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Volunteer in our Health and Community Care Program and become part of a life-changing mission dedicated to supporting the most vulnerable children, women, and families in Tanzania.
25 hours of help per week
Teaching Languages: Teaching a language to the host, guests, or local communities.
Social Work: Help with volunteer work in local projects and communities.
Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens
Child Care: Caring for, playing with, and spending time with children.
Amount: US$ 10 Per day
Fee pays for: Benefits for travelers, Materials for volunteer activities, and Donation to project
Description: Volunteers contribute $10 per day to cover expenses for food, to help with the small needs of children at school and financing our Organization
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.
Team Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other people.
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.
Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.
Surf lessons: Take free surf classes at the local beaches.
Dance classes: Take free dance classes at our place.
Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.
Permaculture Course: Take part in our Permaculture course for free.
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.
Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely
Between 18 and 60 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
As a volunteer, you will help empower community members with essential first aid and emergency response skills, enabling them to respond quickly and effectively to injuries, accidents, and urgent health situations before professional medical assistance arrives. Your contribution can directly help save lives and build stronger, more prepared communities.
Our program also focuses on community health education, where volunteers assist in raising awareness about critical health issues such as HIV/AIDS prevention, maternal and child health, personal hygiene, sanitation, nutrition, and disease prevention. Through workshops, school visits, and community outreach activities, you will help people adopt safer, healthier, and more sustainable lifestyles.
In addition, volunteers play an important role in providing psychosocial support and emotional care to individuals facing illness, trauma, stress, poverty, or difficult life circumstances. By offering encouragement, listening, and basic counseling support, volunteers help strengthen mental well-being and restore hope within the community.
Another important part of the project is promoting menstrual hygiene awareness and dignity for girls and women. Volunteers support educational sessions, distribute sanitary materials, and help break harmful stigma surrounding menstruation. This contributes to improving girls’ confidence, dignity, health, and school attendance.
Beyond health activities, this experience offers a meaningful cultural exchange where volunteers connect closely with local families, children, and youth while experiencing Tanzanian culture, traditions, language, music, and daily community life.
By joining our program, you are not only volunteering — you are becoming part of a compassionate movement working to create
Activities & Shifts
As a volunteer in our Health and Community Care Program, you will participate in meaningful daily activities that directly support vulnerable children, women, youth, and families within the community. Tasks may vary depending on ongoing projects, community needs, and your personal skills and interests.
Volunteer Activities May Include:
• Assisting with first aid and emergency response awareness sessions
• Supporting community health education workshops and outreach campaigns
• Teaching hygiene, sanitation, nutrition, and healthy living practices
• Participating in HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention education activities
• Supporting maternal and child health education programs
• Assisting with menstrual hygiene awareness sessions for girls and women
• Helping distribute sanitary materials and basic health support items
• Providing emotional support, encouragement, and community interaction
• Visiting schools, families, and local community groups for awareness activities
• Assisting with organizing youth and women empowerment activities
• Helping with documentation, photography, social media, or content creation (optional)
• Participating in environmental cleanliness and community support activities
• Sharing your own ideas, talents, creativity, and cultural experiences with the community
Shifts & Schedule
Volunteers usually participate for approximately 4–5 hours per day, 5 days per week. The schedule is flexible and may change depending on community activities, outreach programs, weather conditions, or special events.
Typical Schedule Example:
Morning Shift
08:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Community outreach, workshops, school visits, and health education activities.
Afternoon (Optional Activities)
Cultural exchange, planning sessions, sports, music, dance
Rules
To ensure a safe, respectful, and positive experience for everyone, all volunteers are expected to follow these program rules during their stay with Mama Support Community Organization Tanzania.
• Respect local culture, traditions, religion, and community values at all times.
• Treat children, women, families, staff members, and fellow volunteers with kindness, respect, and professionalism.
• Volunteers must not engage in discrimination, harassment, violence, or inappropriate behavior of any kind.
• Participation in scheduled activities and agreed working hours is expected unless otherwise discussed with the coordinator.
• Volunteers should communicate openly and respectfully with coordinators regarding any challenges, schedule changes, or concerns.
• Alcohol abuse, illegal drugs, or dangerous behavior are strictly prohibited during the program.
• Volunteers are expected to dress modestly and appropriately, especially during community visits, school activities, and outreach programs.
• Respect privacy and always ask permission before taking photos or videos of children and community members.
• Volunteers must help maintain cleanliness and shared living spaces in a respectful and responsible manner.
• Smoking is not allowed around children, schools, or community activity areas.
• Volunteers should avoid making promises, giving money directly to children, or creating dependency within the community.
• Any donations or support materials should be coordinated through the organization.
• Volunteers are encouraged to be flexible, patient, open-minded, and willing to learn from different cultures and experiences.
• Safety instructions provided by the host organization should always be followed during activities and travel.
