Orphanage Care Work
from £1395 GBP
Orphanage Care Work
Duration: from 4 Weeks to 12 Months
Countries: Tanzania
Call: 0845 344 7562
Product Details
Voluntary care work in Tanzania is a rewarding way to help improve conditions for disadvantaged local children. Volunteers with qualifications 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 should see you through.
There are many thousands of orphans in Tanzania, about 40% of whom have been affected by HIV/Aids. With an HIV/Aids prevalence rate of 9%, and an estimated infection rate which is much higher, the situation is unlikely to improve significantly for years to come. In many of the orphanages and care homes staff struggle with limited resources to feed, clothe and educate the children in their care. Staff often don't have the time to provide the individual love and attention that these children crave.
Whichever volunteer care project you join in Tanzania, you need to be ready for a challenge. Many of the children are desperate for attention and there may sometimes be children in your care who have health problems or who need special attention due to disabilities.
What will I do
It is in your role as a volunteer - spending quality one-on-one time with a child, playing games with a group of children and finding a way to put a smile on their faces - that Projects Abroad volunteers are so valuable.
Whether you are feeding and bathing babies and toddlers, taking a group of children out for an afternoon trip, helping older children with English school homework or playing a game with the younger ones, you will be an essential part of their development. Please let us know about any extra interests or skills that you have which could be used in a care placement.
How to apply?Feel free to call or email us, we have a friendly team ready to answer your questions. Visit our website and complete the online application. Complete the application form as fully as possible. While it is useful for us to have your passport number and referee details they are not immediately crucial to start processing your application.
A deposit of £195 / €295 / AUS $ 495 is required with your application. We will immediately acknowledge receipt of your application and deposit payment.
Duration Details:
4 weeks to 12 months
Representative:
All the time
This placement would suit:
Those looking for a rewarding way to help improve conditions for disadvantaged local children.
Do you accept non UK citizens?
yes
Do you accept applicants with disabilities?
yes
User Comments:
“I hope you will consider volunteering with Projects Abroad. This is an amazing organisation and they will send you somewhere that could really use your help. If there’s anything I can tell you from my own experience it would be three things. Don’t get too discouraged; it will take you a little time to get your bearings. Always be prepared to adapt; things won’t always go the way you expect them to. And, most importantly, try and have some fun; you’ll find if you do the people around you will have some as well.”
~ by Anthony Finn
Inclusions
insurance, accommodation, food, airport pickup
Projects Abroad
Help, Learn, Explore. You can do all of these with Projects Abroad. We organise flexible volunteering programmes in the developing world. We have sent 20,000 volunteers away to 23 different countries since 1992. We offer projects such as Teaching, Care, Conservation, Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Journalism, Business, Law and Human Rights amongst others.
