📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Description of the Project: Some studies have proved that, Children spend more time in School than home. The physical environment of school buildings and school grounds is therefore looks like a key factor in the overall health and safety for Children staff, and visitors. School buildings and grounds are expected to be designed and maintained to be free of health and safety hazards, and to promote better learning.
Friendly environment for Children will increase their performance hence contribute to their future. Children’s’ better learning environment is project designed to contribute in improvement of learning facilities at the school where kids are spending most of their time for better performance in academic and other life aspects.
💼 What the programme involves
Project Activities: Volunteers will be engaged in the following outlined activities:-
• Renovation and painting of school classrooms
• Drawing symbols that simplify reading and learning for lower classes
• Establishment of garbage disposal sites including trash bins in the classes and provide education on how to separate and dispose garbage.
• Organizing extra-curricular activities to the kids and teenagers (7-17 years old) after school hours. This could be sports, games, English Language, arts, crafts, remedial classes mostly for mathematics subject etc. (depending on volunteers’ interest and skills).
🏠 Accommodation on site
Accommodation:Volunteers will be hosted in communal house in the community. Basic accommodation facilities will be provided. Expect to share rooms with or other volunteers from the same or other projects. (No mix of different sex in the rooms). Volunteers’ relatives and friends can visit or staying over upon special approval. Bring with you; Mosquito net, Bed sheets (at least 2 pieces) and pillow if you prefer one, Towels, Rubber mattress and Mosquito repellent.
Food: Trying a variety of foods from other cultures is part of UVIKIUTA’s philosophy for an authentic experience in Tanzania, and may be both fun and challenging. Food on our projects generally reflects the local cuisine. Some foods that are part of a regular diet at your home country may not be available during the program. Vegetarians will be accommodated. However volunteers with more specific dietary requirements may need to supplement the included meals at their own expense. Participants with food allergies (e.g., nuts) must inform the organisation about the existence and severity of the allergy. Three meals per day are provided to the Volunteers at the accommodation. Meals in transit between airports and to/from Project, during tourism or outside designated project area are volunteer’s responsibility. No reimbursements will be made for volunteers who miss their included meals.
📍 About the location
Dimani is a community located in Zanzibar Island rural area. Inhabitants of this community include farmers, fishermen and petty business operator. The community is located about 7 Miles from the Centre of Zanzibar stone town making the community to be very accessible by both private and public transport. Small shops, market, and health facilities are available in the community. However things like banking and other big stoppings can be done in Zanzibar stone town.
Leisure activities
• Exploring Zanzibar historical, natural and cultural sites. These include museums, local markets, stone town, etc.
• Enjoy wildlife and marine life. Jozani forest National Park, Blue safaris swimming, tour to small islands, variety of water sports, spice tour among many other options.
• Note: Be aware of people trying to invite you for safari and tours, they might not help that much as most of them are not licensed or registered for such kind of business. It is always cheaper and even fun to do these activities with other participants as a team. You might want to wait until the orientation day to plan together. If needed we can provide some recommendations for companies which has been providing services to our Previous participants over the years with affordable rates while quality, safety and security prioritized.
⚠️ Requirements
• This project is suitable for a person who is open minded, flexible, ready to learn and adopt to other cultures, interested in physical/outdoor activities, children, Youth and with ability to work independently, under less supervision and minimum resources.
• Age: 18 years and above. No age limit. Younger Participants can be accepted provided that they are accompanied by their parents or an authorized guardian(s).
• Duration of the program: We only accept a volunteer who will arrive on time and stay until the end. (No flexibility)
• Language: Official Languages of the program are English and Kiswahili. However you do not need to be fluently.
ℹ️ Additional information
You are expected to pay a program participation fee of €250. Participation fee does not cover the cost of medical/health services, all types of insurances, cost of transport to the community (From you home to the project location and return), Business visas fee, airport drop off on departure day, pocket money, free/leisure activities and other personal expenses. However; participation fee does cover the cost of airport pickups on arrival, orientation on arrival, food and accommodation during the project, transport to project sites and other designated project activities as well general running cost of the program.