Watoto Wetu – Education & Childcare
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About the project
Watoto Wetu – Education & Childcare
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
We are ICYE national committee to Tanzania, our mission is to foster crosscultural understanding and to address the needs of the disadvantaged Tanzanians particularly focus is placed on children and youth in order to raise their socioeconomic standards in life through available resources.
The Board of United Planet Tanzania assure to provide you with a safe learning environment wherein allow you to make a difference on the community you work and to fully experience a world outside the ordinary by feeling like local inhabitant. You will engage deeply with Tanzanians by working and collaborating with local communities and living in host family or project’s house.
💼 What the programme involves
WATOTO WETU is an orphanage that offers food, shelter, clothes and education at the public school for the children who abounded at the street and orphans. The project is the home for over 80 children who are between 2 – 18 years.
PROJECT ACTIVITIES
1. Childcare and development
2. Offer academic and non-academic program for adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) who get birth under 18 years.
3. Operate nursery, primary and secondary curriculum
VOLUNTEER’S TASKS
1. Childcare
2. Teaching a class in pre-school, primary or secondary school
3. Helping the children with their homework
4. Supporting the management with organizational development
5. Organize social studies such as English language, Communication Skills, Creative Thinking, Dancing, Drawing, Painting etc.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The volunteer can stay in the project that offers a shared room with another volunteer sometimes, three meals a day and boiled water.
🍲 Food
The staple diet of Tanzania depends on the region in which you are in. In the north-west regions, the people prefer ugali (hardened mash of mealier meal) as the staple carbohydrate, whilst people in the southwestern regions prefer plantains and rice along the coast.
This is for both people in the rural and urban areas. Usually, the staple is coupled with fish, beef, chicken, goat, or lamb stew with vegetables such as spinach pumpkins and sweet potatoes. Also, chipsi mayai (French Fries in Eggs) is a very popular around the city and favorite food for many girls and women.
Asian food has become a common trend in Tanzania, widening the variety of palatal experience during your stay. With a wide array of fishing bays in the country, Tanzania is home of seafood as well.
Ceremonial occasions are usually riddled with platters of food such as the pilau (spiced rice, potato, and meat) and it is encouraged to feast as much as you can during such ceremonies as leaving hungry is considered an insult to the host according to tradition.
Local beer and spirits delivered from fermented bananas, corn, rice, honey, or sorghum is the common alcoholic beverages found in the country. Konyagi, a gin like spirit, is a more popular spirit brewed for commercial purpose in Tanzania as are a variety of beers and soft drinks.
📍 About the location
After shifted from Kimara because of the road construction, the project has office in Dar es Salaam at Mbezi as sub office; and in Coastal region, Chalinze at Mazizi the way to Arusha as a head quarter.
⚠️ Requirements
This project is suitable to skilled and unskilled volunteer
Are at least 18 years of age at the time of arrival.
Have an advanced knowledge of spoken and written English.
Having previous teaching experience (ideally in mathematics, Biology, English, Geography.
Interested with child development programs
🤝 Meeting point
Dar es Salaam
ℹ️ Additional information
Six months program is € 1800 and € 3200 for 12 months program. Each additional month is € 300. 1-4 months: 500 € first four weeks, and 75€ for every additional week
This amount covers:
Pick up from the airport
On-arrival training (maximum 3 days)
Meals and accommodation at the host family
Mid-term camp (maximum 5 days)
Final camp (maximum 2 days)
Pocket money
Local transport from/to the project (if needed)
Mentorship and pedagogical support
Administration
The visa status for the LV has been changed. All LT will apply for the residence permit class C-5 that is obtained for a person engaged in non-remunerated activities on voluntary basis/occupational training or internship. The visa costs 250 $ and it is valid for 1 year.
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Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
ICYE-STEPS Watoto Wetu – Education & Childcare
01/01/2023 at 00:00 → 31/12/2024 at 00:00
ICYE-STEPS Watoto Wetu – Education & ChildcareAUTO-EXT
01/01/2025 at 00:00 → 01/01/2027 at 00:00
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–35 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
Dar es Salaam, 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: 21:47 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
🗣️ Languages spoken