WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL DAY
TANZANIA
Environment
Environment
Fixed dates
About the project
WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL DAY
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
UVIKIUTA is a Youth development Organization that values volunteerism as a tool for sustainable development. The organization was established in 1983 to respond to the needs of young women and men to raise their living standards through developing and enhancing social and economic capacities. UVIKIUTA’s mission is to build communities that are self-reliant, able to address social and economic challenges by using available local resources. This is possible through providing holistic experience that broaden minds, expand horizons and empower young people and their communities to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens.
💼 What the programme involves
Project Description:
The project is been organized in Partnership with Vigoa local youth and women groups, faith based groups and local authorities. The focus of the project is to take advantage of the well-known World environmental day celebration to raise awareness and take actions around various environmental challenges in the community including west management, composting, mining and deforestations.
Volunteer’s tasks:
Based on the four components of the program (Orientation, Community services, cultural exchange, Development/global education) participants of this project will participate in a number of activities leading to local and international environmental issues. These will include but not limited to organising and participate in the local events of the world environmental day, awareness raising, garbage collection, tree planting etc.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Participants are expected to be hosted in local host families within the community. However depending on the availability of the families, in some cases Participants will be sharing accommodation in community residential house. Clean water and electricity will be available.
🍲 Food
In the case where participants will be on group living rooms will be shared with 3-5 Participants and available full time kitchen staff to manage meals preparation.
🎒 Leisure activities
The project is located in the outskirts of Dar es Salaam, the community which still maintain its natural beauty in comparing to the rest of the region. There is possibility of night walk to watch bush babies, meeting a large population of monkey in the morning and afternoons, bird watching among other. During weeks ends there is a good number excursion options including visiting Kilwa Mask & Bagamoyo historical sites (UNESCO's world heritage site); National & Village museums in Dar Es Salaam, Cultural tour in Dar Es Salaam that will include fish Market, Kariakoo Market, sight seen and Beach/Swimming. There is also a possibility for two days and one day Safari to Mikumi National Park as well over night in Zanzibar.
⚠️ Requirements
No special or particular expertise/skills required; however a potential Participant for this project should be the one who is open minded and independent, interested in environmental issues, outdoor activities, flexible and open minded.
🤝 Meeting point
Arrange you arrival to be Dar es Salaam international Airport or any of the Bus Stations or Railway station in Dar es Salaam. Introduction and orientation seminar will take place in Dar es Salaam before moving to the project.
ℹ️ Additional information
Participation fee:
€250 Non-refundable participation fee to be paid on arrival day. Participation fee does not cover medical/health services, cost of relevant Visas or permits, local transport to the project, drop off, pocket money, free/leisure activities and other personal expenses. However it does cover the cost of airport pick up on arrival, coorientation on arrival, food and accommodation during the program. The fee also contributes to the running cost of program activities before, during and after the program.
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Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
TZ.UV.1609
01/06/2016 → 15/06/2016
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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
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
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🗣️ Languages spoken
English
Swahili