Description

International Volunteer HQ is seeking volunteers for a varying number of opportunities in Tanzania. Placements include teaching various subjects, working with an orphanage, or lending a hand in the medical field in both urban and rural parts of the country.

International Volunteer HQ's partner organization in Tanzania needs volunteers NOW!

* Teaching

Our volunteers are placed in exciting community schools, public schools or orphanage schools. Many of the schools we work with are constantly understaffed and are always in need of new volunteers. In this program, volunteers can work by themselves or alongside other teachers and volunteers. Typical subjects taught include English, Math, Science, Social Studies, Art and Physical Education. School in Tanzania runs for three terms a year (Term One - January to April, Term Two - May to August, Term Three - September to November). However, we place volunteers in both government schools as well as English medium schools. These schools take breaks at different times in the year so there is always a teaching placement available for our volunteers in Tanzania. N.B. Volunteers DO NOT need to be a qualified or experienced teacher.

There is also an opportunity to work with a special needs school in Arusha for those who are interested. The school has around 25 children, ranging in age from 3 to 25 years old. Their disabilities range from physical disabilities to mental disabilities, such as autism and Down's syndrome. They need a lot of love and attention. If anyone has experience working with special needs children or is interested in volunteering at the school, please note your interest on your IVHQ application form and with your program coordinator once you have registered.

IVHQ PLACEMENT: Jue Pre and Primary School

Located in Sakina area, 10- 15 minute's walk from the IVHQ volunteer house, this school has over 140 children ranging in age from 3 to 13. This school selects it's children from the surrounding area from low income families but also accepts orphans who are in great need. Volunteers teach classes dependent on their education, confidence and experiences but past volunteers have taught English, mathematics, science, French, social studies arts and sports. NB This is only an example placement which is one of many offered by IVHQ in Tanzania and not necessarily the one you will be working at.

* Orphanage Work

Sub-Saharan African countries are suffering from huge number of orphans left behind after their parents die from illnesses such as HIV/AIDS resulting in a larger number of orphanages in countries such as Tanzania. Contributing to this disproportionate number of orphanages is the fact that in some cases the parents are simply unable to provide for the children or they have been abandoned, increasing the number of orphans in Tanzania. Volunteers need to understand, however, that Tanzanian orphanages are not organized the way most Westerners expect. Because of the family-oriented culture, orphans tend to be absorbed into extended families or are even sometimes taken in by neighbors. These added children put a huge strain on the families who take them in and so the orphans are sent to 'orphanages' for certain hours of the day to receive education, interaction and food. Western volunteers must understand that the children usually do not live at the orphanage and are only there for a few hours in the day and so, if placed in an orphanage, one of your core roles will most likely be teaching. Along with teaching, volunteers who work in an orphanage help with general work and daily chores and will generally work from 8:00 am until 3:30 pm. Your participation in an orphanage project is not only appreciated by the children but also by the orphanage administration. This work ranges from cooking and cleaning to farm work, assisting with feeding programs, caring for children and babies and teaching.

IVHQ PLACEMENT: Faraja Orphanage Centre

Located at Kwa Ngulelo village near Arusha this orphanage is home to sixty children ranging in age from 4 to 14. During the school period there is a nursery school program in the orphanage for the lower aged children in the orphanage and local village. Attending this school is approximately 40 children in total, spread over two classrooms. Volunteers in this orphanage help teachers to do their lessons, drawings, sports, games and sometimes assist with the cleaning of the dormitories and clothes. In addition to this they also help with the cooking of meals for the children. NB This is only an example placement which is one of many offered by IVHQ in Tanzania and not necessarily the one you will be working at.

* Medical Placement

Healthcare is neither easily accessible nor affordable for many Tanzanians living in the rural villages and poor urban areas. Poverty creates a large barrier to the acquisition of healthcare in general, but in rural areas in particular. Our volunteers work in a number of medical clinics and hospitals in urban and suburban Arusha. These dispensaries and hospitals have very basic equipment and facilities. Volunteers are placed in a hospital or dispensary based on previous medical training and experience. The key requirements in a medical volunteer (aside from the relevant training and qualifications) are initiative, enthusiasm, and readiness to work in unfamiliar circumstances - a surgery with minimal equipment, an understaffed hospital, or a clinic for leprosy or tuberculosis patients. Because of the utmost importance of proper healthcare coupled with the fact that most volunteers cannot communicate directly with patients due to language barriers, volunteers need to understand that a key role in medical placement is simple observation. The doctors are understandably hesitant to allow volunteers to operate on patients. While a medical volunteer may be appropriately qualified to do so, the instruments available in Tanzania will probably not be familiar to volunteers. So, if working on the medical placement do not become frustrated if you are not actually conducting surgeries. You will be observing surgeries, taking blood pressure, administering vaccines, along with a wide range of other medical tasks.

N.B. For the Medical Placement, volunteers need to be training or qualified in a relevant medical field. Therefore, volunteers must supply a scanned copy of their medical certificate to Jamie-lee (IVHQ Tanzania program coordinator) upon registering into this program. Also, advise which specific department or area you would like to be involved in during your volunteer experience (this must be relevant to your training). Medical volunteers in Tanzania, must be registered onto the IVHQ program at least four months before their due start date, due to the registration process where we have to register you with the local Tanzanian authorities. if you fall within this time frame you can also consider the Kenya and Ghana medical programs. Finally, medical volunteers will need to bring a white lab coat. You will not be allowed to work in the placement until you have one, and while you can have one tailor-made for you in Arusha, you will lose at least 3-5 days of work time while waiting for it to be completed.

IVHQ PLACEMENT: Ngarenaro Maternity Clinic

Located in the city centre 3 km from the IVHQ volunteer house, the clinic is very busy serving pregnant women and their babies from Arusha city and the surrounding area. The clinic accepts volunteers who are both medical professional and medical students (at least two years clinical hands on experience required). Volunteers have done a variety of jobs at this clinic but the main task and roles centered on assisting local nurses in labor room, giving vaccinations to the new born, general cleaning in the ward, and treating mothers and their children who come to attend the clinic. NB This is only an example placement which is one of many offered by IVHQ in Tanzania and not necessarily the one you will be working at.

NB. All medical placements require a one off placement fee of USD 80 regardless of your placement duration. This fee goes directly to the Medical Centre with which you work and is payable in Tanzania directly to the local staff.

Highlights

* Extremely affordable program fees
* Quality Programs
* Flexible Placements
* 24/7 Support
* Loyalty Program
* IVHQ Information Booklet

Qualifications

Volunteers must be over 18 years of age at the beginning of the program and have at least a high school education. Volunteers participating in the Medical Placement must have appropriate training and certification (to be presented to IVHQ partner staff on arrival in Tanzania).

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

Program fees range from USD 270 (1 week) to USD 2,480 (6 Months)

Program Fees Include:

What do my fees pay for?

* Registration Fee (Refundable if you choose not to go)
- 24/7 support from IVHQ staff
- program marketing costs
- information pack
- administration costs
- travel costs to inspect programs and communication costs with volunteers
- You will also receive a dedicated program coordinator

* Program Fee
- Airport pick up
- orientation
- program supervision
- accommodation and meals during volunteer placement period
- In-country 24/7 support and In-country administration costs

* What additional costs will I have?
- Visa
- flights
- travel insurance (recommended)
- vaccinations
- souvenirs
- trips or tours you do while in the country
- transfer back to the airport from program
- spending money (volunteers in Tanzania generally find USD 30 to be sufficient for basic weekly expenses)

Experience Required

no

Volunteer Types

Age Range

18-80!

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Group living
• Home-stays

Application Process Involves

• Online Application plus Application Assessment

Typically The Application Process Time is

1 week

Post Services Include

• Alumni Network
• Exit Debriefing Abroad

International Volunteer HQ's Mission Statement

International Volunteer HQ aims to provide volunteers with quality, flexible, safe and highly affordable volunteering placements in developing countries. In addition to providing aid and assistance to these countries, International Volunteer HQ endeavors to increase education and heighten awareness through not only the skills and expertise taken by volunteers to their host communities and institutions, but also through the experiences and lessons volunteers will in turn take back to their own countries and cultures.

Year Founded

2007