{"id":9615,"date":"2025-01-16T10:43:03","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T10:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/?page_id=9615"},"modified":"2025-04-10T12:00:43","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T12:00:43","slug":"volunteer-projects-in-tanzania","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/volunteer-projects-in-tanzania\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteer Projects in Tanzania"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9615\" class=\"elementor elementor-9615\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-14ad85d elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"14ad85d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f243c57\" data-id=\"f243c57\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8feeed3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8feeed3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tanzania<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-85663ad elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"85663ad\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1801b20\" data-id=\"1801b20\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d5335c wpr-ticker-slider-columns-1 wpr-ticker-slides-to-scroll-2 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit wpr-ticker-arrow-style-vertical wpr-ticker-heading-position-left wpr-ticker-heading-icon-position-right wpr-ticker-slider-columns--tablet3 wpr-ticker-slider-columns--mobile1 wpr-ticker-arrow-position-right wpr-ticker-effect-hr-slide wpr-ticker-gradient-type-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-content-ticker\" data-id=\"4d5335c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;slider_amount&quot;:1,&quot;slides_to_scroll&quot;:2,&quot;slider_amount_tablet&quot;:3,&quot;slider_amount_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;slider_autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;slider_autoplay_duration&quot;:3,&quot;slider_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-content-ticker.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Content Ticker Slider -->\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-content-ticker\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-ticker-heading\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-ticker-heading-text\">Latest News<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-ticker-heading-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"far fa-newspaper\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-content-ticker-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-ticker-slider wpr-ticker-gradient\" dir=\"ltr\" data-slick=\"{&quot;rtl&quot;:false,&quot;infinite&quot;:true,&quot;speed&quot;:1000,&quot;autoplay&quot;:true,&quot;autoplaySpeed&quot;:3000,&quot;pauseOnHover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;arrows&quot;:true,&quot;prevArrow&quot;:&quot;&lt;div class=\\&quot;wpr-ticker-prev-arrow wpr-ticker-arrow\\&quot;&gt;&lt;i class=\\&quot;fas fa-angle-left\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\\\/i&gt;&lt;\\\/div&gt;&quot;,&quot;nextArrow&quot;:&quot;&lt;div class=\\&quot;wpr-ticker-next-arrow wpr-ticker-arrow\\&quot;&gt;&lt;i class=\\&quot;fas fa-angle-left\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\\\/i&gt;&lt;\\\/div&gt;&quot;}\" data-slide-effect=\"hr-slide\">\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-ticker-item\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-ticker-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/daughters-of-charity-health-centre-in-masanga-tanzania\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/daughters-of-charity-health-centre1.jpg\" alt=\"Daughters of Charity Health Centre in Masanga, Tanzania\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wpr-ticker-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-ticker-title-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/daughters-of-charity-health-centre-in-masanga-tanzania\/\">Daughters of Charity Health Centre in Masanga, Tanzania<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-ticker-item\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-ticker-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/volunteer-update-barry-sisk\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/barry-sisk-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Barry on placement in Songea, Tanzania\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wpr-ticker-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-ticker-title-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/volunteer-update-barry-sisk\/\">Volunteer Update \u2013 Barry Sisk<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-ticker-item\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-ticker-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/current-volunteers\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/donall1.jpg\" alt=\"Current Volunteers\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wpr-ticker-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-ticker-title-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/current-volunteers\/\">Current Volunteers<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-ticker-item\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-ticker-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/volunteer-placement-jane-scott\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Jane-scott-project.jpg\" alt=\"Jane Scott with project\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wpr-ticker-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-ticker-title-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/volunteer-placement-jane-scott\/\">Volunteer Placement \u2013 Jane Scott<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-ticker-item\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-ticker-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/august-2024\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0e0bebdb-05f1-4ef3-baee-c18a8fabf639.jpg\" alt=\"St Catherine Laboure School Places Sponsored\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wpr-ticker-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-ticker-title-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/august-2024\/\">St Catherine Laboure School Places Sponsored<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-ticker-item\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-ticker-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/darraghs-story\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/darragh-tanzania.jpg\" alt=\"Volunteer Story &#8211; Darragh Byrne\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wpr-ticker-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-ticker-title-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/darraghs-story\/\">Volunteer Story &#8211; Darragh Byrne<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-ticker-slider-controls\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-15c9fac elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"15c9fac\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3541693\" data-id=\"3541693\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81b88c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81b88c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Overview<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-85d2aab\" data-id=\"85d2aab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-accdfee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"accdfee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/volunteer-projects-in-tanzania\/#projects\">Projects<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f04489c\" data-id=\"f04489c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bea6ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1bea6ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/volunteer-projects-in-tanzania\/#volunteer-stories\">Volunteer Stories<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ddff41a\" data-id=\"ddff41a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bdfee1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5bdfee1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/volunteer-projects-in-tanzania\/#impact\">Impact<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e21ea43 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"e21ea43\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1bf63b9\" data-id=\"1bf63b9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4bf57e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a4bf57e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ccdb7ff elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"ccdb7ff\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45d3226\" data-id=\"45d3226\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d3c9bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d3c9bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Overview<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4bf48e5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"4bf48e5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-75e616a\" data-id=\"75e616a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bf8896 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9bf8896\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The first Vincentian Lay Missionaries (VLM) volunteers travelled to Tanzania in 2022. This was post-Covid 19 and the humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia and VLM sought to build new partnerships with the Vincentian Fathers and Daughters of Charity in other countries.<\/p><p>Since then, many have volunteered in projects across Tanzania. Tanzania is located in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It has a population of 62 million, making it the most populous country located entirely south of the equator.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68b3518\" data-id=\"68b3518\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fa106a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5fa106a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"302\" height=\"319\" src=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/map-of-tanzania.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3589\" alt=\"Map of Tanzania\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/map-of-tanzania.jpg 302w, https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/map-of-tanzania-300x317.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 302px) 100vw, 302px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Map of Tanzania<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-913d53a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"913d53a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-505182a\" data-id=\"505182a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5963799 wpr-advanced-text-style-highlighted wpr-animated-text-infinite-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-advanced-text\" data-id=\"5963799\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;anim_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-advanced-text.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"wpr-advanced-text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-advanced-text-preffix\">Some facts about<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"wpr-highlighted-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-highlighted-text-inner\">Tanzania<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 500 150\" class=\"wpr-highlight-underline\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M.68,28.11c110.51-22,247.46-34.55,400.89-14.68,32.94,4.27,64.42,9.74,94.37,16.09\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05cbedf elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"05cbedf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-info\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Tanzania is home to Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa and the tallest free-standing peak in the world.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-info\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Over 120 languages are spoken in Tanzania. Swahili is its official language.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-info\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Most Tanzanians live in rural areas, and only about 7% of rural regions have electricity.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-info\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">\u00a0Tanzania is one of Africa's fastest growing economies, however, widespread poverty persists. Almost half of its population is living on less than $1.90 per day.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-info\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The flag of Tanzania represents four elements of daily life - the green represents nature\u2019s beauty, the yellow represents the mineral deposits of the country, the black represents the people, and the blue represents the great lakes.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cef0e73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cef0e73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"358\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tanzanian-flag.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3588\" alt=\"Tanzanian Flag\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tanzanian-flag.jpg 358w, https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tanzanian-flag-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 358px) 100vw, 358px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Tanzanian Flag<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f24a0f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"f24a0f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"projects\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce8ea68 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"ce8ea68\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e940c3\" data-id=\"0e940c3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9310e4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9310e4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Projects<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ea3de7 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"2ea3de7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d5ff39a\" data-id=\"d5ff39a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a6a4c5 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"8a6a4c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/icons8-tanzania-96.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9979\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Songea<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcf17d5 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bcf17d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Project: De Paul School<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d394db elementor-tabs-alignment-center elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"9d394db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1641\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1641\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Area<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1642\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1642\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Details<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1643\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1643\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Suitable for<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1641\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Area<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1641\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1641\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\">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.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1642\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Details<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1642\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1642\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\">This is a large school with around 1200 pupils in total aged up to 17 years old \u2013 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 \u2013 soccer\/football, netball, basketball, volleyball. Accommodation is with the Vincentian Fathers in their house which is beside the school campus.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1643\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Suitable for<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1643\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1643\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\">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.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-89006c2\" data-id=\"89006c2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31730bb elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"31730bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/icons8-tanzania-96.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9979\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dar es Salaam<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a5a87c elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a5a87c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Projects:\u00a0De Paul School,\u00a0Vinkindu Kindergarten, Hospital<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-893be9c elementor-tabs-alignment-center elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"893be9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1431\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1431\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Area<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1432\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1432\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Details<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1433\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1433\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Suitable for<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1431\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Area<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1431\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1431\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">Dar es Salaam is the biggest city in Tanzania. Weather is dry and hot all year round.\u00a0Vikindu is located on the outskirts of Dar es Salaam.\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1432\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Details<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1432\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1432\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\">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.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">The is a hospital that would besuitable for all healthcare workers. The sisters also run a kindergarten here. Accommodation is onsite with the sisters.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1433\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Suitable for<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1433\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1433\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Suitable for<\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0Teacher and hospital suitable for all healthcare workers.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf2eeaa\" data-id=\"cf2eeaa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b5983c elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"3b5983c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/icons8-tanzania-96.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9979\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Masanga<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-660a832 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"660a832\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Project: St Catherine Laboure\u00a0School, Hospital\u00a0<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba6a4bc elementor-tabs-alignment-center elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"ba6a4bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1951\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1951\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Area<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1952\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1952\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Details<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1953\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1953\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Suitable for<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1951\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Area<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1951\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1951\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Masanaga is a small village located in the north of Tanzania and is very remote.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1952\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Details<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1952\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1952\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\">The school has 236 pupils from age 5 to 14 (103 boys, 133 girls). Girls are prioritised for places. Some children board. The nursery has 35 pupils (15 boys, 20 girls).<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">There are 15 teachers and 12 non-teaching staff. Accommodation is with the Daughters of Charity in their house which is adjacent to the school.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Daughters of Charity run a hospital in Masanga. Additionally, they have a women\u2019s empowerment programme and a Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) project here.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Accommodation is with the Vincentian Fathers in their house which is beside the school campus.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1953\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Suitable for<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1953\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1953\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\">This placement is suitable for volunteers 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.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f6fb00 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"8f6fb00\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a3b3252\" data-id=\"a3b3252\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9648bbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"9648bbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"volunteer-stories\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8d8d3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c8d8d3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Volunteer Stories<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-231dd78 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"231dd78\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fedd57c\" data-id=\"fedd57c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5294ff3 ekit-image-accordion-mobile-vertical ekit-image-accordion-horizontal ekit-image-accordion-click elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-image-accordion\" data-id=\"5294ff3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-image-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\t\t<div class=\"ekit-image-accordion elementskit-image-accordion-wraper\">\n\t\t\t                <input type=\"radio\" name=\"ekit_ia_5294ff3\" id=\"ekit_ia_5294ff3_0\" class=\"elementskit-single-image-accordion--input\" checked=\"checked\" hidden>\n                <label for=\"ekit_ia_5294ff3_0\" class=\"elementskit-single-image-accordion ekit-image-accordion-item\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Conor.jpg)\">\n                    <span class=\"elementskit-accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-accordion-title-wraper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-accordion-title \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVolunteer Stories - Conor\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-btn-wraper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ekit-image-accordion--btn elementskit-btn whitespace--normal\" href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/conors-story\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <\/span>\n                <\/label>\n                            <input type=\"radio\" name=\"ekit_ia_5294ff3\" id=\"ekit_ia_5294ff3_1\" class=\"elementskit-single-image-accordion--input\" hidden>\n                <label for=\"ekit_ia_5294ff3_1\" class=\"elementskit-single-image-accordion ekit-image-accordion-item\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/jane-1-scaled.jpg)\">\n                    <span class=\"elementskit-accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-accordion-title-wraper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-accordion-title \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVolunteer Stories - Jane\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-btn-wraper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ekit-image-accordion--btn elementskit-btn whitespace--normal\" href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/janes-story\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <\/span>\n                <\/label>\n                            <input type=\"radio\" name=\"ekit_ia_5294ff3\" id=\"ekit_ia_5294ff3_2\" class=\"elementskit-single-image-accordion--input\" hidden>\n                <label for=\"ekit_ia_5294ff3_2\" class=\"elementskit-single-image-accordion ekit-image-accordion-item\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/darragh-tanzania.jpg)\">\n                    <span class=\"elementskit-accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-accordion-title-wraper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-accordion-title \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVolunteer Stories - Darragh\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-btn-wraper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ekit-image-accordion--btn elementskit-btn whitespace--normal\" href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/darraghs-story\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <\/span>\n                <\/label>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a37ef92 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"a37ef92\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c2b5f0c\" data-id=\"c2b5f0c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-933d0dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"933d0dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"impact\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7848e03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7848e03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Impact<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-09a35d0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"09a35d0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c530153\" data-id=\"c530153\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a14b690 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a14b690\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Read about our impact in Tanzania with the help of volunteers and donors.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-005dbf7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"005dbf7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e83f6e\" data-id=\"6e83f6e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc7371d elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-magazine-grid\" data-id=\"fc7371d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-magazine-grid.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-magazine-grid-wrap\"  data-slide-effect=\"\"><section class=\"wpr-magazine-grid wpr-mgzn-grid-3-h wpr-mgzn-grid-rows-2\"><article class=\"wpr-mgzn-grid-item elementor-clearfix post-13615 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-49 category-tanzania\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-inner\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-wrap\" data-overlay-link=\"yes\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-image-wrap\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/daughters-of-charity-health-centre1.jpg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/daughters-of-charity-health-centre1.jpg)\"><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-hover wpr-animation-wrap\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-hover-bg  wpr-overlay-fade-out wpr-anim-size-medium wpr-anim-timing-ease-default wpr-anim-transparency\" data-url=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/daughters-of-charity-health-centre-in-masanga-tanzania\/\"><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-hover-bottom elementor-clearfix\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-category elementor-repeater-item-c7fe3cb wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left wpr-pointer-none wpr-pointer-line-fx wpr-pointer-fx-fade wpr-grid-tax-style-1\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><a class=\" wpr-tax-id-49\" href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/category\/2026\/\">2026<span class=\"tax-sep\">, <\/span><\/a><a class=\" wpr-tax-id-15\" href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/category\/tanzania\/\">Tanzania<\/a><\/div><\/div><h2 class=\"wpr-grid-item-title elementor-repeater-item-c94c851 wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left wpr-pointer-none wpr-pointer-line-fx wpr-pointer-fx-fade\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><a  target=\"_self\"  href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/daughters-of-charity-health-centre-in-masanga-tanzania\/\">Daughters of Charity Health Centre in Masanga, Tanzania<\/a><\/div><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"wpr-mgzn-grid-item elementor-clearfix post-12771 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-twentyfive category-tanzania\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-inner\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-wrap\" data-overlay-link=\"yes\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-image-wrap\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/barry-sisk-scaled.jpg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/barry-sisk-scaled.jpg)\"><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-hover wpr-animation-wrap\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-hover-bg  wpr-overlay-fade-out wpr-anim-size-medium wpr-anim-timing-ease-default wpr-anim-transparency\" data-url=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/volunteer-update-barry-sisk\/\"><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-hover-bottom elementor-clearfix\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-category elementor-repeater-item-c7fe3cb wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left wpr-pointer-none wpr-pointer-line-fx wpr-pointer-fx-fade wpr-grid-tax-style-1\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><a class=\" wpr-tax-id-42\" href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/category\/twentyfive\/\">2025<span class=\"tax-sep\">, <\/span><\/a><a class=\" wpr-tax-id-15\" href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/category\/tanzania\/\">Tanzania<\/a><\/div><\/div><h2 class=\"wpr-grid-item-title elementor-repeater-item-c94c851 wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left wpr-pointer-none wpr-pointer-line-fx wpr-pointer-fx-fade\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><a  target=\"_self\"  href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/volunteer-update-barry-sisk\/\">Volunteer Update \u2013 Barry Sisk<\/a><\/div><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"wpr-mgzn-grid-item elementor-clearfix post-12702 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-twentyfive category-tanzania\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-inner\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-wrap\" data-overlay-link=\"yes\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-image-wrap\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/donall1.jpg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/donall1.jpg)\"><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-hover wpr-animation-wrap\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-hover-bg  wpr-overlay-fade-out wpr-anim-size-medium wpr-anim-timing-ease-default wpr-anim-transparency\" data-url=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/current-volunteers\/\"><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-hover-bottom elementor-clearfix\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-category elementor-repeater-item-c7fe3cb wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left wpr-pointer-none wpr-pointer-line-fx wpr-pointer-fx-fade wpr-grid-tax-style-1\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><a class=\" wpr-tax-id-42\" href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/category\/twentyfive\/\">2025<span class=\"tax-sep\">, <\/span><\/a><a class=\" wpr-tax-id-15\" href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/category\/tanzania\/\">Tanzania<\/a><\/div><\/div><h2 class=\"wpr-grid-item-title elementor-repeater-item-c94c851 wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left wpr-pointer-none wpr-pointer-line-fx wpr-pointer-fx-fade\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><a  target=\"_self\"  href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/current-volunteers\/\">Current Volunteers<\/a><\/div><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"wpr-mgzn-grid-item elementor-clearfix post-7677 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-twentyfour category-tanzania\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-inner\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-wrap\" data-overlay-link=\"yes\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-image-wrap\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0e0bebdb-05f1-4ef3-baee-c18a8fabf639.jpg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0e0bebdb-05f1-4ef3-baee-c18a8fabf639.jpg)\"><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-hover wpr-animation-wrap\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-hover-bg  wpr-overlay-fade-out wpr-anim-size-medium wpr-anim-timing-ease-default wpr-anim-transparency\" data-url=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/august-2024\/\"><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-hover-bottom elementor-clearfix\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-category elementor-repeater-item-c7fe3cb wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left wpr-pointer-none wpr-pointer-line-fx wpr-pointer-fx-fade wpr-grid-tax-style-1\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><a class=\" wpr-tax-id-36\" href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/category\/twentyfour\/\">2024<span class=\"tax-sep\">, <\/span><\/a><a class=\" wpr-tax-id-15\" href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/category\/tanzania\/\">Tanzania<\/a><\/div><\/div><h2 class=\"wpr-grid-item-title elementor-repeater-item-c94c851 wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left wpr-pointer-none wpr-pointer-line-fx wpr-pointer-fx-fade\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><a  target=\"_self\"  href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/august-2024\/\">St Catherine Laboure School Places Sponsored<\/a><\/div><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"wpr-mgzn-grid-item elementor-clearfix post-7687 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-twentyfour category-tanzania\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-inner\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-wrap\" data-overlay-link=\"yes\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-image-wrap\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0e2a42e4-b31a-4e85-a1d5-f8240f52aded.jpg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0e2a42e4-b31a-4e85-a1d5-f8240f52aded.jpg)\"><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-hover wpr-animation-wrap\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-hover-bg  wpr-overlay-fade-out wpr-anim-size-medium wpr-anim-timing-ease-default wpr-anim-transparency\" data-url=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/february-2024\/\"><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-hover-bottom elementor-clearfix\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-category elementor-repeater-item-c7fe3cb wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left wpr-pointer-none wpr-pointer-line-fx wpr-pointer-fx-fade wpr-grid-tax-style-1\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><a class=\" wpr-tax-id-36\" href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/category\/twentyfour\/\">2024<span class=\"tax-sep\">, <\/span><\/a><a class=\" wpr-tax-id-15\" href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/category\/tanzania\/\">Tanzania<\/a><\/div><\/div><h2 class=\"wpr-grid-item-title elementor-repeater-item-c94c851 wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left wpr-pointer-none wpr-pointer-line-fx wpr-pointer-fx-fade\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><a  target=\"_self\"  href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/february-2024\/\">Centre for Women\u2019s Development<\/a><\/div><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"wpr-mgzn-grid-item elementor-clearfix post-12407 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-twentythree category-tanzania\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-inner\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-wrap\" data-overlay-link=\"yes\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-image-wrap\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/sinead-e1746009434682.jpg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/sinead-e1746009434682.jpg)\"><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-hover wpr-animation-wrap\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-hover-bg  wpr-overlay-fade-out wpr-anim-size-medium wpr-anim-timing-ease-default wpr-anim-transparency\" data-url=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/volunteer-story-sinead-mccolgan\/\"><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-hover-bottom elementor-clearfix\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-category elementor-repeater-item-c7fe3cb wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left wpr-pointer-none wpr-pointer-line-fx wpr-pointer-fx-fade wpr-grid-tax-style-1\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><a class=\" wpr-tax-id-37\" href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/category\/twentythree\/\">2023<span class=\"tax-sep\">, <\/span><\/a><a class=\" wpr-tax-id-15\" href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/category\/tanzania\/\">Tanzania<\/a><\/div><\/div><h2 class=\"wpr-grid-item-title elementor-repeater-item-c94c851 wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left wpr-pointer-none wpr-pointer-line-fx wpr-pointer-fx-fade\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><a  target=\"_self\"  href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/volunteer-story-sinead-mccolgan\/\">Volunteer Story &#8211; Sin\u00e9ad McColgan<\/a><\/div><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/section><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-37d2926 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"37d2926\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5090928\" data-id=\"5090928\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b28587 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b28587\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Want to get involved? Visit &#8216;<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/volunteering-with-vlm\/\">Volunteering with VLM<\/a><\/span>&#8216;.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb78357 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"eb78357\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c64d3d\" data-id=\"5c64d3d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdfc1af elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"cdfc1af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d098d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"8d098d4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc7a5a6\" data-id=\"fc7a5a6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33dd0e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33dd0e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Visit other countries we work in<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c59af07 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"c59af07\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2707a2a\" data-id=\"2707a2a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afaa7c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"afaa7c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ethopia<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbd36aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dbd36aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/volunteer-projects-in-ethiopia\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2267\" height=\"1700\" src=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ethopia.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3462\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ethopia.jpg 2267w, https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ethopia-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ethopia-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ethopia-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ethopia-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ethopia-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2267px) 100vw, 2267px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb85233\" data-id=\"eb85233\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29bae83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29bae83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kenya<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50d19d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"50d19d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/volunteer-projects-in-kenya\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1896\" height=\"1237\" src=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ken02-scaled-e1729870188489.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10999\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ken02-scaled-e1729870188489.jpg 1896w, https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ken02-scaled-e1729870188489-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ken02-scaled-e1729870188489-1200x783.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ken02-scaled-e1729870188489-768x501.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ken02-scaled-e1729870188489-1536x1002.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1896px) 100vw, 1896px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-12ef0c3\" data-id=\"12ef0c3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d46aaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d46aaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ghana<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-279a47c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"279a47c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/volunteer-projects-in-ghana\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1082\" src=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ghana-e1729799141374.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3564\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ghana-e1729799141374.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ghana-e1729799141374-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ghana-e1729799141374-1200x845.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ghana-e1729799141374-768x541.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9974973 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"9974973\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-086fc7b\" data-id=\"086fc7b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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This was post-Covid 19 and the humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia and VLM sought to build new partnerships with the Vincentian Fathers and Daughters of Charity in other countries. Since then, many have volunteered in projects across Tanzania. Tanzania is located in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It has a population of 62 million, making it the most populous country located entirely south of the equator. Map of Tanzania Some facts about Tanzania Tanzania is home to Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa and the tallest free-standing peak in the world. Over 120 languages are spoken in Tanzania. Swahili is its official language. Most Tanzanians live in rural areas, and only about 7% of rural regions have electricity. \u00a0Tanzania is one of Africa&#8217;s fastest growing economies, however, widespread poverty persists. Almost half of its population is living on less than $1.90 per day. The flag of Tanzania represents four elements of daily life &#8211; the green represents nature\u2019s beauty, the yellow represents the mineral deposits of the country, the black represents the people, and the blue represents the great lakes. Tanzanian Flag Projects Songea Project: De Paul School Area Details Suitable for 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 \u2013 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 \u2013 soccer\/football, netball, basketball, volleyball. Accommodation is with the Vincentian Fathers in their house which is beside the school campus.\u00a0 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. Dar es Salaam Projects:\u00a0De Paul School,\u00a0Vinkindu Kindergarten, Hospital Area Details Suitable for Area Dar es Salaam is the biggest city in Tanzania. Weather is dry and hot all year round.\u00a0Vikindu is located on the outskirts of Dar es Salaam.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 The is a hospital that would besuitable for all healthcare workers. The sisters also run a kindergarten here. Accommodation is onsite with the sisters. Suitable for Suitable for:\u00a0\u00a0Teacher and hospital suitable for all healthcare workers.\u00a0 Masanga Project: St Catherine Laboure\u00a0School, Hospital\u00a0 Area Details Suitable for Area Masanaga is a small village located in the north of Tanzania and is very remote.\u00a0 Details The school has 236 pupils from age 5 to 14 (103 boys, 133 girls). Girls are prioritised for places. Some children board. The nursery has 35 pupils (15 boys, 20 girls). There are 15 teachers and 12 non-teaching staff. Accommodation is with the Daughters of Charity in their house which is adjacent to the school.\u00a0\u00a0 The Daughters of Charity run a hospital in Masanga. Additionally, they have a women\u2019s empowerment programme and a Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) project here.\u00a0 Accommodation is with the Vincentian Fathers in their house which is beside the school campus.\u00a0 Suitable for This placement is suitable for volunteers 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. Volunteer Stories Volunteer Stories &#8211; Conor Read More Volunteer Stories &#8211; Jane Read More Volunteer Stories &#8211; Darragh Read More Impact Read about our impact in Tanzania with the help of volunteers and donors. 2024, Tanzania St Catherine Laboure School Places Sponsored 2024, Tanzania Centre for Women\u2019s Development 2023, Tanzania St Catherine Laboure School Bus Want to get involved? Visit &#8216;Volunteering with VLM&#8216;. 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