Women's Development Volunteers in Tanzania

  Tanzania

Arusha

Durations of Program: 1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks and 9-12 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 5-8 weeks
Dates: 1st and 3rd Monday of each month, all year.

Description: In order to uplift the social status of traditional Masai women, the local NGOs in Tanzania are working on arts and handicrafts project allowing and supporting those women to use their creative skills and generate money by selling their products to the tourists. As a volunteer in this project, you will help these women to learn some basic English so that they can communicate with the tourists and sell their products in the market on their own. You can suggest these women on producing quality goods that can also be sold in the market overseas. You will spend 30-36 hours per week with these women, encouraging and motivating them to lead independent life and use their skills.

It is helpful for the volunteers to learn Kiswahili/Masai language and our program also tailors one week Language and Cultural Immersion Program to learn the basic language, and Tanzanian culture and lifestyle prior to starting the volunteer work. The LAC is optional, runs during the first week of your program and includes guided excursions to local places of interest.

Highlights: Come to Tanzania and explore the country filled with exciting extremes. Witness Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest snow capped mountain in Africa. Bask in the beautiful beaches and take a safari trip down the land of Serengeti National Park. Join our volunteer programs in Tanzania and get close and personal to the friendly and smiling Tanzanians.

Qualifications: There is no specific qualification needed to join the women's project Tanzania . If you have skills in crafts, beading, and arts that would be great. You can join this project if you want to support the income generating efforts of Masai women.

Cost in US$: Starts USD648

What does language and cultural fee cover?
Language and cultural courses
Food and accommodations for 7 days
Training materials: books, paper, orientation package, TV, video, trainer, etc.
Local sightseeing/tourist site arrangements
Recreational activities
Village stay/host family
Cultural programs and additional activities
Travel related expenses (one week orientation)
Insurance

What program fee does not cover?
Airfare, Visa and Visa extension fee
Transfer to airport, airport taxes
Any personal expenses
Mineral water and soft drinks
Gifts to project staffs and host family
Laundry, Telephone, Immunization

Salary / Pay: Volunteer Job

Experience Required: no

Age Range: 18 or above

This Program is open to American, Australian, Canadian, European and Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to Tanzania Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Written Application

Institute For Field Research Expeditions's Mission Statement: The mission of our volunteer abroad program is to offer meaningful volunteer abroad opportunities for volunteers and to seek sustainable solutions for education, health, conservation, and development issues through international volunteering. We hope to achieve this goal by offering community orientated volunteer programs where the efforts of our volunteers go directly to the poor people and their communities. Many grass-root organizations working in developing countries are poor in resources. These organizations are doing a commendable job to address development, education, health, and conservation issues by launching a variety of programs but these organizations are in a great need of help and support. IFRE promotes these local organizations by making donations and sending volunteers.

Year Founded: 2005