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Habari gani, karibu sana/ hello and welcome,
we are a non-governmental, non-profit making youth organization placed in Kibaha District outside Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. We are teaching the youth the value of education, the power of the individual and inspiring them to reach for their goals. Our goal is to help the community through educating the youth.
This was founded in 2003 by Obedy Kuguru. As child he had the lucky chance to get support from a German family for his education. From that point he decided to give this possibility to other children. When he came back to Kibaha after finishing school, he was met by the same reality that most of the Tanzanian youth face: The lack of education and work opportunities. In the light of this he started two new projects. The first project was concerning small kids, the second concerning youths.
In January 2003 the place Pre & Primary School opened. The school was meant for orphans and otherwise vulnerable children in the community. When the School started there were 30 children attending and we were teaching the children in the church of our community. Since then the number has increased to 465 students between 3 and 14 years. At the moment 14 very motivated and caring teachers are teaching the different classes namely the Baby class, Middle class, Nursery class, Class 1 up to Class 7 in 10 classrooms. The classes are divided into age and knowledge of the children.
The school is open from Monday to Friday from 07:30-17:00 and on Saturday from 07:30 until 14:00. The children are taught different subjects like Mathematics, English, Handwriting, Health/ Care and Environment, Swahili, Civic & Moral, Social study, Reading, Arts, Sport & Games and some more. The students are enjoying the school a lot and they are very happy to learn more about our colorful and big world! For a lot of children the school is their second home where they can explore the world, practicing their skills and having a great childhood!
We have two main school buildings and one separate building with one classroom and one office. Next to this building is our cooking area. In the two main school buildings are the classrooms, toilets and an other office. In total we have 10 classrooms. During the breaks the children are playing outside in our schoolyard which connects our two school building. The teachers always try to play some new games with the students to promote their athletic skills as well as teamwork, mindfulness and creativity.
The Pre & Primary School is giving these vulnerable children a better start on life, and in this way hopefully providing them the first steps out of poverty.
We are always happy about helping hands and people who support our school!
So if you are interested in getting more information about our school or volunteering you are more than welcome and we receive you with open arms!
We are really looking forward to hear from you !!
Asante sana/ thank you and greetings from Kibaha!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Charity Work
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Teaching
DIY and building projects
Babysitting and creative play
Help around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
While globalization reaches all around the world, the economic inequality continues to create a gap between the global north and the global south. It is the perception of association, that it is important for people of the world to meet and exchange ideas and thoughts. We believe that interaction between people with different cultural backgrounds is the best way to start the dialogue, crucially needed, as the only way towards building a foundation for a more peaceful and equal world.
This is why we have a program for volunteering in a Tanzanian community. By requesting people to come and live and work in a community far from their own, we hope to help building bridges and create understanding between two cultures.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
Accompany the school lessons, teaching the school kids in the Pre & Primary School in different subjects, teaching computer skills to youth, helping with office tasks (fund-raising, counseling, website designing, project designing etc.).
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Swahili (Kiswahili): FluentThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.
Accommodation
The volunteers may be accommodated either in a host family or at a hostel. Usually it is a great experience for the volunteers to stay with a host family. This way the host family as well as the volunteer can get to know each other, their cultures and traditions. It is a great possibility for the volunteers to get to know the Tanzanian way of living and be part of this unique culture.
What else ...
The volunteers will have a good time visiting other places of our beautiful country. Serengeti National Park, Mount Kilimanjaro, Ngorongoro Crater, Mikumi National Park are just some of those special attractions you could visit. Furthermore Dar Es Salaam and Zanzibar are very close to our village and can be explored easily on the weekend. Kibaha and the village Kwamathias are along the main road which connects Dar Es Salaam to the other parts of Tanzania, this makes it easy to travel from here to other places without any problem.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
Can possibly accept pets
This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
5 hours/day, 5 days a week
Feedback (22)
Obedy and his lovely family made us feel at home since the beginning.
Meeting and working with the kids has been a privilege.
Those children, despite the financial struggle of the entire country, have a contagious smile, they are affectionate, eager to learn and plenty… read more
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Obedy and his lovely family made us feel at home since the beginning.
Meeting and working with the kids has been a privilege.
Those children, despite the financial struggle of the entire country, have a contagious smile, they are affectionate, eager to learn and plenty… read more
I was spending 5 weeks at Obedys place and it was amazing!!! I I was living together with his Family and they are very open minded, funny, lovely, kind and I became part of their Family. The Kids Marry ( 7 years ) and Johny ( 4 years ) are absolutly sweet and they made me smile and happy everyday! At the Moment Magreth ( 21… read more
Obedy is a nice man, you can have a lot if interesting, long talks with him, which gave me an insight of… read more
Before my travel, I felt that the communication didn't go smoothly with Obedy and that I could have prepared better for my time there if I would have had more information. This is why I thought that I would leave some information here for the… read more
He is an incredibly… read more
Je remercie Obedy et sa famille qui ont été une famille d'accueil exceptionnel ! L'école et les enfants sont vraiment superbe.
N'hésitez pas une seconde ! Je recommande à qui veut vivre une expérience comme volontaire dans une école.
obedy is an amazing man who make you feel so comfrtbale frome the first day, the host its so great and im so thankfull for that, the village is beautifull, and the most important thing.. the kids in the school are so funny, so polite and kind, even if you dont understand what they say it just intersting exerience to commuticate wirth them… read more
In my… read more
She was great help to our organization, she always willing to share with us many ideals on matter concerning development more especially on our nursery school project as well as the office,… read more
This is a wonderful and safe introduction to Tanzanian life and culture.
Thanks obedy for all your help… read more
I promess you you will have a good time sharing their life and lurning about Tanzanian culture.
Victoria is a amazing cook and you will… read more
Staying with them has been a great experience! We got to meet so many nice people and learned a lot about the tanzanian culture and life during that time.
As Volunteers… read more
