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Volunteers- Organizations to Consider
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The organizations listed below provided FOT with — among other
things — a brief summary of the organization, their volunteer needs
and skill levels required and general location of the project i.e.
town and region.
There is also information about the organization’s contact
person, and — when available — a website address. Note: When
contacting the organization the communication may sometimes be slow:
regular mail may be delayed, email can be great but power supplies
may fluctuate. Cell phones are better, and more common, than
landlines, but calling from
Tanzania to the US would be expensive.
Although some of us at Friends of Tanzania may know some or all
of the listed organizations, we do not endorse any, and take no
responsibility for your choice and experience.
Please note: We have just started listing
organizations which offer volunteer opportunities and we expect to
post more over the next few months. For anyone wanting to list their
opportunity, contact
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Amani Children's Home is committed to
reducing the number of children living on the streets in
Tanzania by providing a nurturing place for homeless children
to heal, grow, and learn. In addition to providing long-term
care, Amani aims to reunite children with their relatives when
possible and to equip their families with the tools they need
to be self-sustainable. Amani is dedicated to creating a path
for each child that leads to a future filled with hope.
Location(s) in Tanzania:
Moshi town,
Kilimanjaro region, Tanzania
Volunteer Opportunities available (including role,
tasks, skills required):
Visit http://amanikids.org/volunteering-at-amani/long-term-volunteer-program
Contact person in Tanzania:
Name:
Joe Ventura, Communications
Coordinator
Cell phone number: +255 752
220 637
Email address:
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Postal address: Amani Children's
Home
P. O. Box 6515
Moshi, Tanzania
Website:
http://www.amanikids.org
Contact person in the USA:
N/A
Most recent update: June,
2009 |
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CNFA was founded on the principle that
empowering people economically gives them the tools and
confidence they need to change their lives. We provide
opportunities for active and retired businesspeople, farmers,
and others to provide people in developing countries with
practical technical assistance. The assignments—between two
and four weeks long—address needs within host organizations
and are completed with full funding from USAID’s
Farmer-to-Farmer program.
Locations in Tanzania: Nationwide
Volunteer Opportunities available: including
role, tasks, skills required:
www.cnfa.org/ftfvolunteeropportunities provides
an up-to-date listing of all CNFA’s volunteer opportunities,
including those in Tanzania.
Contact person in Tanzania: N/A
Contact person in the USA:
Name: Mike Colgrove, CNFA
Email address
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US Phone: (202) 296-3920
Website:
www.cnfa.org/farmertofarmer/volunteer-opportunities
CNFA was founded on the principle that
empowering people economically gives them the tools and
confidence they need to change their lives. We provide
opportunities for active and retired businesspeople, farmers,
and others to provide people in developing countries with
practical technical assistance. The assignments—between two
and four weeks long—address needs within host organizations
and are completed with full funding from USAID’s
Farmer-to-Farmer program.
Locations in Tanzania: Nationwide
Volunteer Opportunities available:
including role, tasks, skills required: Our website provides an up-to-date
listing of all CNFA’s volunteer opportunities, including those
in Tanzania. |
| Development of Free
Educational Services Centers for Orphans (DEFESCO) |
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DEFESCO is a non-governmental organization
that is non-political and non-religious. It was started in
2003 and officially registered in 2004. DEFESCO started with
20 students and now serves over 301 students. The students
come to the centre before or after school hours and the
services rendered to them include: Teaching and remedial
coaching, paying their school fees, providing text books,
exercise books, pens etc, providing school uniforms, shoes,
socks, counseling which includes processing grief, use of free
time, use of money etc, and medication.
Location(s) in Tanzania:
MWANZA (This
is the biggest town on the shores of lake Victoria)
Volunteer Opportunities available (including role,
tasks, skills required):
Teaching, counseling,
administration, fundraising, art and crafts, gardening
workshops, animal husbandry workshops, training in
micro-finance and bookkeeping
Contact person in Tanzania:
Name:
Laban Aggrey
Cell phone number:
+255-754-844-779
Land line phone number:
+255-28 256 0930
Email address:
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Postal address: P. O. Box 10543
MWANZA. TANZANIA.
Website: http://www.defescotanzania.blogspot.com
Contact person in the USA:
N/A
Most recent update: June,
2009 |
| Mkombozi Vocational
Training and Community Development Centre (MVTCDC) |
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MKOMBOZI is a non-profit making NGO,
founded in 1999 by a retired Home Economics teacher, Mrs Asha
K.Mshana. We have educational programs in hotel training,
tailoring and computer skills for self-employment and
community development for youth and adults, and support for
vulnerable children.
Location(s) in Tanzania:
MOSHI City in
KILIMANJARO Region (Sukari Road, Pasua Ward)
Volunteer Opportunities available (including role,
tasks, skills required):
We work with volunteers
from all over the world, long and short term, both males and
females with skills in hotel training, language, English,
German, computer, and business.
Contact person in Tanzania:
Name:
Asha K. Mshana
Cell phone number:
+225 754 309 908
Land line phone number:
none
Email address:
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Postal address: P.O BOX 968, Moshi,
Tanzania.
Website:
www.mkombozi.org
Contact person in the USA:
Candy
Warner:
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Most recent update: June,
2009 |
| Nianjema Secondary and
High School |
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Nianjema Secondary and High School was
founded in 2000 and continues to be managed by former Peace
Corps Volunteer Charlie Sloan. The school has grown from 90
students, 7 teachers and 8 buildings, to 300 students, 23
teachers and 22 buildings, including a computer lab, over
7,000 library books, 2 student dormitories and 9 staff houses.
Construction is underway to build the high school complex,
more dormitories and staff houses. Nianjema also offers
sports, the arts, and debate programs. As the government
schools take the top students, our goal is to educate those
who are left behind.
Location(s) in Tanzania:
Nianjema is
located in Bagamoyo, which is considered a resort town, only
about 50 miles north of Dar es Salaam on the Indian Ocean.
Volunteer Opportunities available:
Teachers are needed to give supplemental support
in English, sciences, math, sports and computer science. In
October and November an intensive English course is offered to
incoming students. A commitment of a minimum of one month is
requested. Housing is available with school meals
included.
Contact person in Tanzania:
Name:
Charlie Sloan
Cell phone number:
011 255 754 772 827
Land line phone
number: 011 255 232 440 334
Email address:
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Postal address: Nianjema High
School,
P. O. Box 215 Bagamoyo, Tanzania
Website: http://www.TanzaniaEducation.org
Contact person in the USA:
Name:
Daphne Sloan
Email address:
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Address: 107 Pleasant Street,
NW
Vienna, VA 22180
Phone number: 703
938 9668
Website: http://www.tanzaniaeducation.org/
Most Recent Update: October
2009 |
| Women’s Education and
Economic Center |
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Women’s Education and Economic Center
(WEECE) supports marginalized women of the
Kilimanjaro region to achieve economic stability and gender
equality through education, counseling, advocacy and
micro-loans. It is the only community based organization in
the region using an integrated approach at a grass roots level
to address the problems of poverty and discrimination.
Location(s) in Tanzania:
Moshi town in
Kilimanjaro region (KCMC Road--half km from KCMC Referral
Hospital)
Volunteer Opportunities available:
(including role, tasks, skills required)
Teachers
of English, computer skills, tailoring and handicrafts,
everyday cooking, baking and common domestic skills. Social
workers, writers to complete project reports, house
painters.
Contact person in Tanzania:
Name:
Valeria Mrema, Executive Director
Cell
phone number: +255 075 469 8423
Land line
phone number: +255 027 275 3162
Email
address:
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Postal address: P.O. BOX 8820, Moshi
Tanzania
Website: http://www.weece.org/
Contact person in the USA
Vivian
Unterweger
Friends of WEECE
21 Boylston St.
Jamaica
Plain, MA 02130
Most Recent Update: June
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