👧👦Teach, play & support children in a community project in Karatu-Tanzania
The experience
We are a small community project in Tanzania working with children through the Community Childcare Foundation. We welcome volunteers who would like to support by teaching basic English, helping with games, gardening, and community activities. You’ll stay in a simple homestay near the school and experience local culture, food, and daily life while making a positive impact.
What you offer
5 hours of help per day
Child Care:
Caring for, playing with, and spending time with children.
Social Work:
Help with volunteer work in local projects and communities.
Teaching Sports:
Teaching or assisting the host, guests, or local communities in practicing sports or physical activities.
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.
Shared Dorm:
You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.
Breakfast:
You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.
Free Laundry:
You can use our laundry room freely.
Free Events:
Get free entrance for the best events in town.
Use our equipped kitchen:
Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
Requirements
Fluent English or Fluent English
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
Volunteers who join our program support the activities of the Community Childcare Foundation in Tanzania. The foundation works with children from the local community, helping with education, childcare, and community development.
Volunteers usually help for about 4–5 hours per day, 5 days a week. In exchange, we provide a friendly cultural experience where volunteers can live with the community, learn about local life, and make a real impact in children's lives.
No special skills are required, but volunteers who enjoy working with children, teaching, playing, and helping in community activities are very welcome.
Activities & Shift
Volunteers may help with different activities such as:
- Assisting teachers with basic lessons for children
- Playing educational games with children
- Helping children practice English
- Supporting simple childcare activities
- Helping organize community activities
- Assisting with small environmental or cleaning activities around the center
Every day is a little different, but the goal is to support children's learning, happiness, and development while creating a positive cultural exchange.
Rules
Our rules are simple.
1. Loving each other
2. To be commited to the children in need
3. To work as a team to improve the life of the children