The
hospital covers all modern medical care like maternity, paediatrics,
family planning, diabetics, tuberculosis, eye and dental care, mental
health, physiotherapy, and HIV & AIDS. Experience is required for
this project, you must be either training in a medical profession, or
be a qualified doctor or nurse.
You can assist in more than one
department/units depending on your skills, interest and the need of
the hospital.
Please keep an open mind and remember that hospitals in Tanzania are run differently than in your home country. For example, resources are often limited and access to healthcare depends on a person’s income.
The hospital strives to serve and treat people by providing competent and compassionate medical care, promotion of community health programs.
The project is located 10km (6.2miles) from the hostel and can be reached via public transport. However, the Seliani Hospital provides free transport for all staff where the bus will stop on the main road in-front of the hostel.
This project requires a donation of US$200 per month. This donation is not included in the program fee, and is paid directly to the hospital on your first day. Furthermore, you are expected to send us your Proof of Academic Certificates.
You will be working Monday to Friday from morning to afternoon as agreed. A typical day starts at 7:30am with staff morning prayer and the daily briefing. You will be part of the daily ward rounds at 9am. In agreement with the hospital matron, you will decide in which wards you will work depending on your previous knowledge and interest. Interns and volunteers will take over various tasks, such as in patient and out patient care, deliveries in the women’s ward, or assistance with operations.
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 glimpse of Mt. 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!
Two
airport transfers are included on the program fee. Your driver will
pick you up from the airport on your arrival and take you to your
accommodation.
After your stay with us we will take you back to
the airport for the farewell.
Our
hostel has dorms and private rooms; each contains comfortable beds
and shelves to store belongings, the maximum is four to six people in
the big dorms. Single and double rooms are available for a surcharge.
The house is equipped with hot water showers and the possibility to
use the kitchen throughout the day. Breakfast and dinner will be
served by our chef.
The hostel is located 30 walking minutes from
the city centre. We also host tourist and travelers from all other
the world so there is always something going on. Furthermore, our
hostel has a pool and a roof top with private bar that invites you to
enjoy your time with us.
Furthermore, we offer you the possibility
to stay with a host family. Choosing a local family will get you the
unique experience of sharing your daily live with and in a Tanzanian
family. In their house 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 host 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 host family within your application on Volunteer World.
During
your stay with us we provide you with breakfast and dinner.
In
the hostel all meals are prepared by our chef who can cater for any
dietary restriction or allergy. In the morning we serve tea, coffee,
bread, margarine, honey, jam, peanut butter, fruits, vegetables and
usually a local Tanzanian breakfast dish.
Dinner will be
international as we cook Tanzanian as well as Western Food.
If you
are not eating in your project you can cook in the hostel's kitchen
where you can store your groceries in the fridge or the cupboards.
Also the host families can handle all dietary restriction and
allergies, here you will get to know a lot of different Tanzanian
dishes.
You
can start working at this project any day of the week that suits
you.
Upon arrival at the Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)
your driver will take you to your accommodation (hostel or host
family). You will recognize him by his Viva Tanzania shirt and the
Viva Tanzania sign.
On your first day we will do the orientation
and town tour showing you Arusha, how to use the public transport,
where to find ATMs, exchange money, local market and supermarket and
get you a sim card with mobile data.
The next day our volunteer
coordinator will take you to your project making sure you are safe
and know how to get there.
Hospital medical care assistance
The hospital is a Christian hospital that serves more than 60 out patients per day and conduct more than 1.000 surgeries every year.
$204/week
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