Tengeneza Generation (TEG)
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About the project
Tengeneza Generation (TEG)
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
United Planet Tanzania is a volunteer-powered and non-profit organization that provides challenging intercultural learning experiences to young people, enhancing their social and personal development through international volunteering program.
VISION STATEMENT: A world in which young people have the ability to explore opportunities to develop their skills and knowledge about their own development and the world at large.
💼 What the programme involves
TEG is a youth-led organization which is non-profit founded by best close friends and proactive young people in Tanzania managed by independent, local
professionals, experienced in international development and community development projects and capacity building, through participation in a broad range of human rights, WASH, Environment and Poverty Reduction. An organization established in 2014 and its focus on sustainable livelihood and environment; TEG is determined to play a leading role in assisting rural Tanzanian communities in Morogoro to develop economically and socially. All of activities are delivered at the heart of the rural communities by local young people who are active agents for change.
Main objective & Activities
TEG’s mission is to build sustainable projects and engage with local young people in the active participation of project upkeep. Recently, an organization has three programs and all of them are operating in participatory manner whereby community get a chance to be a major stakeholders;-
‘Tupendane’, is a Swahili word which means ‘let’s love one another’. A program aimed to fundraise and raise awareness of discrimination against people with disabilities.
‘Mimi Na Mazingira’, which means I and Environment; this is an ongoing project that aims to support the environmental conservation and protection initiatives. Through this program, TEG launched a project called ‘Ecotourism development for adaptation to climate change effects and biodiversity conservation in Uluguru nature forest reserve - Morogoro Municipality. The project engage with wider ecotourism service providers include;- Art and culture groups, women groups, environmental groups, farmers group, youth who support tour guides and logistics like bodaboda
(motorcycle riders) during tourism, and elders who are enrich of histories.
Volunteer’s tasks & roles
Volunteer can assist the following things in this project;-
Volunteer may support administration
stuffs.
Supporting in organize seminars, forums and training on life skills, environmental conversation, entrepreneurship skills etc.
Helping in marketing strategies like creating web content and blog stories
Assisting in planting trees in Mount Uluguru
Working hours;
Starting at 9:00 am
Break: Flexible
Ending at 5:00 pm
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteers can stay within the project or at the host family.
🍲 Food
The host house provides 3 meals a day (breakfast, lunch & dinner).
📍 About the location
Morogoro town, approximately 5 hours from Dar es Salaam. Morogoro is a mountainous area with a colder climate compared to Dar es Salaam. Morogoro Town is quite small; however it has a very lively nightlife with plenty of bars and clubs. Mikumi National Park is just nearby and can be accessed in an hour.
🎒 Leisure activities
In this project there are a lot of extra activities such as hiking and camping in Mount Uluguru, Kilombero and visit Choma waterfall in Mt. Uluguru. Also it has self-realization programs within the camping. The project is like a big family where the director, Pius Matunge, is more of a friend than a colleague.
The main challenge to expect is the language, as most people in the field areas don't speak English very well.
⚠️ Requirements
This project is suitable to both unskilled and skilled volunteers who:
Are at least 18 years of age at the time of arrival;
Have a good knowledge of spoken and written English;
Are flexible in adopting cultural differences and working on them.
Skilled & unskilled volunteers are acceptable.
🤝 Meeting point
Volunteers will need to pay for their travel from Dar es Salaam to Morogoro by bus, and two nights at the hotel during the orientation session before departure.
Interested in this project? Create your account and apply online.
Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
TEG
01/03/2022 → 31/12/2023
TEGAUTO-EXTAUTO-EXTAUTO-EXT
04/09/2027 at 00:00 → 05/07/2029 at 00:00
TEGAUTO-EXT
01/01/2024 at 00:00 → 01/11/2025 at 00:00
TEGAUTO-EXTAUTO-EXT
02/11/2025 at 00:00 → 03/09/2027 at 00:00
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–99 years old
Solidarity donation
0.00
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
Morogoro, 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: 21:08 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
🗣️ Languages spoken