from 735€

Brilliant 4.7rating (35)

Doctor, Nurse or Midwife in the Hospital

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4 - 24 weeks  ·  Age 18 - 50+

rating  Brilliant 4.7  · 
  Verified by Volunteer World
  Very high response rate

Highlights

  • Learn how other hospitals work
  • Get new experience
  • Help people in need
  • Explore the beauty of Africa
  • Intercultural exchange

Especially good for

Age 18+
Singles
Couples
Groups
50+
Wheel Chairs

About the program

You are a doctor, nurse or midwife (to be) and help people in need? You are interested in medical issues and already work or want to study medicine? Come visit us!

You already work in medical institutions? You study or want to study medicine, nursing, therapy or other medical professions? You want to see the world with different eyes and learn how to treat patients in Africa? Then this is the right project for you! The medical knowledge and education ...

About the program

You already work in medical institutions? You study or want to study medicine, nursing, therapy or other medical professions? You want to see the world with different eyes and learn how to treat patients in Africa? Then this is the right project for you! The medical knowledge and education unfortunately is still sometimes very bad in Tanzania, so the people who need help here profit sooo much of our European knowledge and experience! Another big problem is, that most of the Africans can’t afford a health care insurance and therefore don’t get a good treatment. Especially hygienical issues or physical therapy is not very much common here, so we can really make a difference - every hand is needed and warmly welcomed! Even if patients can’t talk English you learn how to communicate without words and you will see - it’s working. You can also visit operations if you want to see how this is going on, and you can chose the units you want to visit, for example child birth, therapy, chirurgical unit or emergency care unit. Feel free and Karibu sana!


Typical day

A typical day could look like that: 

You get up, take delicious breakfast and leave the house around 8 am, to walk to the bus station and take the bus to the hospital (roundabout 30 minutes). Then you walk through the units with the doctors and maybe watch operations and treat patients together with ...

Typical day

A typical day could look like that: 

You get up, take delicious breakfast and leave the house around 8 am, to walk to the bus station and take the bus to the hospital (roundabout 30 minutes). Then you walk through the units with the doctors and maybe watch operations and treat patients together with them until you feel save to treat them alone. At 1pm you will be finished most of the time, so you can either go to the pool in hotels and chill in the sun, visit the Maasai market, go to a coffee in town or just hang out at home - just as you like. In the evening we provide dinner for you and around that all day you are free to do whatever you like.


Free-time activities

Visit a Maasai Village

Visit Moshi Town and Materuni waterfalls

Trip to hot springs 

Safari 

Climbing Kilimandjaro or Mount Meru

Hiking

Weekend-trips

Free-time activities

Visit a Maasai Village

Visit Moshi Town and Materuni waterfalls

Trip to hot springs 

Safari 

Climbing Kilimandjaro or Mount Meru

Hiking

Weekend-trips


Requirements

Requirements

Minimum Age: 18 years

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.

Language Skills

You need to speak English (basic level)

Education Requirements

Medicine (also just theoretically is fine, practical experiences are not necessarily required) at University level

Required Documents

CV

Nationality Restrictions

No restrictions. Helping hands from all over the world are welcome.

Other Skills

Medical experience would be good but is not necessary to join the project

Time Commitment

Your helping hand will be required on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 08:30 - 13:30

What's Included

What's Included

Services by Giving Hands Tansania

The prices are for accommodation and food (breakfast and dinner). The costs for other things you need for yourself, bus fees, visa or trips are not included in that money.

Both airport transfers 

Briefing about Tanzania and a orientation tour on your first day

We bring you to your project on the starting day


Wi-Fi, hot water showers, filtered drinking water

24/7 emergency contact 

Security guard for the night

50 USD project donation 

Planning of fair prices trips and tours like safari or climbing Kilimandjaro etc with our tour company 


Airport Pickup at Kilimanjaro International Airport

We pick you up anytime from the airport at any time (Kilimanjaro or Arusha Airport), and any day, from Monday to Friday, and bring you back on your last day also at any time.

Accommodation

You will live in our big volunteer hostel with 6 rooms and 5 bathrooms, a kitchen with a big fridge and storage drafts for your food, a big living and dining room, 2 verandas, 2 balcony’s and a BIG garden to chill. The rooms are 4-6 dorm rooms and we also offer a private double room, let us know which one you prefer. My husband and me, we also live on the same compound, so if you need anything or have problems we are always there. We have a fence and a wall around the hostel and we have a security guard who is here night and day to protect the house. On top of that we have our angel Helena, she is cooking, washing and cleaning for you. 

Our hostel is very central in Arusha in a nice neighbour, 5 minutes foot walk to the bus station, fruit stands, pharmacy and small restaurants, 10 minutes walking to a big European supermarket and 10 minutes with the bus to the city centre. There is also a gym (also courses like yoga etc), many swimming pools and restaurants or cafes in near neighbourhood around the hostel.

You will be in a shared room in your own big bed with Moskito net and bed material we will put you and also wash it every week. The rooms have cupboards and you share the bathroom (with warm water) and toilet with the other room.

Feel home anytime - Karibu sana!

Food & Beverages

We will cook breakfast and dinner for you from Monday to Friday. For breakfast there is always bread and butter, jam, honey and peanut butter and fresh cooked ginger tea with lemon grass. We provide something special every morning such as eggs, pancakes, mandazi or samosa (Tanzanian), bananas or something else for every day. In the evening we cook dinner which is a mix of Tanzanian and European cuisine and always served with fresh fruits like watermelon or pineapple.

The food is mostly vegetarian and also sometimes vegan, if you have any allergies or special wishes please let us know.

Internet Access

Good access at the project site

What's NOT included?

What's NOT included?

Flight Tickets

The nearest airport is Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) in Kilimanjaro. We assist you to find cheap flights to Tanzania. FIND CHEAP FLIGHTS

Travel Insurance

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. GET A QUOTE

Vaccines

If you are intending to volunteer in Tanzania you should seek medical advice before starting your social journey. Check your required vaccinations for Tanzania. VACCINE CHECKER

Details on arrival

You can join at any time of the year.

For the volunteering the arrival dates are Monday to Friday to our hostel. Then you get a town tour and a detailed briefing about Tanzania and the next day you can start with your project!

Availability
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Program fees

4 weeks (min. stay) 735€
6 weeks 980€
7 weeks 1,105€
9 weeks 1,355€
11 weeks 1,600€
24 weeks (max. stay) 3,200€
Average fees 158€/week

Program fees

158€ per week 4 - 24 weeks Age 18 - 50+

Payment methods

Visa Master Card Maestro American Express PayPal

NO CREDIT CARD FEES


Duration

4 - 24 weeks

Deposit

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.


Final Payment

Your final payment will be agreed with Giving Hands Tansania during the application process. Common solutions are either via bank transfer or a cash payment at the project site.


Meet your organization

Giving Hands Tansania

Brilliant 4.7 rating (35 reviews)

Agency - founded in 2022

Verified by Volunteer World

  Very high response rate

Coordinated by

Sarah

Spoken languages: French, English, German, Swahili

About the project

You’re ready dive into another culture, have the most beautiful experience of your lifetime, make children smile, and see the beauty of Africa? You can make a difference!

Meet your organization

Who is giving hands?

We are Sarah - a German physical therapist who decided to stay here in Tanzania & Emmanuel - a Tanzanian safari and tour guide - will do anything to give you the most beautiful time here in Africa.

Our team members all grew up here in Arusha and are well experienced in tourism and internationality. We offer you fair prices for all our tours and safaris around Arusha and guide you through this beautiful experience. Me myself, I volunteered for 6 months in different projects, so I know the problems and adventures you may face as people from another culture and can also give you important information regarding volunteering in Tanzania. This combination of knowledge and experience helps us to understand your needs and help you wherever we can to make your stay unforgettable! 


What do we do?

We founded this social project to help the people in Tanzania, because we can’t save the world alone. That’s why we need Y O U !  We provide a housing and fresh cooked meals in our house for you during your stay and we give you the opportunity to work voluntarily in several different projects like children care, hospitals, schools, babyhomes, environmental projects or women empowerment projects to help the community and increase intercultural exchange. Emmanuel as a native will show you the town Arusha, which bus to take, how to dress properly, where to go and how to behave in this culture and we bring you in those projects the first day, such that you know what to do and where to go. 


Where are we?

We - and also you if you come - live in Arusha, Tanzania. Tanzania itself is located in Eastern Africa and is a very safe country. You can trust me as a European, I‘ve never been scared or felt offended at any time (which is also because Emmanuel explained me well on the first days). The people here are so open minded and warmly welcome everyone, no matter which religion or skin colour, they are just nice to each other. Arusha is THE tourism town, because every Safari starts from here, so we have supermarkets, coffees, restaurants and many hotels, just like in Europe. The gap between very poor and very rich people is quite big here, so you will find every kind of person on the road. It’s just colourful and nice here, but see for yourself!


Our vision is, to help the community of Africa. Not just help them temporarily but to help them help themselves better. This can only be done together, that’s why we need you. We also wish to show you the t r u e Africa with its true people and show you this wonderful but also very different culture. Come visit us and we show you the beauty of this wonderful place of earth.

On top of that we aim to teach English to poor children, such that they can have a future and good education means also a good job. 

Furthermore we aim to educate the women and also the men (starting in school) about hygienical issues, menstruation and sexual diseases like HIV or explain them about how not to get pregnant in a young age to ensure a better future for the girls. 

My personal goal as a therapist is of course also to help those in need such as people with diseases or special need children, because their life is hard itself but in a poor country without any chance of earning money it’s even harder. 


Who are we looking for?

We are looking for motivated people who want to get to know the real Africa and do their volunteering in the most beautiful country with people who really need our help. It’s important to be open minded and simply interested in this other culture.


Why choose us?

First, we bring travelling (such as safaris, trip to hot springs or maasai villages or other tours) and volunteering together, to guarantee you the most beautiful experience of your life! 

The projects that we offer are all well evaluated, and we also visit them regularly to ensure a lasting impact to the society and that everything is working well. We are always in good communication with all the projects, their managers and the people around and work together with them happily already for more than 2 years.

On top of that, 50!USD of the money you pay go directly to the project you volunteer for! This ensures them a financial support for their daily needs, as you will see when you reach there.

To start your adventure, you get a Orientation tour through the city of Arusha in which our team members explain you everything you have to know about living here peacefully. We pick a tanzanian SIM card with you, show you how to pick money and bring you to local markets and a big western supermarket where you can get everything you need. Our volunteer hostel is very central in Arusha, such that you can even get everything by foot nearby. We also bring you to your project on your first day, to show you everything.

We cook for you Breakfast and Dinner from Monday to Friday with delicious African tea and coffee, bread with peanut butter, butter and jam and a special every day like pancakes, mandazi, eggs, guacamole with avocado or fruits. For dinner we serve a mixture of African and western dishes like spaghetti, rice and chapati. The food is mostly vegetarian, if you have allergies or anything don’t hesitate to let us know, such that we can adapt the food. It’s even mostly vegan for those who want.

We really do this with love and all our hearts, you will live in our house with maximum 6 other people in a room with maximum 4 people each room and enough space - so it’s very familiar and comfortable and not crowded and unknown as many other hostels here. If you have anything on your mind or want to ask something we will be there for you. 

Also our location is very close to supermarkets and restaurants and a fresh fruit and vegetable market, so you can enjoy the tastiness of Africa! 

On top of that we offer you all our trips like safaris and other weekend trips for special prices, that’s actually very cool. 

And we will truly put you into projects that really need help and also give you an impact of this wonderful African culture. Emmanuel as a native will cook (very delicious) African food and explain you a lot about the culture. You could also take Swahili lessons or just ask if you need to know anything - fell free, hakuna matata!

35 reviews · rating4.7

My first trip to Africa, never before I was so far away from home, and then for 2 months and alone. Arriving at the hostel was great, the owners immediately welcomed me and gave me the feeling that one is safe here and that they take care of you. The freshly cooked food from Helena was always ...
Mckenna Hooker rating3.2

2024 at Doctor, Nurse or Midwife in the Hospital

I usually do not write poor reviews, but I feel it’s important to be honest, since going abroad to Africa and volunteering is a pretty big event. I had such problems with this organization that I chose to find alternative accommodation one month into my stay, while still volunteering with my ...
I worked at a hospital in Arusha. I was there to help the physical therapists and it was very nice to see the differences between a German and a Tanzanian Hospital. The living situation at the organization was really cool. The hosts are so nice and it was a great time we had together. They cooked ...
I was working at a Hospital in Arusha, together with the physical therapists. It was an exciting experience and i enjoyed helping them with the patients. During my Volunteering time, I stayed with Sarah and Emmanuel! We had a great time, cooking & having diner together and talking about our days! ...
I was volunteering in a hospital near to Arusha. It was a very taughful experience, which I enjoyed very much. I have been able to see and learn much about the wonderful tansanian culture and people. The organisation "Giving Hands" have been very supporting. They have been available for all ...
Alexandra Pinard-Gigan rating5

2024 at English, French or Sports Teacher

J'ai eu un réel coup de cœur pour cette organisation ! Entre vie de famille, encrage dans la réalité de la vie Tanzanienne et ambiance chaleureuse je m'y suis sentie rapidement comme chez moi en prenant des repères et des habitudes facilement et ce, notamment grâce à l'accompagnement de ...

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