📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
UVIKIUTA
💼 What the programme involves
Project description: In every country Tanzania included there are unfortunately many children who have been abandoned to their own luck, born in homes with no love, abused, or suffer poverty and sickness. These children need a loving heart, attention, education and friends who can help them find a better life full of opportunities, be successful and most important have happiness life.
This project is organized in cooperation with Children's home in Fumba with the main goal to increase the overall wellbeing of the children in the community. Kids at the Children's' home are orphans and others use to live in socially challenging conditions and that is why they are taken to this home. We have been working here once where team of volunteers go to the Children's' home to spend quality one-on-one time with the babies and children giving them the love and attention they need at such a crucial time in their lives.
Project Activities: Depending on the skill/interest; of participants are expected to be involved in any of following activities:- Teach English (2-3 hours a day); Sanitation (teaching personal hygiene).; Organize games, drawing, and other creative extracurricular activities; Help with school home works; Assist with kitchen duties, and maintaining the Centres' garden; Establishment and management of Children's home vegetable garden (Planting vegetables and fruits) with the aim of improving their nutrition.
Study part: Participants of this project will have an opportunity to experience life with kids at the children home. Various Discussions and educational visits on Children's' issues will be organized involving participants of the project, community members and visited places. The major topic will be Vulnerable, Orphans children & Community responses please bring information from your home community for sharing.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Accommodation: Participants will be accommodated at the Children's' home in the community. Clean water and electricity will be available. Pay attention on the information sheet for things to bring with you.
Food: Food will be provided for free at the Children's home. Participants with special dietary requirements should inform us well in advance. Participants are expected to help in preparation of the meals and cleaning with the support of the Kitchen staff. Note: Food will not be provided outside the designated project area.
📍 About the location
Project Location: Fumba is located in the west Part of Zanzibar Island and is known as home of Blue-Safaris. It is very convenient location to explore most of what Zanzibar offers in terms of social, cultural, historical and natural attractions. It is very close to Menai conservation area. There is a lot of development happening at this community recently including development of new town. There are number of convenient shops where most basic needs for the individual and the group can be easy found. The community is located about 45 Minutes driving from Zanzibar stone town.
Free time activities: The project is organized in a way that provides an opportunity for participants to utilize their free time by enjoying what the region offers in terms of cultural and natural attractions. The first week-end Participants will have an opportunity to explore Zanzibar historical, natural and cultural sites. These include museums, local markets, stone town, etc. The second week-end we will have an opportunity to enjoy wildlife and marine life. That is; Jozani forest National Park, Blue safari, swimming, tour to small islands, variety of water sports, spice tour etc. Fumba itself offers a good variety of attractions which we will not have enough time to explore and enjoy everything.
ℹ️ Additional information
Participation fee is 250€ to pay on arrival