This is an amazing grassroots project that anyone can participate in and makes a real difference to those who need it most. Volunteers on this project can become involved in tree planting, sustainable gardening, water hygiene and recycling projects, and many other amazing community-based initiatives.

A lot of this work occurs in schools where the program works to make them as self-sufficient as possible. The sustainable gardens are designed to contribute to school lunches for the students, the water tanks mean the schools can store water during the dry season to maintain their crops, and clean drinking water and toilets improve the health and wellbeing of students and teachers.

The program also has strong links with the local Maasai tribe in the region and where possible, time is spent in remote villages, teaching about the environment, healthy eating, and basic hygiene which is often a highlight for volunteers.

These communities suffer great hardships, from low education rates to high disease and poor health rates. Volunteer work within these communities and schools is hugely rewarding and makes a true difference in the lives of those less fortunate.

Goals of this Project:

• Create self-sufficient, healthy schools in some of the most impoverished communities of Tanzania
• Improve the future prospects of some of Tanzania’s most marginalized citizens
• Improve the health and wellbeing of impoverished communities
• Create an inter-cultural understanding that benefits both residents and international volunteers alike.

WHAT TO EXPECT:

A volunteer’s work day on this project will generally last between 4 and 6 hours and while we ask all volunteers to be flexible in this regard, a typical daily schedule is likely to go something like this:

7:00 am- Breakfast at the volunteer house

7:30 am -Walk or bus to your project site

8:45 am- Pre-start meeting with project supervisor

9:00 am- VOLUNTEERING DUTIES START

A tea break and lunch break will be fitted in during the day, but often the timing of breaks will change based on the needs of the local staff and the number of volunteers on hand.

3:00 pm – VOLUNTEERING DUTIES END

3:15 pm – Debrief with project supervisor

3:30 pm – Walk or bus back to the accommodation

Evenings Volunteers are free to explore the local area, check out the multitude of local restaurants, bars, and cafes, or relax with the other volunteers.

How You Can Help:

This program provides volunteers to work with program staff on essential community development programs to help marginalized communities in Northern Tanzania. Volunteers will spend their time working on programs and initiatives that will benefit communities and help to create a better quality of life for them. From creating healthier schools to working on delivering health education programs in impoverished communities, volunteers could work on a huge range of initiatives and use their skills to help in many ways.

The program funds and delivers the community development projects through grants and support from fundraisers. Volunteers could find they help with educating the local people, working on grant applications, fundraising, and planning and building/gardening at projects alongside local villagers and students. For volunteers who wish to help these populations gain a better life, this program will deliver.

Volunteers in this program will participate in a variety of tasks and could expect to:

• Work on grant applications or fundraising initiatives
• Educate communities on health issues
• Assist in infrastructure projects in schools and communities
• Assist program staff with administration and program development