Tanzania is a country rich in culture, tradition, wildlife and is blessed with breathtaking landscapes. From wild expanse of Lake Victoria, to mesmerizing safaris in the savannas of Serengeti and other parks where wildlife in abundance roam freely, to trekking on snow-capped mountain of Mount Kilimanjaro, to relaxing on pristine beaches and visiting splendid Zanzibar, Tanzania offers everything you would want. Because of this thousands of visitors flock to Tanzania to be part of this experience. Despite growing tourism and many other economic activities, poverty remains ubiquitous in Tanzania. This situation however offers an ideal opportunity for a volunteer to work to uplift the lives of the poor and experience an amazing country with stunning vista.
Join RCDP’s volunteer in Tanzania program and improve the living conditions of grassroots communities that are still chained by grinding poverty. You can choose from such projects like Teaching English to students of poor families, work in orphanage, HIV/AIDS project, women’s project and conservation project. Our volunteer program placements are offered in Dar Es Salaam, the capital city of the country, in Arusha, on the north, and in Moshi, situated on the lower slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro.
RCDP Tanzania volunteer Program starts every 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month.
Every year hundreds of volunteers arrive in Tanzania to volunteer from UK and USA based organizations and end up paying up to $2500 to volunteer for 2 weeks. Unfortunately, only a small portion of that money actually goes to host projects and host families. The local host projects (orphanages, school, and local NGOs) in Tanzania are poor and need external support to run their programs. In our program, you will pay your fee directly to host families and projects up on arrival in Tanzania.
The Program FeeWhen you join our program, we will make sure that all of your money goes to the projects and host families. Part of your fees also helps us to cover our expenses. The program fee is divided in as registration fee ($259) and weekly fee ($80 per week for room, food, coordination, and project donation). Click to find the allocation of $ 259
In Tanzania, weekly fee is divided between room/3 local foods a day (50%) and project donation/support of local project staffs (50%). This allocation may be different depending up on location, project type etc. However, our coordinator will explain these issues before you pay the fee. Please find below the break down of cost in a weekly basis.
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* Comprehensive Travel Insurance $3 per day
* Additional fee: $75 - airport receive, transfer to hostel, and, orientation.
* Language and Cultural program fee: $250
* Please add $25 per each additional week for Internship program
The weekly Fee Does Not Include: airfare, daily transportation, visa and visa extension fee, airport drop, airport taxes, any personal expenses on food and travel, mineral water and soft drinks, gifts to project staffs and host family, laundry, telephone, immunization
Volunteer Need to Apply for Residency Permit in Tanzania
In Tanzania, accommodation depends on the type of projects and locations. If you work in an orphanage, you will mostly stay in an orphanage hostel sharing room with other volunteers. Most of the orphanages in Tanzania will have rooms set aside for international volunteers to stay and will serve you 3 local meals. Living in orphanage hostel is lot of fun as it gives volunteers opportunities to serve, stay and play with children. If there is no hostel for volunteers in orphanage, you will stay with a host family. In other volunteer projects like teaching English, medical project, HIV/AIDS you will also stay with a host family. The host family will provide you with a separate room for you to stay and serve you 3 local meals a day. You’ll also have wonderful opportunity to learn about the culture and lifestyle of Tanzanian people while staying in a host family. RCDP staffs will also inquiry about your health and safety by visiting you while you’re volunteering in the field.
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The mission of RCDP-Nepal is to encourage international volunteers to contribute in sustainable community development that benefits the underprivileged and extremely poor. By developing the places and the communities, the volunteers are also developing themselves and learning new perspectives and ideas that will ultimately change their lives.
