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Peace through Music Arts

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TANZANIA Art Culture Education Art Culture +1 Fixed dates

About the project

Peace through Music Arts

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Description of the Project: Music and Arts expression has been used for ages in various audiences as a vehicle to deliver messages. Its role in human life needs no overemphasis since it affects all aspects of human kind. Peace through Arts and music project is expected to bring volunteers with peace messages to the society through the universe language of music and arts. This project aims to develop and create meaningful events and performing arts programs embodying peace through culture, the natural outcome of creative people collaborating to achieve peace in the world. Through music and arts the project is expecting to increase awareness of positive use of the tool that build cultural bridges of peace.

💼 What the programme involves

Project Activities:To realize the above stated objective, volunteer will be engaged in the following activities:- • Arts and Music Workshops: Gatherings of project volunteers, Local musicians, artists and other interested members to have a common definition and understanding of what is music, the power of music and arts, Importance of music and arts in our lives. Volunteers are expected to bring information from their own community for sharing during the workshops. • Hand-on activities: Peace mural painting in public places, drawing images with peace messages for exhibition, songs composition, drama and other Arts activities. Volunteers are encouraged to bring painting or other art works with peace messages from their own communities for sharing. • Community engagement and Exhibition: Events that are expected to attract good number of community members and people outside the community to share peace messages through music and arts exhibitions. This might include some local cultural shows and exhibition targeting peace message in the society. • Education tours: An activity aiming to provide wider opportunity for volunteers to discover, explore and share leanings. Tours will include local with media, Arts groups, Musician, National Museum, Former freedom fighters, peace activities etc.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Accommodation: Volunteers will be hosted at the Youth accommodation in the community. Basic accommodation facilities will be provided. Expect to share rooms with or other volunteers from the same or other projects. (No mix of different sex in the rooms). Volunteers’ relatives and friends can visit or staying over upon special approval. Bring with you; Mosquito net, Bed sheets (at least 2 pieces) and pillow if you prefer one, Towels, Rubber mattress and Mosquito repellent Food: Trying a variety of foods from other cultures is part of UVIKIUTA’s philosophy for an authentic experience in Tanzania, and may be both fun and challenging. Food on our projects generally reflects the local cuisine. Some foods that are part of a regular diet at your home country may not be available during the program. Vegetarians will be accommodated. However volunteers with more specific dietary requirements may need to supplement the included meals at their own expense. Participants with food allergies (e.g., nuts) must inform the organisation about the existence and severity of the allergy. Three meals per day are provided to the Volunteers at the Youth accommodation. Meals in transit between airports and to/from Project, during tourism or outside designated project area are volunteer’s responsibility. No reimbursements will be made for volunteers who miss their included meals.

📍 About the location

The project is located in the outskirts of Dar es Salaam City (about 30km to the South). The community can be accessible by both public and private transportation. Basic facilities like convenience shops, Local markets, hospital, Police station, and recreational/Social facilities are available. Volunteer who loves nature and walking will perfectly enjoy this location of the project. Other options for weekends are:- • Dar es salaam tour: Museums, Beach and historical/cultural sites • Overnight in Bagamoyo town (Swimming, historical site seen and eco-tourism), • Overnight in Mikumi National Park (2 days, one night safari viewing animals’ as well Masai eco- cultural tourism, Selous game reserve (Wild life safari including camping and walking safari among many other options. • Note: Be aware of people trying to invite you for safari and tours, they might not help that much as most of them are not licensed or registered for such kind of business. It is always cheaper and even fun to do these activities with other participants as a team. You might want to wait until the orientation day to plan together. If needed we can provide some recommendations for companies which has been providing services to our Previous participants over the years with affordable rates while quality, safety and security prioritized.

⚠️ Requirements

Special conditions: • This project is suitable for a person who is open minded, flexible, ready to learn and adopt to other cultures, interested in physical/outdoor activities, Arts, craft, music and with ability to work independently, under less supervision and minimum resources. • No flexibility on starting and ending date. • Families, couples, seniors and those with disabilities are encouraged to join this project; however they should contact us in advance through their sponsoring organizations for proper environments that fit their special needs. • Language: Official Languages of the program are English and Kiswahili. However you do not need to be fluently.

ℹ️ Additional information

You are expected to pay a program participation fee of €250. Participation fee does not cover the cost of medical/health services, all types of insurances, cost of transport to the community after the orientation, Business visas fee, airport drop off on departure day, pocket money, free/leisure activities and other personal expenses. However; participation fee does cover the cost of airport pickups on arrival, orientation on arrival, food and accommodation during the project, transport to project sites and other designated project activities as well general running cost of the program.

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📅 Available sessions

UV-A-1815

07/07/2018 → 20/07/2018

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 14
♂ 0/7 ♀ 0/7

UV-A-1817

21/07/2018 → 03/08/2018

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 14
♂ 0/6 ♀ 0/8

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

26HF+QCR Bahi, 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: 21:04 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Swahili