📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Empowering girls and women is powerful. Today, we know it is the key to economic growth, political stability, and social transformation. In recognizing this fact, the YWCA of Tanzania is running a project that contributes to disadvantaged women and girls to gain economic independence through vocational training, micro finance and entrepreneurship. This project reflects the sense that, women plays a key role in family and community development, so once empowered and given opportunities they can effect significant change in development.
💼 What the programme involves
The project is implementing a number of activities including tailoring, designing, tie dye, cooking classes, Small scale food processing and micro finance. Volunteers will have an opportunity to participate in all those activities. Depending on the interest and skills of the volunteers; the women might need training on basic computer application, basic business management skills, cooking and home management, health and sanitation. Workshops of various women development issues in the community and globally will be part of the project.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Food: To be provided for free at the host family and at the project. Food will not be available outside designated project location.
Accommodation: Volunteers will be accommodated at the local host family in the community. Staying with a host family is a great way to learn and understanding the culture. The host family will be able to introduce volunteers to the nuances of life and the food and culture. Volunteers are expected to be part of the family and not guest!
📍 About the location
Location of the Project: The Project will be hosted in YWCA building in Bungoni Ilala, Dar es Salaam. It is a community in the city of Dar es Salaam. Volunteers will be working here but living in the outside of the city. The place is close to the city and easy to access by public transport.
Free time activities: Weekends will be free for volunteers to spend time with their host families. However there is also a possibilities to visit places like Zanzibar and Bagamoyo historical towns, Wildlife safari), cultural and Eco-tourism activities (We can provide some tips and price quotes if needed).
⚠️ Requirements
Commitment to treating other with respect, Non-judgemental approach that values different cultures, Strong inter-personal skills, Interest in people and their stories, open minded, flexible and ability to work under less supervision. Attention, minimum duration to participate in this project is strictly 2 months and
maximum 6 months.
ℹ️ Additional information
Non-refundable monthly participation fee of €300 per month or equivalent Tanzanian shillings are expected to be paid on arrival day at once. Participation fee does not cover the cost of medical/health services, all types of insurances, cost of relevant Visas or permits, airport drop off on departure date, pocket money, free/leisure activities and other personal expenses. However; participation fee does cover the cost of airport pickups on arrival, orientation on arrival, transport to go to the project related activities, food and accommodation during the program and general running cost of the project.