar (ZWD / Z$)
Exchange rate
1 ZWD = 0.002556 EUR
Rate as of 31/05/2026
Timezone
Central Africa Time
Local time: 21:06 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
🗣️ Languages spoken