Caring for Disabled Children in Need
Coordinator | Tizia
Coordinator | Tizia
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Highlights
Accompany and support the children in their everyday lives
Be a tutor for children who need special support
Organize your own fundraising and help the program reach even more children
Get creative while doing handicrafts or painting with the children
Explore Tanzania by day trips, safaris or mountain climbs
Support a local NGO that cares for children with different disabilities in and around Arusha.
This volunteer program is especially suitable for:
Age 18+
Singles
Couples
Families
Groups
50+
The project:
Destiny Foundation is a private NGO founded in 2017 by Bryson Lyatuu who has twelve years of prior experience as a special needs teacher before he created the foundation. It provides essential care for children born with mental and physical disabilities. In Tanzania children with disabilities are often not approached with the care and education that they need and deserve. Some never get a chance to socialize or meet with other children their own age. Destiny Foundation not only facilitates room and board for ten local children, seven days a week, but it goes out to work in the community of Arusha. They are therefore able to help up to 80 children with an outreach program that ensures disabled children get the care and love that they need. The services provided are:
Physiotherapy
Speech therapy
Visual stimulation
Community awareness building
Survival activities and life skills
Every child is at a different level and age, so care levels must be tailored to every child very specifically. There is a team of qualified therapists, nurses, and teachers working alongside the staff/volunteers to make sure that the correct care and procedures are being followed.
Your work:
You will assist the staff in providing love and care to the children that reside in the center. Everything from physical therapy under the supervision of a nurse or therapist, to soft play, reading, and writing. Whichever roles you feel comfortable with are the ones that you can decide upon. Lunch is prepared on site, and you might be needed to help prepare in the kitchen as well. There are outreach programs that may require you to go off-site and provide care for children in the community who simply cannot make it to the center. You will always be accompanied and transported with a member of the team when going off-site. Volunteers at Destiny Foundation do not need any prior qualifications, just a good heart and head for teaching and caring at all levels. Your working day starts at 9am and finishes at 4pm Monday to Friday, however the center is open seven days a week, so weekend work is available at your discretion. Patience and a loving nature is a key attribute to have for destiny foundation as you will be welcomed into a warm and peaceful space dedicated to improving the lives of disabled children in Tanzania.
Typical day
A typical days start at 9am in the morning. You will arrive at the center and discuss with your days work with your co-workers.
Depending on what's up for the day you will help out in the center, working and playing with the children, help with therapy, cooking, taking care of the chickens or where ever your help is needed. If it's outreach day, you will drive around Arusha visiting families who can't make their way to the center. At their home you will do exercises and therapy with the children and discuss with their parents about the daily challenges they face.
Depending on what's up for the day you will help out in the center, working and playing with the children, help with therapy, cooking, taking care of the chickens or where ever your help is needed. If it's outreach day, you will drive around Arusha visiting families who can't make their way to the center. At their home you will do exercises and therapy with the children and discuss with their parents about the daily challenges they face.
Free-time activities
We offer a wide range of activities at affordable volunteer rates like:
1. Hiking/Walking tours to waterfalls, through forests and around a lake.
2. Swimming in paradise like hot springs with a blimps of the Mount Kilimanjaro.
3. Cultural tours to Maasai markets and the possibility to visit different ethnic groups.
4. Coffee plantation tour to learn about the process from the bean to the finished product.
5. Safaris to the National Parks of the Northern Circuit (Arusha NP, Lake Manyara NP, Tarangire NP, Serengeti NP, Ngorongoro Conservation Area).
6. Climbing Mount Meru and Mount Kilimanjaro.
7. FREE town tour for all our volunteers!
Swimming
Concert/
Music
Music
Sightseeing
Shopping/
Souvenirs
Souvenirs
Climbing
Safari/
Zoo
Zoo
Hiking
Museum/
Opera
Opera
Sports
Riding
Yoga/
Meditation
Meditation
Requirements
In order to join the program you need to be at least 18 years old on the program start date. There might be exemptions if you can provide the permission of your legal guardian(s) or if your are accompanied by your parents.
You need to speak English (basic level)
required
CV and Picture of the volunteer
No restrictions. Helping hands from all over the world are welcome.
Experience in child care is needed.
Your helping hand will be required on
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
from
10:00
- 15:00
What's Included
All pre-arrival support, two airport transfers, orientation tour in Arusha, being taken to the project on the first day, donation to center in form of our Viva Tanzania volunteer's fund, 24/7 in-country support, accommodation in a dorm, daily breakfast and dinner, lunch is usually provided in the project.
In your program fee the pick up and drop off from/to the airport/bus station are included. One of our friendly staff members, will be at the airport/bus stand with our "Viva Tanzania"-Pick-up-sign, just in time when you plane or bus arrives. And after your volunteer experience - when it's time to say good bye - we will take you to the airport/bus stand for the farewell.
The volunteer house has dorms; each contains comfortable beds & shelves to store belongings, the maximum is four people in one room. As storage space is limited in the rooms please consider packing light, too. Accommodation in a single room is possible (extra charge).
The hostel is located 25 walking minutes from the city centre. Although the house is close to the busy town and is surrounded by a green environment. In the garden we have different fruits, like bananas and avocado. Our hostel dogs are part of the family and stay in the compound as well. The house is equipped with hot water showers and the possibility to use the kitchen through out the day.
Moreover we offer you the possibility to stay with a host family during your volunteering with us. The charges remain the same, but you will get the unique experience of sharing your daily live with and in a Tanzanian family. They will provide you with everything that's necessary. All family members speak English fluently and are very welcoming. As their new family member you will have your own lockable room, featured with a bed and access to the living room, kitchen, bathroom and the beautiful compound. If staying with a guest family, we will of course still provide our 24/7 in-country support by our staff members. For further information please let us know that you are interested in staying in a guest family within your application on Volunteer World.
Breakfast in the morning is self service. Tea, coffee, bread, margarine, honey, jam, peanut butter, as well as fruits and vegetables are available. Dinner will be international as we cook Tanzanian as well as Western Food. Don‘t worry if you are vegetarian (like Tizia), vegan or have any allergy, we can cope with everything - just let us know. The hostel is also equipped with a fridge and shelves to store your own groceries.
Limited access at the project site
Visa, flights, travel insurance or vaccinations are NOT included in the program fees.
The nearest airport is Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) in Kilimanjaro. We assist you to find cheap flights to Tanzania.
Going abroad is an adventure and it is always best to be prepared. Sudden illness or injury, cancellation or theft - a travel insurance for Tanzania provides security and is a plus to have.
If you are intending to volunteer in Tanzania you should seek medical advice before starting your social journey. Check your required vaccinations for Tanzania.
Dates & Fees
NO CREDIT CARD FEES
Details on arrival
You can start working at this project any day of the week that suits you.
On your first day we will do a town tour showing you Arusha, how to use the buses, where to find ATMs, exchange money and much more.
The next day one of our staff members will take you to your project showing you the way and making sure you are always safe.
On your first day we will do a town tour showing you Arusha, how to use the buses, where to find ATMs, exchange money and much more.
The next day one of our staff members will take you to your project showing you the way and making sure you are always safe.
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
4 - 12 weeks
Program fees
4 weeks
(min. stay)
$909
5 weeks
$1,062
6 weeks
$1,215
8 weeks
$1,522
12 weeks
(max. stay)
$2,136
Average fees
$203
/week
The organization charges its fees in EUR. The price table in USD is subject to currency fluctuation.
Viva Tanzania
will let you know about the final price during your application process.
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Your final payment will be agreed with Viva Tanzania during the application process. Common solutions are either via bank transfer or a cash payment at the project site.
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Caring for Disabled Children in Need
Support a local NGO that cares for children with different disabilities in and around Arusha.
$172/week
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