Where: Tanzania: Arusha, Tanzania
When: Academic Year, Fall Semester, MayMester Intersession,
Rolling Starts, Spring Break, Spring Semester, summer, Winter Semester, Year
Round
Curriculum Highlights: Volunteer at a local orphanage on the
outskirts of Arusha. We work with two orphanages, each having 15-25 children,
mainly 4yr-15yrs old. The orphanages are run by a loving dedicated couple who
opened their hearts to the vulnerable kids and orphans. They provide shelter,
food, love and education to orphans, abandoned and street children of
surrounding community. Construction: Volunteers are needed for the on-going
construction and expansion projects at local orphanages and for primary schools
in disrepair. Volunteers work alongside skilled and unskilled local workers.
Tasks including digging holes, stacking bricks, hauling rocks and dirt, cement
work, painting. Prior experience is not necessary, but skilled workers are very
welcome.
Overview: Arusha is located in northern highlands of Tanzania and is
surrounded by some of Africa's most celebrated landscapes and national parks.
The bustling town lies in the shadow of Mount Meru on the eastern edge of the
eastern branch of the Great Rift Valley. Arusha is called the safari capital of
the country, and hosts many international visitors embarking on the popular
northern safari circuit. With its pleasant year round climate and close
proximity to Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara, Olduvai Gorge,
Tarangire National Park, and Mount Kilimanjaro, Arusha is considered a great
place to visit and volunteer. We offer volunteer placements within Arusha town,
and in the surrounding rural communities. Arusha has its own airport, mainly
serviced by domestic flights from within Tanzania. International travelers
mainly arrive at the Kilimanjaro International Airport.
Setting Description: Teaching Opportunities, Arusha Teachers
are need to help in an orphan school outside Arusha. Volunteers support local
teachers that provide free education to orphans and vulnerable children in the
community. Volunteers needed to teach English and mathematics. Placement also
available in primary schools in the rural communities.
Program Value: HIV / Aids Awareness and Care Campaign,
Arusha Work with a local grassroots HIV/Aids organization helping in rural
communities around Arusha. As a volunteer you will support the home based care
projects to hundreds of families living with HIV/Aids including teaching about
nutrition and health, providing food, basic amenities and micro-grants,
cleaning and caring for the patients.
Program Cost: Medical / nursing students will be
placed in a private teaching hospital in Arusha. You will have the chance to
shadow in different departments including: pediatrics, obstetrics / gynecology,
General Medicine, and surgery.
The type of hands on work
you will be allocated will depend to an extent on your own abilities and
capabilities, which is understandable given that you will be dealing with
patient health and safety. You will be involved in aspects of the day-to-day
running of the hospitals, observing or directly assisting, where possible. You
can help out in simple but practical ways, vastly increasing your own knowledge
and understanding of medical practice. Please check our Cost page on our
website.
Subjects: Education, English as a Second
Language, Health Sciences, Nursing, Pre-Med, Social Work
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