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Household Economic Empowerment and Conservation

The experience

Join final year students to support women living along National Parks corridors in Tanzania to develop alternative economic activities such as bee keeping and handcrafts so as to reduce their entire dependence on nature for survival as a way protecting the diversity.
Enjoy natural environment of wildlife, vegetation and natives while empowering local communities and protecting biodiversity

What you offer

30 hours of help per week

Music: Perform to entertain guests, children or local communities.

Child Care: Caring for, playing with, and spending time with children.

Social Work: Help with volunteer work in local projects and communities.

Teaching Languages: Teaching a language to the host, guests, or local communities.

What you get

2 days off per week

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Discounts on Tours: Get discounts for tours and excursions around town.

Free Parties: Get free entrance for the best parties in town.

Free Events: Get free entrance for the best events in town.

Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Certificate: Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.

Requirements

Over 18 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Perhaps you are a student looking into doing your research while working with local communities or you are a professional passionate about utilising your skills to support local communities,
You will work with our staff to develop deliverables as well as matching and clarifying expectations for both the organisation and you.
You will decide whether to stay in our hostels or homestay or you will choose to stay in a hotel depending on your preferences.
We advise Home-stays and hostels because they are affordable and reliable and we provide those services at our ends.

Activities & Shift

You will travel with our team using project vehicles
You will organise community workshops
You will deliver presentation and you will have our staff as a translator
You will have an opportunity to learn from communities challenges and opportunities in conservation, human wildlife conflict.
You will train how to package and sell their handcrafts and other products like honey
You will have opportunity to attend social events and activities

Rules

Embracing cultural diversity
Upholding professionalism
Team work