Support Women Initiatives
Coordinator | kari
Coordinator | kari
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Highlights
Encounter African culture
Learn to work in a Developing country
Get good friends in an African village
Enjoy the Indian Ocean
Join the amazing safaris programs
Art in Tanzania supports and develops village women initiatives. The main focus is on vocational training initiatives as English and entrepreneurship training.
This volunteer program is especially suitable for:
Age 16+
Singles
Couples
Families
Groups
Wheel Chairs
Tanzania has a large group of young mothers in the villages that have little or no education and are without financial support. Additionally, areas are often heavily populated, which complicates the strive of livelihood and provision for these Mother’ children. Most of these women lack the opportunity to reach education or means to fund and develop small businesses. Additionally, many of these women are under-empowered or unaware of their basic human rights, thus making young mothers vulnerable to abuse.
Art in Tanzania is focusing to deliver skills for women to start their own small businesses and to create markets for their products. At the same time, we educate women's rights and related subjects so that women will learn their rights in problem situations. We focus to be both innovative and effective.
Work with women is underfunded but Art in Tanzania has multi-professional interns and volunteers. We use teamwork to create opportunities. One can teach how to start horticulture and one can look for the markets. The base effort is to increase the small business skills through the educational approach and to increase awareness. We also focus to give visibility of women's issues through social media for the Tanzanian general population.
Women groups programs are active after working hours as daytime the members are working at their own small businesses. The practical approach is a combination of vocational training activities to enhance their skills to run small businesses or to take over jobs. It is vocational English teaching, accounts, IT skills, small entrepreneurship training, and similar. Thereon we provide advocacy in women and children's rights, public health issues, and similar supportive matters.
Therefore the Women group program is the multi-professional approach of vocational teaching, micro-entrepreneurship skills training, advocacy work, media, and marketing for the products. Many volunteers and interns bring their own ideas and we are happy to test and implement them in Tanzania.
Typical day
Women are active with their own small businesses during the daytime. So morning and early afternoon is program planning and visibility work. Also looking for marketing outlets for women group products being mainly handicrafts.
Active time with the women starts around PM 4 when they arrive at the volunteer compound for training and advocacy sessions. Every participant has a weekly plan for each day which is then reported in weekly results so we can secure participants are active.
We are also developing programs where women produce handicrafts, grow herbs and perform other production at their homes day times and deliver products for the NGO for sales. These activities need guidance and supportive activities.
Free-time activities
During your free time, you can enjoy low-cost safaris to Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, and other National parks. You can join our groups climbing Mt Kilimanjaro and move on to relax at Zanzibar beaches. We have also a variety of one-day programs for short breaks as diving and snookering at the reefs, swimming with dolphins, rainforest trekking at Kilimanjaro, live African music, a variety of sports programs, craft making as batik making courses, and so on. You will enjoy your stay in Tanzania.
Water Sports
Swimming
Concert/
Music
Music
Sightseeing
Diving/
Snorkling
Snorkling
Shopping/
Souvenirs
Souvenirs
Climbing
Safari/
Zoo
Zoo
Hiking
Museum/
Opera
Opera
Sports
Yoga/
Meditation
Meditation
Requirements
In order to join the program you need to be at least 16 years old on the program start date.
You need to speak English (basic level)
required
Social Sector at High school or University level
CV and covering letter and resume
No restrictions. Helping hands from all over the world are welcome.
This program is a multi-professional approach and we can place and give tasks for volunteers with different skill levels. We also highlight the social media skills to give visibility to the program.
Your helping hand will be required on
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
from
09:00
- 16:00
What's Included
The fee includes accommodation, breakfast, and dinner, program guidance with orientation and 24 hours of staff presence, and academic graduate team leaders for all programs.
The actual program is free of cost. You may have local small transfer costs.
Cost does not include international flights, local transfers, tourist VISA, and personal purchases.
Our eco-compound in Madale village in the Dar es Salaam area has dorms, single, double, and family rooms. As an eco-compound we use our own design composting dry toilets, we collect shower water and urine and use it as "grey water" for our large garden irrigation. Construction materials include bamboo, recycled bottles, and similar. This compound is located in Madale village so it is as a countryside place but an only a short distance from the city as well.
We charge accommodation with breakfast and dinner only.
We serve breakfast and dinner as accommodation inclusive. Lunches are available at a nominal cost but you need to book one every morning as many people are not at the compound we cook and charge only those who are present and wish to have lunch.
All drinks are personal cost. Drinking water is available everywhere at a low cost. We also run a compound bar, so you have easy access to drinks and snacks.
Good access at the project site
Visa, flights, travel insurance or vaccinations are NOT included in the program fees.
An airport pickup isn't included within the program fees either.
The nearest airport is Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) in Dar Es Salaam. 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
Ongoing program adjustable dates.
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2 - 24 weeks
Program fees
2 weeks
(min. stay)
$300
3 weeks
$450
4 weeks
$600
5 weeks
$725
6 weeks
$850
7 weeks
$975
8 weeks
$1,100
9 weeks
$1,225
10 weeks
$1,350
11 weeks
$1,475
12 weeks
$1,600
13 weeks
$1,725
24 weeks
(max. stay)
$2,800
Average fees
$133
/week
Please note that the above shown program fees are estimated.
Art In Tanzania
will let you know about the final price during your application process.
The deposit is simply to reserve your volunteer placement. Payments are handled by PayPal, our trusted global payment provider. If you don't have a PayPal account, you can also pay using a credit card.
Your final payment will be agreed with Art In Tanzania during the application process. Common solutions are either via bank transfer or a cash payment at the project site.
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Support Women Initiatives
Art in Tanzania supports and develops village women initiatives. The main focus is on vocational training initiatives as English and entrepreneurship training.
$133/week
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