Orphanage project
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About the project
Orphanage project
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
KIVOLEX is a volunteer abroad organisation with its head office in Arusha, Tanzania East Africa. We are a non-profit organization, aimed at improving the lives of all those in need in the local community, through amazing volunteer abroad projects . Specifically, we work with underprivileged groups such as women and children. Established to bring Western enthusiasm, expertise and passion to tackling some of the problems which affect the most needy in Tanzania. Our ethos is that you’ll be volunteering with us, not for us. We’re far more interested in your skills and desire to help than your money.
Volunteers need to understand that orphanages in Tanzania are a bit different from orphanages in other parts of the world. Because of the family-oriented culture, orphans stay with extended families, others with the neighbors and others stay alone. Usually there very few orphans who stay at the orphanage centers overnight most of them come in the morning and leave in the evening.
A typical orphanage in Tanzania is home to sixty children ranging in age from 4 to 14. During the school period there is a nursery school program in the orphanage for the younger children of the orphanage and local village. Approximately 40 children in total will attend the nursery school, spread over two classrooms. Volunteers in this orphanage help teachers to do their lessons, drawings, sports, games and sometimes assist with the cleaning of the dormitories and clothes. In addition to this they also help with the cooking of meals for the children.
The Orphanage we place Volunteers is called Faraja Orphanage, Located in Nguleleo Area in Arusha. Faraja has 42 children aged between five and seventeen, faraja has 7 full time staff.
💼 What the programme involves
• Teach in one of our classes (we have four different classes at the moment)
• Provide children with HIV / AIDS prevention education
• Provide first aid/medical help to children
• Perform home visits
• Teaching the children about basic house holdings:
1. Cleaning of utensils
2. Cooking
3. Sweeping
• Bathing the children and wash their clothes
• Play with children
• Help us to create new ideas for the development of Faraja Orphanage
A typical week would include volunteers working on project site from Monday to Friday from 09:00am to 04:00pm. They are allowed to have a time for lunch in between if they wish too, lunch is usually ready at the volunteer house at 12:00 noon. this timetable is flexible and could change depending on volunteer requirements and may be to accommodate tours, visits and excursions. volunteer would be free after volunteering and dinner would be served at 08:00pm. While waiting for dinner and after dinner volunteers could take time visiting bar for a drink, walk around or relax and chat with friends. On Thursday evening we advice volunteers to visit a place called ViaVia its a meeting place in Arusha where all volunteer and tourist meet for fun, music and drinks. Volunteers are off duty on Saturday and sundays and most volunteers use these days for day trips, safaris and mountain climbing. and others use it for doing to club, bars and the like.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteer Accommodation
There are two types of volunteer accommodation available in Arusha, Home Stay volunteer Accommodation and Volunteer House.
Volunteer Accomodation-Volunteer House
The Volunteer House is a western-style house with 6 bedrooms (all shared accommodations with bunk beds). It has 2 bathrooms with western-style toilets and occasional hot water for showers. The house also includes one double bedroom, and this room is generally reserved for married couples. The house is safe and secure, with a security guard and a large gate. In the volunteer house, there is a cook who cooks the meals for the volunteers.
(Please note that spaces in the volunteer house are very limited and can only accommodate 18 to 24 people).
Volunteer Accommodation-Home Stay Accommodation
Living is basic but all the Home Stays have electricity and running water and accommodate volunteers in safe and secure homes (some rural home stays may not have electricity or running water during times of drought). All home stays have been inspected thoroughly by local staff and chosen because of their safety and security. Most volunteers love their home stays and feel that they get a more authentic Tanzanian experience by staying there.
🍲 Food
meals are also offered on weekends. Volunteers are provided three meals a day, which will consist of local food such as rice, vegetables, beans, meat, chicken, seasonal fruits etc…e We will cater for both vegetarians and vegans.
📍 About the location
The project takes place in Arusha City, Tanzania. It’s a tourist city and the second biggest city in the country after the economic capital Dar-es-salaam. Arusha is known for its beautiful landscape and abundant national parks. The breathtaking city is conveniently located near both Mt. Kilamanjaro and Mt. Meru, two of the highest peaks in Africa perfect for climbing expeditions. Regarded as one of the best places in Tanzania - Ngorongoro Crater and The Serengeti are both located in Arusha. There are so many sites worthy of your expedition in this northern Tanzanian city.
Arusha is a major international diplomatic hub. The city hosts the East African Community. From 1994 to 2015, the city also hosted the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, but that entity has ceased operations. It is a multicultural city with a majority Tanzanian population of mixed backgrounds: indigenous African, Arab-Tanzanian and Indian-Tanzanian population, plus small White European and white American minority population. Religions of the Arushan population are Christian, Muslim, and Hindu.
🎒 Leisure activities
Tanzania is a big country full of exciting adventure. If you want to stay on
in country after volunteering, we’ll help you arrange any number of trips
and activities. You can go on safari through the Serengeti or Ngorogoro which
has the highest density of safari animals anywhere on earth.
You can relax on the spice island of Zanzibar, taking in non stop sun, white
beaches and clear blue seas. Swimming with dolphins, PADI dive courses,
spear gun fishing, sleeping in hammocks strung between palm trees on
the beach.. We like Zanzibar!
If physical adventure is more your thing, Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest free
standing mountain in the world is right on your doorstep. A five day climb, and
nearly 4 miles high, with temperatures down to minus 25 at the summit, it’s
not for the faint of heart, but it can be done, and the sense of achievement
will stay with you for a lifetime.
There are also day trip which requiring only some three hours and little or no transport. These include
Hot Springs tour
Meru Waterfall
Cave falls
Lake delute
Masai crater
ℹ️ Additional information
300 euros pour le logement et la nourriture
200euros pour payer le permis de travail volontaire
1-3semaines
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08/03/2017 → 31/12/2017
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–99 years old
Solidarity donation
500.00 EUR
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
Arusha, 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: 21:18 (12/11/2026)
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