Teaching foreign Languages (English, Spanish and French)
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About the project
Teaching foreign Languages (English, Spanish and French)
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The position and role of foreign languages and it importance has been recognized worldwide. In Africa in particular English and French are widely used due to the historical reasons. Worldwide for instance English is being taught as a second language and as an official language for more than 80 Counties. Both Languages are considered the most important when it comes to studies, searching for jobs, business, traveling, etc. Each country including Tanzania has its own National language spoken and understood by people in different regional blocks.
Some languages are spoken by millions of people, the others by just a few thousand people. In recognition of this reality, UVIKIUTA Youth center has developed English Language program with the aim of providing learning opportunity to economically disadvantaged members of the community to access free Basic foreign languages (English and French) enable them to access various business, education and employment opportunities hence contribute to poverty reduction.
💼 What the programme involves
Volunteer (s) is expected to perform the following tasks during the project.
To plan lessons in advance
To create learning scenarios that catches the interest of the students
To stimulate the students desire to learn English or French Languages
To assign homework to ensure that the subjects taught that day was understood
To conduct small groups sessions or one to one sessions when necessary
Educational activities:-
Workshops, educational tours, cultural presentations, debates and discussions will be organized to provide avenue for cultural exchange, experience learning/sharing and capacity development to the participants and students on various issues related to the topic. Kindly prepare yourself before and bring some information with you.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Accommodations:-
Participants of this project are expected to be hosted in the local host family. However in some cases they might be staying with volunteers during project visits or working outside Dar es Salaam. Basic accommodation facilities will be provided and Participants should expect to share rooms with their host family members or other volunteers from the same or other projects. (No mix of different sex in the rooms). Participants’ friends or relatives can only visit or sleep over upon special request and approval.
Meals (Food):-
You can expect three meals per day to be provided at the host family or the project activity site. Participants are expected to be part of the host family and not guests. In this regard participants are expected to help their host families in preparing meals, washing dishes, shopping and other house activities. Food will not be provided outside project designated location and activities. Vegetarian meals will be available and volunteers with elegies should notify us for prior arrangements.
📍 About the location
Project 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 open markets, hospital, Police station, and recreational/Social facilities are available.
Free time & Leisure activities:-
Weekends and Public holidays are free and dedicated for Participants to enjoy social activities with their host family and community around. Depending on ones’ interest other possibilities could be; wildlife safari trips, Cultural and eco-Tourism, Sleep overs in Zanzibar, Bagamoyo and Kilwa towns just to mention few. Participants wishing to travel around the country you should plan to do that before or after the project and not during the project.
⚠️ Requirements
A Volunteer for this project shall have the following qualities:-
Commitment to treating students with respect
Non-judgemental approach that values different cultures
Good English or French Language skills
Strong inter-personal skills
Interest in people and their stories
Ability to work under less supervision
Be able to adjust to life in another culture and a foreign language, and be able to work at all times with cultural sensitivity
Having English language skills and an interest to learn the local Language (Kiswahili). Optional language classes will be provided.
ℹ️ Additional information
Participation Fee:-
Non-refundable participation fee of €300 per month or equivalent Tanzanian shillings are expected to be paid on arrival day at once. (This means if you are staying for 2 or three months the fee will be paid in one transaction.). For convenience we are encouraging volunteers to pay their participation fee through our bank account. (You may ask for banking information and do that before arrival if it works for you).
Interested in this project? Create your account and apply online.
Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
UV.B-1807
01/02/2018 → 30/11/2018
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ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–99 years old
Solidarity donation
300.00 EUR
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
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: 21:53 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🗣️ Languages spoken
English
Swahili