Volunteer Projects in Tanzania
Songea
Project: De Paul School
Area: Songea is a city of around 200,000 people. The De Paul school is located in a suburb of the city. Getting there involves flying to Dar es Salaam and then taking an internal flight to Songea.
Details: This is a large school with around 1200 pupils in total aged up to 17 years old – 700 in primary school, 300 in secondary, 200 in nursery and baby school and some of the children board. It has 103 staff. The school has excellent facilities including sports field – soccer/football, netball, basketball, volleyball. Accommodation is with the Vincentian Fathers in their house which is beside the school campus.
Suitable for: This placement would especially suit primary and secondary school teachers with the possibility of teaching English and also some subjects. Running sports, games, arts, music, etc after school is also possible.
Masanga
Project: St Catherine Laboure School, Hospital
Area: Masanaga is a small village located in the north of Tanzania and is very remote.
Details: The school has 236 pupils from age 5 to 14 (103 boys and 133 girls). Girls are prioritised for places. The nursery has 35 pupils (15 boys, 20 girls). Staff = 15 teachers and 12 non-teaching staff. Some children board. Accommodation is with the Daughters of Charity in their house which is adjacent to the school. The Daughters of Charity run a hospital in Masanga. Additionally, they have a women’s empowerment programme and a Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) project here.
Suitable for: This placement is suitable for volunteerd with a wide variety of skills. It would especially suit primary and secondary school teachers with the possibility of teaching English. Also running sports, games, arts, music, etc. They have a soccer pitch area within the school. The school also has computers and it would be possible to teach IT to the children. The hospital is suitable for all healthcare workers.
Dar es Salaam
Projects: De Paul School, Vinkindu Kindergarten, Hospital.
Area: Dar es Salaam is the biggest city in Tanzania. Weather is dry and hot all year round. Vikindu is located on the outskirts of Dar es Salaam.
Details: There is a nursery and primary school up to age of 14 with 300 children. It would be possible to teach English here. Also running sports, games, arts, music, etc. They have a soccer pitch within the school. There is accommodation with the Sisters on the school campus.
The is a hospital that would be suitable for all healthcare workers. The sisters also run a kindergarten here. Accommodation is onsite with the sisters.
Suitable for: Teacher and hospital suitable for all healthcare workers.
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