This Coastal environment & education project is organized with the support of the Department of Youth Development of Zanzibar and the local community. The aim is to address environmental and educational challenges in the area which is on the isand of Pemba. Over the last six years UVIKIUTA have been working in this community to construct a nursery school, which is now on its final stages. The volunteers are expected to help with the completion of the work. Along with building education facilities, the community has been struggling as well to maintain the coastal environmental through tree planting.
Type of work:
Painting the nursery school building, planting trees (mangrove) along the beach to control the loss of land to the ocean due to erosion, environmental conservation awareness, fundraising activities to support local young fisherman to obtain environmental friendly fishing equipment and attending Swahili classes.
Volunteers profile:
Flexible and able to work with little supervision, interested in environmental conservation, quick to adapt to new living conditions and able to work with limited resources.
Free time & tourism activities:
During the weekends, volunteers will have the opportunity to visit various attractions in Pemba Island. This can be done individually or we could also organize a group visit. Some possibilities are: Misali Island (swimming, snorkeling, eating seafood, playing at sand banks) Beach & Nature trip (visiting Ngezi forest, Spice tour, swimming at Vumawimbi beach). We will have more options on arrival. Please bring your ideas as well!
Accommodation:
Volunteers will be accommodated in the local residential area, and some of them in the school classrooms, depending on the availability of rooms. Water and electricity will be available. Food will be provided throughout the project. UVIKIUTA will hire a kitchen staff to support the volunteers. Vegetarian meals will be available.
Project:
On arrival, all volunteers will attend an orientation session, which will last for 1 day. The aim of this session is to help volunteers to team-build and share practical information about the country, the host community and their volunteer project.
Volunteers will also participate in a one-day evaluation session to sum up the project. The evaluation will be facilitated by the volunteers and project leaders, and sometimes also by external facilitators. One of the aims of this session is to discuss the results achieved during the project and confront them to the initial objectives, to see whether these have been fulfilled or not and why/why not.
UVIKIUTA regard their program as a non-formal educational one for the volunteers. The interaction with the local people and all the experiences the volunteer lives within the community, provide chances for a tremendous amount of learning.
Work placements provide both an overall focus for the project and a major foundation upon which the total experience is built. The aim of the work projects is not to enable volunteers to acquire specific skills, but rather to expose them to situations and environments of general interest and utility. Nevertheless, if you get some skills by working in the project that will indeed only help you in the future!
All volunteers are expected to display flexibility, commitment and initiative. Most projects imply some simple work to be done, and the volunteers will work for a number of hours appropriate for their workplace. In cases where the project involves less than a full working day, volunteers are expected (with the help of their project leaders) to look for additional activities in order to increase their involvement and hence their understanding of the host community. To try to avoid any misunderstanding about what the volunteers will be doing, a plan indicating the goals of the project and how they are to be realized has been designed ahead of time.
Language:
Swahili or Kiswahili is the national language spoken by most Tanzanians. Knowing a few words and phrases in Kiswahili is highly appreciated by the locals. In the projects, people will be able to communicate well in English. A large number of people in Tanzania are able to conduct a basic conversation in English.
This Education and Environment project is organized jointly with a local secondary school, with the support of the Ministry of Social Welfare, Youth, Women and Children Development of Zanzibar. It is aimed at addressing environmental and educational challenges in the school and in the community at large. The project is expected to provide a link between academic activities and environmental conservation.
Type of work:
Painting the secondary school building. Establishment and maintenance of a tree nursery at the school. Teaching the children basic environmental facts. Learning Swahili language.
Volunteer profile:
Interested in working with children. Flexible and quick to adapt to a new living environment. Creative and able to work with limited resources.
Working schedule:
The volunteers will work 6-7 hours per day, from Monday to Friday. Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays will be free to plan any activities they wish. During the weekends the volunteers will have the opportunity to visit various attractions in Zanzibar. This can be done individually or we could also organize a group visit. Some possible activities are: Safari blue (swimming, snorkeling, eating seafood, playing at sand banks) Beach & Nature trip (visiting Jozani Forest, Spice tour, swimming with dolphins) We will have more options on arrival. Please bring your ideas as well!
Accommodation (During the project) Volunteers will be accommodated in the local residential area, and some of them in the school classrooms, depending on the availability of rooms. Water and electricity will be available. During the project food will be provided at the school. UVIKIUTA will hire a kitchen staff to support the volunteers. Vegetarian meals will be available.
Project:
On arrival, all volunteers will attend an orientation session, which will last for 1 or 2 days depending on the length of the project. The aim of this session is to help volunteers to team-build and share practical information about the country, the host community and their volunteer project.
Volunteers will also participate in a one-day evaluation session to sum up the project. The evaluation will be facilitated by the volunteers and project leaders, and sometimes also by external facilitators. One of the aims of this session is to discuss the results achieved during the project and confront them to the initial objectives, to see whether these have been fulfilled or not and why/why not.
Volunteer placement
UVIKIUTA regard their program as a non-formal educational one for the volunteers. Work placements provide both an overall focus for the project and a major foundation upon which the total experience is built. The aim of the work projects is not to enable volunteers to acquire specific skills, but rather to expose them to situations and environments of general interest and utility. Nevertheless, if you get some skills by working in the project that will indeed only help you in the future!
Past experience has shown that the greater the responsibility and challenge, the greater the potential for learning. All volunteers are expected to display flexibility, commitment and initiative. Most projects imply some simple work to be done, and the volunteers will work for a number of hours appropriate for their workplace. In cases where the project involves less than a full working day, volunteers are expected (with the help of their project leaders) to look for additional activities in order to increase their involvement and hence their understanding of the host community. To try to avoid any misunderstanding about what the volunteers will be doing, a plan indicating the goals of the project and how they are to be realized has been designed ahead of time. Volunteers are advised to sit with their project leaders to understand their positions and what is expected from them before starting the work.
Language:
Swahili or Kiswahili is the national language spoken by most Tanzanians. Knowing a few words and phrases in Kiswahili is highly appreciated by the locals. In the projects, people will be able to communicate well in English. A large number of people in Tanzania are able to conduct a basic conversation in English.
This Environment and Education project is organized jointly with the local secondary school, with the support of Ministry of Social Welfare, Youth, Women and Children Development of Zanzibar. It is aimed at addressing environmental and educational challenges in the school and in the community at large. The project is expected to establish a link between academic activities and environmental conservation.
Type of work:
Painting the nursery school building. Establishment and maintenance of a tree nursery at the school. Teaching the children basic environmental facts. Organizing extra activities for the children (sports, games, songs, drawings etc). Learning Swahili language.
Volunteer profile:
Interested in environmental issues. Interested in working with young people. Flexible and quick to adapt to a new living environment. Creative and able to work with limited resources.
Working schedule:
The volunteers will work 6-7 hours per day, from Monday to Friday. Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays will be free to plan any activities they wish. During the weekends the volunteers will have the opportunity to visit various attractions in Zanzibar. This can be done individually or we could also organize a group visit. Some possible activities are: Safari blue (swimming, snorkeling, eating seafood, playing at sand banks) Beach & Nature trip (visiting Jozani Forest, Spice tour, swimming with dolphins) We will have more options on arrival. Please bring your ideas as well!
Accommodation (During the project) Volunteers will be accommodated in the local residential area, and some of them in the nursery school classrooms, depending on the availability of rooms. Water and electricity will be available. During the project food will be provided at the school. UVIKIUTA will hire a kitchen staff to support the volunteers. Vegetarian meals will be available.
Project:
On arrival, all volunteers will attend an orientation session, which will last for 1 or 2 days depending on the length of their project. The aim of this session is to help volunteers to team-build and share practical information about the country, the host community and their volunteer project.
Volunteers will also participate in a one-day evaluation session to sum up the project. The evaluation will be facilitated by the volunteers and project leaders, and sometimes also by external facilitators. One of the aims of this session is to discuss the results achieved during the project and confront them to the initial objectives, to see whether these have been fulfilled or not and why/why not.
Volunteer placements provide both an overall focus for the project and a major foundation upon which the total experience is built. The aim of the work projects is not to enable volunteers to acquire specific skills, but rather to expose them to situations and environments of general interest and utility. Nevertheless, if you get some skills by working in the project that will indeed only help you in the future!
Past experience has shown that the greater the responsibility and challenge, the greater the potential for learning. All volunteers are expected to display flexibility, commitment and initiative. Most projects imply some simple work to be done, and the volunteers will work for a number of hours appropriate for their workplace. In cases where the project involves less than a full working day, volunteers are expected (with the help of their project leaders) to look for additional activities in order to increase their involvement and hence their understanding of the host community. To try to avoid any misunderstanding about what the volunteers will be doing, a plan indicating the goals of the project and how they are to be realized has been designed ahead of time.
Language
Swahili or Kiswahili is the national language spoken by most Tanzanians. Knowing a few words and phrases in Kiswahili is highly appreciated by the locals. In the projects, people will be able to communicate well in English. A large number of people in Tanzania are able to conduct a basic conversation in English.
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