Help our NGO in teaching children, including those with special needs in Mwanza, Tanzania

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  Description

  Hello! We are a community-based organization dedicated to supporting individuals with intellectual disabilities through an inclusive education system that promotes dignity, independence, and equal opportunities. We welcome volunteers who are compassionate, open-minded, and eager to make a meaningful contribution while learning about our community and culture. By joining us, you’ll work alongside our team, share skills, build genuine connections, and help create a more inclusive environment where every individual is valued and empowered.
  
  Our family is warm, friendly, and welcoming. We value kindness, respect, and cultural exchange, and we enjoy meeting people from different backgrounds. We strive to create a supportive home where volunteers feel comfortable, appreciated, and part of our family during their stay.
  
  About the Foundation: This is a registered NGO committed to transforming the lives of children from vulnerable communities, with a special focus on intellectual disabled through inclusive education systems.
  
  Our Vision: A society where all children, including those with intellectual impairments, learn and thrive in an inclusive, equal, and supportive environment.
  Our Mission: To empower children through inclusive education systems, specialized support, and sustainable development programs.
  
  This special Volunteer request is being submitted to look for people who can assist trainers in the area of extra curriculum such as developing Social skills, Music, Arts, Sports, Games and others among the marginalized groups.
  
  The organization is a team of 46 locally paid staff, inclusive are: 7 Drivers, 4 bus assistant and 4 bus matrons who pick and drop children every working days, 16 main teachers who manages the main classes, 4 assistant teachers and care takers to support baby classes and the kindergarten when class sessions are in progress, 4 cooks who prepares food for the day (mid-morning refreshments and lunch), 2 gardeners to keep the environment clean every day, 2 security personnels for daytime and night shift, 1 school manager, 1 accountant and 1 director general who is myself.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Charity Work

  Art Projects

  Teaching

  Babysitting and creative play

  Help with Computers/ Internet
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  Yoga / Wellness

  

  Fitness
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  UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  Travelers will get an opportunity to learn from our culture and cultural materials, understand about the potential opportunities for tourism, business and investments at large. Tanzania is a country with a big land, growing populations, attractive places to visit included are National parks with wild animals, Lakes, rivers, high mountains, highland areas and historical museums.

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  Projects involving children

  This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

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  Help

  At the centre, we have 12 classes as follows: children with 1-2 years are in Junior Baby class, 3 years are Senior baby class, 4 years are Kindergarten (KG) 1, 5 years are Kindergarten (KG) 2, 6 years are Grade 1 , 7 years are Grade 2, 8 to 12 years in the upper classes from grade 3 to 7. One additional class is a main reception for the intellectual disabled individuals. The junior and senior baby classes have about 2 sessions of 1 hour each per day to engage in extra curriculum and almost every day in working week days, while the rest are allocated 1 hour per day for the extra curriculum, twice per week.
  The travelers will be required to impart knowledge and skills of on the extra curriculum activities including Arts work, Music classes, Sports and Games to children in different classes and especially for the cognitive impaired children as they will spend most of their time on this when they are at the center. Travelers will also provide care services to all these ages ranging from age 1 to 6 years such as during eating, cleaning them and others to change clothes.
  We also take children home by school buses (do the school run). Our programs begin by 08.30 am and end by 03.00pm

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  Swahili (Kiswahili): Fluent

  This 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.
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  Accommodation

  Workawayers will secure accommodation facilities from the host family. We have suitable homes with big houses where we can reserve private self contained and well furnished rooms. These places are safe and a visitor can be provided with an opportunity and logistical support to explore the city. At the organisation/institution we normally provide up to 2 free local meals per day included are mid-morning breakfast and lunch but only during work days.
  
  During evenings, weekends and Public holidays where we do not work, the volunteer will join the host family in their regular programs and we also provide local meals only.

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  What else ...

  Our helpers will have enough time to go around on their own schedule after work hours of their planned classes. per day they will be required to work for up to 4 hours at the centre. the remaining hours of the day will be scheduled on personal programs. we can also discuss on suitable schedules in case they desire to visit a distant places.
  
  Information on travelling: After you have put your personal travel plans, including the places you will wish to visit while in Tanzania, then i will provide you with proper guidance on the necessities. Meanwhile, to fly to Tanzania you will need a Visa and book flight ticket from your location. Your destination is Mwanza International Airport. In case this aiport is not reflected from your location, then you will choose to land at Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA- Dar Es Salaam) or Kilimanjaro International Airport (KIA) and make connection to Mwanza International Airport. Then from Mwanza International Airport we can just provide a ride from our organisation vehicles or choose to use public transport, a place with almost 6Kms to our offices.
  Although we have provided details of what workawayers can do from day to day during their visit, this is not a fixed agenda. We are flexible enough to replan in line with their own preferences.
  
  We will provide 2 free meals per day, but we have a well furnished kitchen where our visitors are free to cook their own tastes at their own costs.
  About internet and phone usage, everyone at the centre is free to utilize their phones except during class sessions, and will recharge credit cards with own expenses.
  Our city public transport is very convenient, we have public buses, hired taxis and motorcycles. The rates are categorised according to the destination and are very affordable. They are available to take you around everyday.
  While your with us, you can arrange and be able to visit National parks, Lake islands, Cultural museum places, Beaches, Tourism hotels and to local communities in the villages of Tanzania to learn their cultures.
  
  We can accomodate individuals, families with children and even those travelling with animals. We can also share the photos of residential houses and the rooms/its facilities on your enquiry.
  
  In case there is any information not covered here, your free to ask for further clarifications at any time.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  We have an unlimited internet access that is recharged on monthly basis. The service is open free of charge for every member at the organization.

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  Space for parking camper vans

  We have enough and secured parking space around the Foundation compound. There should be no worry about it at all.

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  Can possibly accept pets

  We can accept pets because will also be used to show children that this is a dog, this is a cat etc. will stimulate learning and understanding about animals kept in homes.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  My animals / pets

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