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Women Empowerment and Support

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4 - 26 Wochen  ·  Alter 18 - 50+

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Freiwilligenprojekt mit höchster Qualität. Dieses Projekt bietet Qualität, die Maßstäbe setzt - weit über dem Durchschnitt.

Highlights

  • Experience the Tanzanian way of Life and the traditional life of the Maasai Tribe first hand.
  • Support a local team of social workers fighting for the rights of women and protecting them from FGM (female genital mutilation) and other risks such as teenage pregnancies and HIV / Aids.
  • Learn what responsible volunteering means by immersing into the culture of your host country and actively promoting intercultural exchange and sustainable support.
  • Make new friends for a lifetime among fellow volunteers, colleagues and all the people you meet along the way while living in one of the most beautiful countries of Africa.
  • Enhance your professional and soft skills and learn for a lifetime.

Besonders geeignet für

Alter 18+
Alleinreisend
Pärchen
Gruppen
50+
Rollstuhlfahrer

Über das Programm

Support us to empower girls and women in the areas of health, women's rights and business. Become part of an inspiring NGO that creates jobs for underprivileged women.

Project description  

Community Outreach

The idea of the STEP Africa Community Outreach Program is to reach and support various groups (especially women and children). We focus on groups that are disadvantaged due to their family situation (e.g. single parents), economic situation or housing ...

Über das Programm

Project description  

Community Outreach

The idea of the STEP Africa Community Outreach Program is to reach and support various groups (especially women and children). We focus on groups that are disadvantaged due to their family situation (e.g. single parents), economic situation or housing situation (especially in rural areas of northern Tanzania) and do not have regular access to information services, medical services, counseling and further education as well as sports and team-building activities.

The aim of the outreach program is to care, educate, support, strengthen and to initiate an intercultural exchange.

Our outreach program actively involves international volunteers and is led by a team of qualified educators and social workers, Juma A. Ebwa being our STEP Outreach Coordinator.

Topics

The program covers various topics and areas and is based on a practical approach. It mainly includes topics that are highly relevant for our target groups. We are open to new suggestions if volunteers have knowledge and experiences in any other fields of interest.

  • Presentations for Women and Children including the following topics
    • Women Health / Female Body
    • Pregnancy and Childbirth
    • FGM
    • HIV/ Aids
    • Family Planning Methods
    • Puberty
    • Human Rights – relevant laws
    • Environment, impact of climate change and global warming
    • Personal Development
  • Workshops / Action Days
    • Business Training and Financing
    • Nutrition, Healthy Food, Cooking
    • Soap Making
    • Sewing Menstrual Pads
    • Baking Goods for sale
    • Planting Trees
    • Introducing new Sports and Games
    • Self Defense Course
    • First Aid Courses
  • Individual Counseling and advice
  • Implementation of Sponsorship Programs for remote schools

 

Projects

The goal is to focus on different groups and institutions that can benefit from the variety of topics offered by our community outreach programs. Among others we have been supporting the “Amazing Grace Widows and Orphans Project” in Monduli, the “Ndoto School” and “Kipepeo Wajanja School” in Moita Village, the “Sunshine Nursery School” in Nduruma Village, the “Gily’s Children Foundation” and several women’s groups, health centers and public primary and secondary schools in Arusha and Manyara Regions.

As we develop our programs and topics we plan to reach even more groups within the community.

Approach

We aim at a practical approach that involves the target groups and provides plenty of illustrative materials. We want our groups to be actively involved and learn to participate in a comfortable and free atmosphere.

Our goal is NOT to act as “missionaries” providing “the one right answer” to the challenges of our target groups. We choose a non-religious, non-tribal approach and do not favor any group over another. Our goal is to inform, what our groups do with this information in the end is not on us to judge. Whatever we do, we pledge to do it with the utmost respect towards the cultures and traditions of the people we work with. By involving international volunteers we can provide our groups with an outside view and encourage intercultural dialogue along the way.

The Outreach Program always takes place on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
It can be chosen either as a part-time project or you can also join from time to time in addition to your main project.

The Outreach Program can also be supported as a full-time project. In this case, there are 2 preparation days for working on planned and past Outreaches and 3 days of field work.
If you would like to support the Outreach project full-time, you should be aware that you will also be doing a lot of theoretical and background work (please bring your laptop).

Please note that there are only 3 places for full-time volunteers in the Outreach Program.
If you only want to support the outreach from time to time, you are welcome to do this spontaneously here on site and do not have to register in advance.

Fundraising Needs

Due to the practical approach of our outreach program, we need a lot of educational material, sports equipment and other donations in kind, some of which can be brought by the volunteers from their home countries. These include but are not limited to the following:

 

  • Scientific models of the human body (e.g. embryonic development, etc.).
  • Information material, stories and pictures about HIV/AIDS
  • Samples of different contraceptive methods (condoms, IUD etc.)
  • Sports equipment
  • Games
  • Educational material
  • Sewing material
  • Sanitary pads / menstrual cups
  • And many more!

 

Our long-term goal is also to purchase an outreach vehicle with which we can reach even more groups in remote villages in Tanzania. The bus will be equipped with various educational material and possibly also other equipment such as a laptop, projector, etc. and will help to transport our team including the volunteers to the site. If you are planning a larger fundraising campaign, please keep the outreach vehicle in mind.

Again and again, the Outreach Team initiates various building projects, e.g. for income-generating projects of the women’s groups. Donations are always gratefully accepted for these projects as well.

With all donations, we attach great importance to transparency, meaningfulness and sustainability.

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Further important Information: 

Fundraising
The Project does not receive additional public funds but solely relies on local and international sponsors and supporters. Raising funds in addition to your volunteer work is of course not a must but we highly encourage our volunteers to start a little fundraiser before, during or after their stay in Arusha. We have experienced great success with this in the past and present and saw our volunteers making great impacts. Besides of this it is very rewarding to see with your own eyes how far even a little amount of money can go. Several of our former volunteers even started NGOs and associations in their home countries and are continuing to support and promote their former work institutions here in Tanzania

Preparation
Preparing for a volunteering assignment abroad isn't always a simple task as there is a lot to keep in mind. Our team will be there for you along the way. We have our own STEP Africa preparation area. Once you apply and we confirm your application you will get online access to this area where you find a detailed 90 pages preparation handbook as well as many further updates & information and the contacts of other volunteers travelling at the same time as you. In case of any questions you will always be able to reach us via E-Mail or Phone / WhatsApp. 

On the Ground Support and Emergency Availability
The whole STEP Africa Team is on the ground in Tanzania. We are like an extended family and you will always be able to talk to us in case of any problems, questions or if you simply want to have a chat. We are there for you! Of course we are available 24/7 in case of any emergency.

Vaccinations/ Medical Care in Tanzania
We recommend that you consult your trusted travel doctor for individual advice on travel vaccinations and malaria prophylaxis. There aren't any mandatory vaccinations for entering Tanzania and the risk of contracting malaria is considered very low in Arusha due to the altitude. If you plan a trip to the island of Zanzibar, you will need to get a yellow fever shot as it is mandatory there. 

Arusha has some good private medical facilities, so in case you fall ill you will be in safe hands. 

Booking of Flights and Insurances
Booking your flights and respective travel insurance is not included in our fees and will be your own responsibility. This however is an advantage for you, as you will be able to scan for the best and most affordable offers from your home country or country of residence. Of course we are always happy to help and offer advice in case you are unsure what is the best solution for you. Our arrival day is Thursday and our departure day is Wednesday. Please take this into account when booking your flights.

Visa
In order to volunteer in Tanzania you will need a Visa for Humanitarian and Charity Activities which costs $100 for US-citizens and $50 for citizens of all other countries. This visa is valid for 3 months. Those planning to stay for up to 6 months will need a visa extension which costs $300 ($250 for non US-citizens respectively)

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We are STEP Africa – Exchange for Change, a Tanzanian social enterprise that was founded in German-Tanzanian cooperation in 2014. We organize and supervise meaningful and ethical volunteer placements and internships in Arusha, Northern Tanzania. Till date we have hosted over 500 interns and volunteers from all over the world. 

With our programs we aim to contribute towards international understanding and give our participants intercultural and global ability to act. With the support of our participants we are committed to worthy projects and initiatives in Tanzania. We believe that working together in intercultural teams by exchanging ideas and viewpoints will let everyone involved, Organizations such as volunteers and interns, benefit in the long run. 

Our team combines relevant qualifications and many years of experience in project coordination, volunteer mediation and social work in Tanzania and abroad. Our supervisors are available as contact persons on site at any time for our volunteers and projects. We offer our volunteers the opportunity to use their knowledge in Tanzania to get involved in meaningful projects and to gain valuable professional experience in different fields such as Social Work, Women’s Rights, Schools, Daycare Center, Health Care, Animal Welfare and Environmental Protection.

We firmly believe in the power of change through intercultural exchange. With our programs we promote and demand equal rights and cultural tolerance. We place our volunteers exclusively in projects in which they can gain valuable experience for their future. Our volunteers do not replace local employees. Volunteers are assistants who offer support to local staff and, for example, perform tasks for which there is otherwise too little time. It is important to us that we only place our volunteers in projects that share our values towards international volunteering.

Our Volunteers are encouraged to start fundraisers for their respective institutions in Tanzania before, during or after their stay in Arusha. We have experienced great success with this in the past and present and saw our volunteers making great impacts in this area as well. We are connected to several European NGOs founded by our former volunteers that are continuing to support and promote their former work institutions here in Tanzania.



Tagesablauf

Our Community Outreach Programme consists of two preparation days and three field days, during which you set off from Arusha to the rural, mostly Maasai-populated areas. 

Every week, a programme is put together together with all volunteers and our outreach coordinator, which is based on current ...

Tagesablauf

Our Community Outreach Programme consists of two preparation days and three field days, during which you set off from Arusha to the rural, mostly Maasai-populated areas. 

Every week, a programme is put together together with all volunteers and our outreach coordinator, which is based on current topics and also takes into account the skills of the volunteers. This results in either themed weeks, e.g. on health education, personal development, genital mutilation, business training, sports and games, life skills, puberty and more, or various topics are included in one week. 
As a women empowerment volunteer you will be involved with various NGOs who fight for women's rights. An intensive schedule will be put together in cooperation with out STEP volunteer team to ensure that you will be able to make a lasting impact.
We work primarily with schools, women's groups and centres in the Monduli region and have fixed projects that we visit regularly to ensure sustainable development and a trusting partnership. 

The preparation days take place in our volunteer centre. For the field days we hire a bus and share the costs among all participants. The transport costs per field day usually amount to about 4€. 



Freizeitaktivitäten

There are several free time activities in and around Arusha that volunteers can engage in. We help to organize Safaris, mountain climbs and shorter tours like hiking, horse riding, visits to a nearby massai village, trip to the hotsprings and waterfalls, coffee tours, etc. to the nearer surroundings ...

Freizeitaktivitäten

There are several free time activities in and around Arusha that volunteers can engage in. We help to organize Safaris, mountain climbs and shorter tours like hiking, horse riding, visits to a nearby massai village, trip to the hotsprings and waterfalls, coffee tours, etc. to the nearer surroundings at affordable rates. There are lots of things you can do during your free time or at the weekends in Arusha itself. There are different markets like second hand, fabric, spice and curio markets, as well as typical african restaurants and bars. Arusha is very beautiful and diverse, you can choose to do canoeing at a nearby crater lake, relax at the pools of nearby hotels or visit museums, snake parks, a giraffe education center and the list goes on...


Voraussetzungen

Voraussetzungen

Mindestalter: 18 Jahre

Um an diesem Programm teilzunehmen, musst du zu Programmbeginn mindestens 18 Jahre alt sein. Es kann Ausnahmen geben, wenn du die Erlaubnis deines/r Erziehungsberechtigten vorlegen kannst oder wenn du von deinen Eltern begleitet wirst

Sprachkenntnisse

Du brauchst folgende Sprachkenntnisse: Englisch (Fortgeschritten)

Polizeiliches Führungszeugnis

erforderlich

Benötigte Unterlagen

CV and Introduction Letter

Staatszugehörigkeit

Es gibt keine Beschränkungen. Helfende Hände aus aller Welt sind willkommen.

Andere Fähigkeiten

An strong interest in the field of healthcare, social work and women's rights is mandatory. Ideal are students or professionals from the above or related fields, however, most important is the right mind set and motivation.

Arbeitszeiten

Deine Hilfe wird an folgenden Tagen benötigt: Montag, Dienstag, Mittwoch, Donnerstag und Freitag von 08:30 - 16:00

Leistungen

Leistungen

Dienstleistungen von STEP Africa

The STEP Africa Program Fees include the following:

  • 2-way airport transfers
  • pre-departure support
  • preparation handbooks
  • orientation day
  • project support 
  • STEP Africa T-Shirt
  • bed in a shared dormitory at on of our Volunteer Houses in Arusha
  • breakfast and dinner from Monday to Friday
  • on-the-ground support and supervision by the STEP Africa Team (our office is in Tanzania!)
  • 24h emergency contact. 


Important Note: To keep it transparent we do not add any donation to our program fees (which are entirely used for your preparation, supervision and accommodation) but encourage you to raise some funds among your family and friends prior to your arrival or once you have arrived in Tanzania. 

Abholung vom Flughafen Kilimanjaro International Airport

Airport Pick-up is included in the costs. Volunteers can be picked up at any day and night time. Possible Arrival Airports are Kilimanjaro International Airport and Arusha Airport. Our arrival day is every Thursday and our departure day is Wednesday. Please take this into account when booking your flights.

Unterkunft

STEP AFRICA HOSTELS

Our STEP Africa houses are centrally located in the district of Njiro, Arusha, from where the projects can be easily reached. The houses are not far from each other, so that volunteers can visit each other and spend time with the residents of the other houses at any time. 

Our “headquarters” in Arusha is the STEP Africa house on Rashida Street, where our office is also located. However, our volunteer supervisors divide their time between the houses so that our volunteers are well looked after at all locations. Each house has a team of lovely house mums who are responsible for cooking and cleanliness, as well as our night guards and gardeners.

What unites our volunteer houses is that they are located in the middle of Tanzanian life, central yet quiet. Bus connections, restaurants, cinemas, pharmacies, supermarkets and numerous other shops are located in the village, and the city centre is only 10-15 minutes away by bus. All our projects can be easily reached from here. In the STEP houses you will always meet like-minded people with whom you can exchange ideas and gather new ideas for your project. We serve a typical Tanzanian breakfast consisting of white bread and black tea and other side dishes such as eggs, fruits and mandazi and delicious local dishes for dinner (vegetarians/vegans are catered for separately!). We want you to feel comfortable in our accommodation, so we place a lot of emphasis on friendly interaction and a family atmosphere. In the cosy courtyards and gardens you can relax from work and the sometimes exhausting African daily life.

The STEP Africa houses each consist of shared rooms with bunk beds and double (+50€/week) / single rooms (+95€/week). In addition, there is a kitchen with its own refrigerator for our volunteers, an oven, bathrooms, common rooms equipped with comfortable sofas and TV facilities, as well as covered outdoor dining areas.

HOST FAMILIES (+50€ / week)

There is also the possibility to stay with a host family during your time in Arusha. Our host mamas Aisha and Salma offer a total of 18 spaces within their respective homes and have years of experience hosting international volunteers.

It will be easy to socialise with other volunteers and meet like-minded people. Aisha is located in the same district as our STEP-Africa Hostels while Salma’s home is in Kimandolu which is further from the other accommodation but a little more convenient to some of our projects. Our Host Mamas offer the volunteers a typical Tanzanian breakfast as well as a hot dinner. Large common areas invites you to sit together and exchange ideas after an exciting day. Living in a Host Family in Tanzania gives you an even closer insight into the lives of African families.

Verpflegung

Food (breakfast and dinner) is provided from Monday to Friday. The breakfast includes tea, white bread, butter, jam, peanutbutter and an african special of the day like Mandazi or cooked banana. Our house mamas cooks delicious typical tanzania dinner for you e.g. rice with beans or chapati. 

During the weekends volunteers can use the kitchen for cooking or eat in one of the several restaurants in and around Arusha. 

Safe filtered drinking water as well as the fridges in the kitchen are available for all volunteers. Even as a vegetarian, you will not have problems either at the hostel, nor outside at local restaurants in Arusha.  

Internetzugriff

Gute Verbindung vor Ort

Was ist NICHT inklusive?

Was ist NICHT inklusive?

Flugtickets

Der nächstgelegene Flughafen ist Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) in Kilimanjaro. Wir helfen dir günstige Flüge nach Tansania zu finden. FINDE GÜNSTIGE FLÜGE

Reiseversicherung

Ins Ausland zu gehen ist ein Abenteuer, auf das man sich stets gut vorbereiten sollte. Plötzliche Krankheit oder Verletzung, Stornierung oder Diebstahl - eine Reiseversicherung für Tansania bietet die nötige Sicherheit. ANGEBOT EINHOLEN

Impfungen

Bevor du deine Freiwilligenarbeit in Tansania antrittst, solltest du dich noch einmal von deinem Arzt beraten lassen und deine erforderlichen Impfungen für Tansania überprüfen. IMPFSCHUTZ ÜBERPRÜFEN

Informationen zur Anreise

Our arrival day is Thursday and our departure day is Wednesday. Please take this into account when booking your flights. You can join our program throughout the year, please do keep in mind that the majority of June, half of September and the whole month of December will be closed for school holidays. 

Our driver can pick you up from Kilimanjaro International Airport at any day or night time. The airport shuttle is already included in our program fees, so we do not charge extra for this. The day following your arrival (Friday) you will receive a detailed orientation from us. Our supervisor will show you Arusha town, you will get a local SIM card, go together to an ATM and you will get the chance to go buy anything necessary at the supermarket. The weekday following your orientation day (Monday) is usually your first day at the project. On your first day you will be joined by one of our STEP team members.

Verfügbarkeit
Jan Feb Mär Apr Mai Jun Jul Aug Sep Okt Nov Dez

Programmgebühren

4 Wochen (Mindestaufenthalt) 720€
6 Wochen 850€
7 Wochen 980€
8 Wochen 1.240€
9 Wochen 1.370€
10 Wochen 1.500€
11 Wochen 1.630€
12 Wochen 1.760€
13 Wochen 1.890€
14 Wochen 2.020€
15 Wochen 2.150€
16 Wochen 2.280€
17 Wochen 2.410€
18 Wochen 2.540€
19 Wochen 2.670€
20 Wochen 2.800€
21 Wochen 2.930€
22 Wochen 3.060€
23 Wochen 3.190€
24 Wochen 3.320€
25 Wochen 3.450€
26 Wochen (Maximaler Aufenthalt) 3.580€
Durchschnittliche Gebühren 158€/Woche

Programmgebühren

158€ / Woche 4 - 26 Wochen Alter 18 - 50+

Zahlungsarten

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Dauer

4 - 26 Wochen

Anzahlung

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Ausstehende Zahlung

Deine Restzahlung vereinbarst du mit STEP Africa während des Bewerbungsprozesses. Normalerweise handelt es sich um eine Banküberweisung oder eine Barzahlung am Projektstandort.


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STEP Africa

Ausgezeichnet 4.8 rating (52 Bewertungen)

Agentur - gegründet 2014

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Juliane Döhler

Gesprochene Sprachen: Deutsch, Englisch, Suaheli

Über die Organisation

STEP Africa organizes ethical volunteering placements in Northern Tanzania since 2014. Learn from and with the local community and make a meaningful impact.

Lerne deine Organisation kennen

Our programs are based on the principle of learning with and from each other in an increasingly globalized world. Broadening your horizons and looking outside the box is one of the most valuable experiences that will shape your future life. A trip to Africa opens your eyes to other realities and perspectives. We firmly believe in the power of change through intercultural exchange. With our programs we promote and demand equality and cultural tolerance. We know and love Tanzania like no other country and can tell exactly what is important when organizing your stay. As a sustainable organization, we support, with the help of our volunteers, selected projects and initiatives in Tanzania.

Step Africa - Exchange for Change Limited was founded in 2014 in German - Tanzanian cooperation. It is led as a social enterprise by Kira Uher as its on site director in ArushaWe place the utmost importance on organizing ethical volunteer work that benefits the local community in a long-term and holistic way. While Kira works hand in hand with her administration team behind the scenes, our volunteers are accompanied through their time in Tanzania by a wonderful German-Tanzanian team of supervisors. Our entire team is based on-site in Tanzania, eliminating the need for expensive administrative structures.  

Meaningful Volunteering

We only place our volunteers into projects in which they can gain a lot of valuable experience for their future. Our volunteers do not replace local workers. Volunteers are assistants who offer support to employees. They also use their expertise to teach their target groups new skills and to open new perspectives.

Reducing Prejudices

What many of us have learned about Africa in the media doesn’t always reflect the truth. In Africa there is more than just poverty and misery. Tanzania is a country full of ideas and resources, politically stable and of breathtaking beauty. 

STEP Africa wants to give people of every age the chance to get to know the beauty but also the difficulties and challenges of Tanzania with their own eyes. Internships are a wonderful opportunity to meet people and small aid initiatives on an equal footing, to learn how to work, to assist the local workforce and to develop long-term and sustainable friendship and cooperation through intercultural dialogue.

We know what we are talking about! Our team combines relevant qualifications and many years of experience in education and social work in Tanzania. 

Our team is looking forward to welcoming you in Tanzania!

52 Bewertungen · rating4.8

Raquelle Roodenburg rating5

2022 at Women Empowerment and Support

I can't say enough good things about Step Africa. I came to Kira with a big request to allow me to conduct my Master thesis research through her organization. Not only did Step Africa deliver, they went above and beyond. I was able to work with Juma, their outreach coordinator who helped ensure I ...
Theresa Gärtner rating5

2021 at Women Empowerment and Support

Hello my dears, My name is Theresa Gärtner, I am 25 years old and thanks to the lockdown and my short-time work in January 2021, I had the opportunity to fly to Tanzania for 6 weeks and support Step Africa in one of the many great projects! I registered with Kira on January 13th, 2021 and it ...
Adina Brandt rating4.6

2021 at Women Empowerment and Support

My time in Tanzania- valuable, exciting, challenging and absolutely wonderful. Now where do I start? When I stepped on African soil for the first time, I knew that now my own adventure would begin. I was immersed in a new world, full of colors, colorful crowds and new structures. Immediately, ...
I felt very comfortable during my stay. It was a very nice time that I will certainly never forget. The team was also very open and kind. I also find it very positive to get to know a new culture, the new food and many new people. My highlight was definitely working with the children. I will never ...
Helen Hutzenlaub rating5

2024 at Daycare and Pre-School Assistant

The time cannot be described in words - unforgettable. It was such a great trip! Tanzania is an amazing country and I learned so much about the culture. The people are also so lovely and open and I enjoyed working with the kids there. It was very interesting to meet so many new people. You realize ...
Mia Rohwer rating5

2024 at Teaching Support in Primary School

I had an amazing time in Arusha. It was so nice living with so many people and making new friends and a lot of memories. The activities were great! Verybody was open and would help us in every ...

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