Care in Tanzania with Projects Abroad

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Volunteering abroad in Tanzania is a rewarding way to help improve conditions for disadvantaged children in Africa. You can contribute towards this important development work during a gap year, career break, or vacation time. Volunteers with skills and experience are welcome but you do not need to have either to volunteer. Energy, passion and a commitment to the underprivileged children that we work with is enough to partake on a placement. There are thousands of orphans in Tanzania, about 40 percent who have been affected by HIV/AIDS. With an HIV/AIDS prevalence rate at 9 percent and an estimated infection rate that is much higher, the situation is unlikely to improve for years to come. In many of the orphanages and care homes, staff struggle with limited resources to feed, clothe, and...

Program Highlights

Our Care placements are located in and around the town of Arusha in northern Tanzania and in the vibrant coastal city of Dar es Salaam.

It's your role as a volunteer - spending quality time with a child, playing games with a group & finding a way to put a smile on their faces - that Projects Abroad volunteers are so valuable.

We have volunteer opportunities in smaller care homes and day care centers that look after children from single parent families or for the children of street beggars.