Voluntary Project Overview

Career break volunteers on this women empowerment project work with our in-country teams and local partners in Tanzania, in villages around the towns of Arusha and Moshi, and in the Pare Mountains.

This volunteer abroad project relies upon grants provided by the FutureSense Foundation, which are distributed amongst selected families affected by HIV/AIDS. The beneficiaries are given business advice and support, which gives them the opportunity to improve their quality of life and support their families independently.

The Volunteer Abroad Role

This opportunity to volunteer in Tanzania is ideal for career breakers with business experience and an interest in.

Those volunteering in Tanzania on this community project abroad work closely with our partners throughout the funding process. As a volunteer working for women’s empowerment, you will meet short-listed recipients of our HIV/AIDS grants and select beneficiaries for the business development project.

Career break volunteers will then apply their business experience to work with selected families and help them develop a simple business plan, and provide basic training in sales and accountancy. Once the beneficiaries of this women empowerment abroad project have established themselves, volunteers abroad will continue to provide business training and advice to protect the future of women entrepreneurs in Tanzania.

Volunteer Work Impact

As a volunteering opportunity in women’s empowerment abroad, our livelihood programmes in Tanzania are incredibly rewarding. Career break volunteers can make a meaningful contribution to the lives of struggling widows and witness the impact of their work firsthand. In a short period of time, volunteers can help families to become successful enough to enjoy three meals a day and for their children to return to school.

As a volunteer abroad, you will gain a unique insight into communities affected by HIV/AIDS, where you can share your business skills while discovering more about yourself.

Other Volunteer Abroad opportunities

While this placement volunteering in Tanzania is full time, career break volunteers have the opportunity to get involved in the local community on their own initiative. As a volunteer in Tanzania, you can teach English at a local school, help run after school clubs or even organise English classes for adults.

Tanzania is home to Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa, and boasts some of Africa’s finest games reserves, making it a great place to explore as a traveller. MondoChallenge can provide a range of specially prepared career break travel programmes for those who wish to explore their surroundings.

Voluntary Programme Requirements/Eligibility Criteria

Candidates for volunteering in Africa need good communication skills, an open mind, plenty of enthusiasm and a good sense of humour!Due to the business development aspect of this , we recommend that career break volunteers have a minimum of four years business experience. In order to complete a full round of grants, a minimum of three months is required on this career break abroad.

Volunteer Accommodation and Living arrangements

Participants on this women empowerment volunteer programme in Tanzania are placed either in Arusha, Moshi or the Pare Mountains, depending on the needs of the local communities at the time.

Living conditions are quite basic in some areas with volunteers generally being accommodated with local host families, where they have their own room. All meals are provided by the local family, allowing you to totally immerse yourself in African life and culture, and even learn some Swahili!

For volunteering abroad projects in and around Arusha there are a wider range of accommodation options that you may wish to discuss with us when planning your career break in Tanzania.

What’s included in your Programme Fee?

• Project selection and placement - Our in-country teams work constantly to identify and select projects that are doing exemplary work in developing countries but need your skills and effort. Our staff are in dialogue with you to ensure that we choose a project that really needs you, where you will use your skills and contribute, because at MondoChallenge, we believe that a great volunteering experience is largely dependant on matching you with the right project
• Pre Departure Briefing - Before you leave, we will arrange for a pre departure briefing where we help you with small but extremely helpful details on your chosen destination. Things like: what to pack, local culture and customs, food, safety and precautions if any - simple things to make your life easier!
• Guidance for processing visa - MondoChallenge will arrange for any relevant documents and guide you through the visa process.
• Airport Pick Up - Arriving in a new city and not knowing where to go and how to go can be quite unnerving. A MondoChallenge representative will meet you at the airport and take you to your place of stay where you can put your feet up after a long flight.
• In country Orientation and Welcome Pack - When you arrive in the city, you will be given an orientation where you could meet other volunteers from MondoChallenge, know all about the city, how to find your way around, where to get SIM cards for the phone, small bits that you will need help sorting out in the first few days.
• In Country Support - Our local co-ordinators are there to guide you through out your stay. They will make sure that you are settled at your project, are comfortable with your accommodation and provide guidance on local culture and customs to ensure that you have a memorable and rewarding experience.
• Accommodation - In most cases you stay with a local host family. It gives you a taste of the daily life of a local. You will have a single room on a non-sharing basis. However if you are travelling with a friend or partner we can arrange for twin/double accommodation. If you prefer independent accommodation, this maybe possible in certain areas at an additional cost and our Programme Managers will be able to assist you with this.
• Breakfast and Dinner - Local home cooked food, will be provided at the home stays. This gives you a chance to experience local dishes.
• Contribution to Livelihood Grant - The Livelihood Grant programme helps those who have lost breadwinners in the family due to HIV. The programme provides both monetary and advisory support to help these people build and sustain a livelihood, have two square meals and live a life of dignity. The monetary support for these people is made through our registered charity, FutureSense Foundation (Charity No: 1132101). We like all volunteers on the business programme make a financial contribution to the Foundation and this is used to help more people attain sustainable livelihoods. You can either provide a direct contribution or fundraise the amount through family & friends and we can help you with tips to do this. This can be made as a separate payment directly to the Foundation to claim tax relief on the same.

Not Included:

• International Flights
• Visa and Travel insurance Costs
• Vaccination
• Local Transport and Travel
• Personal Expenses

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