Volunteer at a non for profit organization in Iringa, Tanzania helping vulnerable children

Voluntouring staff

2 years ago

Sensitize and Empower Tanzania is a non for profit organization dedicated to empowering vulnerable children through education and sports. Further, it focuses on Environmental conservation and human health. It is linked with Wendyrayna Secondary School, thus it raises funds to pay for underprivileged children to stay at boarding school for their safety and health. The school provides boarding facilities, counselling services that is not provided by any other school and hot meals that ensures healthy students.
SET welcomes volunteers to assist in grant writing, language teaching, sports activities and agricultural matters, especially school gardens. At the same time, it gives volunteers new experiences through the adventure by visiting National parks to experience natural forests, wild animals, birds etc.

What type of host are you? 🏡

Organization/NGO

What are you looking for help with?

Administration 🔑
Animal keeping 🐓🐴
Building 🛠
Charity Work/Fundraising 💰
Teaching/Language Exchange 🧑‍🏫
Farming/Gardening 🌿🐄
Marketing 📈
Writing ✏

What’s the mission of your community? 🎯

We are looking for volunteers so that they build capacity for local people to carry on the good work of helping people even when the Volunteers leave. So WE NEED SOFT SKILLS that will take us to the organization’s mission which seeks “To expedite efforts being directed at improving education, reducing poverty and burden of diseases, and sustaining the natural environment in the development processes.”

Volunteers with disabilities ♿

Volunteers with disabilities are welcome ♿ ✅

Depending on the type of disability we are flexible to offer what is needed to a disabled person.

How many volunteers could you host? 🎎

Up to 10 volunteers

When would you need volunteers? 📅

All year long

How many hours of help per day? ⏱

4-5 hours of help per day

How many days of help per week? 🌒

5 days per week – 2 days off

Are accommodation and food included? 🏠🍜

Yes, we offer food and accommodation

What type of accommodation can you provide? 🏕

Dormitory/shared rooms 🛌
Private Room 🔑
Private room for a couple 🎎

Diet – nutrition information 🥗🥤

We serve local meals that include rice, chapati, bread, Noodles, vegetables, beef, fish and seasonal fruits that include mango, watermelon, banana and Avocado etc. We are flexible to accommodate vegetarians.

Fees transparency 🆓🔍

No fees

VISA – could you provide Visa support/info/invitation letters? 🛂

Yes, we can help with Visa/invitation letters ✅

Volunteers’ benefits 🏆🏅

We provide certificates, cultural exchange, and A free day trip to Ruaha National Park—town visit.

What to do in your free time 🚴🚣🦒

Engage in sports, visit different communities, Visit worship centres, meet people of your interest

Language 🗣🇬🇧

English and Kiswahili

How to get to your site ✈ 🗺

Volunteers can get to our place by International aeroplane to Dar es Salaam (Julius Nyerere International Airport) and then take the local aeroplane to Iringa Airport. From there, our car will pick them up. The place is in Iringa- Tanzania.

Is there internet access? 🌐

Yes, but not very strong.

“Paying guests” Option. Could you accommodate “solidarity” tourists? 🎎

Maybe. This needs to be discussed via e-mail 💁

CONTACT DETAILS 🔍📧

Website: http://www.set.or.tz
http://www.wendyrayna.ac.tz
+255766434040 (WhatsApp)
Hostname 📛 Rev. Winston Mdegela
Host Email ✉ mdegelawinston@gmail.com