Inspire Young Lives with help2kids: Volunteer in Tanzania

It was a very nice experience and I'm sure I will do it again. I felt happy and good in the projects and also at the gecko / free time. At the daycare I would write exercises in their books, corrected their homework, played games, dancing and singing with the kids.

I was really happy about my role in the projects. First I needed some time to get used to the program but I had a great time here. I heard about help2kids from a friend who was here last year, she recommended it to me.

I loved the Beach Games in Lifuwu! The kids came voluntarily and could escape from the hard housework, we would never do in our society at their age. It was just so touching to see their smiling faces.... In Malawi there is no "hello" to greet someone. They say "how is your day/evening/morning?". And the most impressive thing is: They really care about you, even when they are strangers.

I loved the sound of the projects, the country of Tanzania looked amazing too. Plus, I liked how it's relatively small, so it has a very personal feel to it, and it's exciting to be a part of an organisation which will definitely grow. I was at Kunduchi Day Care Centre and English Corner; in KDCC we were helping the teachers with how or prepare the children for school - social etiquette and how to behave in a classroom. In the English Corner, we were entrusted with teaching the local fishermen English to try and improve their standard of living. I loved everything, and I didn't dislike anything.

My volunteer experience was very good. I liked my daily routine especially. I enjoyed the afternoon program to spend time with the children at the children's home and teaching english at the English corner. The application process was very good, fast and easy. I felt safe and the food was very good. I liked the atmosphere at the Friendly Gecko. I really enjoyed the Saturday afternoon swimming with the children and eating dinner with them. That was so beautiful. Asante sana!

In general, I just like to be with the kids and meet other people/culture. The most impressive project are the visits of the villages (outridge) in Malawi.In Malawi, doing useful things during the long spare time - eg. preparing games or things for handicrafts, painting walls in the Guesthouse...

It was a very big experience to stay here and the time in the projects was really beautiful. I was teaching some kids in the school in English and at the children home we played games every day or made decorations for the football tournament. I am hoping to come back next year with some friends.

I was really happy with the daily routine. I met really nice and lovely volunteers and I would definitely recommend this project to friends. I thought that help2kids had more interesting projects than other organizations and the process before arrival was really good.

I wanted to travel to and help2kids had a number of varied and valuable projects, from schooling to sports. I really liked the people, from the Gecko manager, staff at the Gecko, manager(s) and staff at the school, other volunteers, the children and the support workers in all locations. The experience was an enjoyable and rewarding one and the only major downside was that I couldn't stay longer!

I love English Corner - the students as amazing people and as enthusiastic learners. As a native English speaker I really enjoyed leading the advanced class every day. I also particularly like the transport experience in Dar and the opportunity to learn Swahili.

I've met a lot of new people. I also learned a lot from new people. I also learned something new about myself and my abilities. I had a great time with the children, sometimes it was challenging but it was great and I had a good feeling about what I did.

I was very impressed from the children being so ambitious and polite all the time. I wish here in Europe it would be the same and people would appreciate their life circumstances a lot more. The food was very delicious and great people everywhere. I worked in Bajeviro School, where I supported the teachers and in the English Corner, where I was teaching the Fishermen in English every evening. Once a week I also visited the Children's Home to play with the kids.

I could see the importance of all tasks. Everything was ideal, projects administration, transport, and culture were perfectly explained. It couldn't have been a better stay, the staff is amazing. I will never forget how kind and supportive they were to me. It was one of the greatest experiences of my life.

I have been very impressed with the whole project and as a consequence very much enjoyed my volunteering time. I think help2kids all doing a very good job. I cannot think of anything to improve at the moment.

I loved the food, especially the chapati! It had always been a dream of mine to volunteer in such a program. It was great going to English corner and teaching English to the local fishermen, it was a great place for cultural exchange.

Being able to spent some time with locals (who became friends later) and also to have so many other volunteers around you led to feeling at home quickly.The programmes are really good. I would suggest, though, to organize better the lessons especially for Kunduchi English Corner or to keep track on what has been taught so that the new volunteers know about which topics the students have already spoken about.

I loved this place. I went nearly every afternoon to the English Corner and that was so much fun. In the mornings I would either go to the Kunduchi daycare or to the primary school. I would definitely recommend this experience to my friends.

I met a lot of people from different countries, they're now all my friends :). The experience to see how the people life in Tanzania and how the culture works is great. To see how good the christian and muslim peopled live together was one of the interesting things I saw in Tanzania. Because there is a big different to the Countries in Europe or somewhere else in the world. In the most Countries the people with different religions can live together but there is almost a separation between the people. And I didn't see this separation in Tanzania. There is no matter if you are a christian or muslim, you just need to be a human. Tanzania should be for this part a role model for the whole world.

It was both an educational and cultural experience. I really enjoyed interacting with children and locals. I have always wanted to come to Africa, and I found the help2kids whole ethos and the varied projects appealing. The staff, mammas and volunteers were wonderful. The staff was really helpful and willing to help out at any time and shared a lot of knowledge and experience.

I loved spending time with the kids in the children's home. For me, it was the best time there and the hardest to say goodbye. Spending time with them and give them love was the best experience ever. I learned a lot about myself and could show the other volunteers around.