We are ICYE national committee to Tanzania, our mission is to foster crosscultural understanding and to address the needs of the disadvantaged Tanzanians particularly focus is placed on children and youth in order to raise their socioeconomic standards in life through available resources.
The Board of United Planet Tanzania assure to provide you with a safe learning environment wherein allow you to make a difference on the community you work and to fully experience a world outside the ordinary by feeling like local inhabitant. You will engage deeply with Tanzanians by working and collaborating with local communities and living in host family or project’s house.

MEHAYO stands for Mentally Handicapped Youth; this is a community-based and non-profit organization that founded to combat all forms of stigmatization among youth with disabilities by teaching them practical skills, such as pottery, gardening, painting, sowing or bracelet making.

PROJECT ACTIVITIES

1. Mental and physical therapy for youth with disability who live at MEHAYO and neighborhoods
2. Provide food, shelter, clothes and education at the public school for youth with disability
3. Extra activities such as gardening and practical skills.

VOLUNTEER’S TASKS

1. Helps with gardening, arts and crafts or pottery making;
2. Conducts physiotherapy and medication session to youth with mental disabilities
3. Organizes dance class, painting or sowing
4. Brings children to school nearby
5. Organize professional work to assist youth with mental disabilities and staff.
6. Support agriculture activities

The volunteer stay in project’s hostel nearby that offers a shared room with another volunteer sometimes, two meals a day while volunteer can get lunch at the project, and boiled water. Volunteer will walk for approximately ½ Km from/to the project.

The staple diet of Tanzania depends on the region in which you are in. In the north-west regions, the people prefer ugali (hardened mash of mealier meal) as the staple carbohydrate, whilst people in the southwestern regions prefer plantains and rice along the coast.

This is for both people in the rural and urban areas. Usually, the staple is coupled with fish, beef, chicken, goat, or lamb stew with vegetables such as spinach pumpkins and sweet potatoes. Also, chipsi mayai (French Fries in Eggs) is a very popular around the city and favorite food for many girls and women.

Asian food has become a common trend in Tanzania, widening the variety of palatal experience during your stay. With a wide array of fishing bays in the country, Tanzania is home of seafood as well.

Ceremonial occasions are usually riddled with platters of food such as the pilau (spiced rice, potato, and meat) and it is encouraged to feast as much as you can during such ceremonies as leaving hungry is considered an insult to the host according to tradition.

Local beer and spirits delivered from fermented bananas, corn, rice, honey, or sorghum is the common alcoholic beverages found in the country. Konyagi, a gin like spirit, is a more popular spirit brewed for commercial purpose in Tanzania as are a variety of beers and soft drinks.

Tanzania is gifted with the most majestic scenery and breath-taking wildlife. It housed both the highest and lowest points on the continent. Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest point in Africa while Lake Tanganyika is the deepest lake in Africa. Tanzania also boasts of the Serengeti plains that world to witness the epic journey of the wildebeests.

 This project is suitable to skilled and unskilled volunteer
 Are at least 18 years of age at the time of arrival.
 Have an advanced knowledge of spoken and writtenEnglish.
 Interested to work with youth with mental disabilities.

Six months program is € 1800 and € 3200 for 12 months program. Each additional month is € 300. 1-4 months: 500 € first four weeks, and 75€ for every additional week
This amount covers:
Pick up from the airport
On-arrival training (maximum 3 days)
Meals and accommodation at the host family
Mid-term camp (maximum 5 days)
Final camp (maximum 2 days)
Pocket money
Local transport from/to the project (if needed)
Mentorship and pedagogical support
Administration
The visa status for the LV has been changed. All LT will apply for the residence permit class C-5 that is obtained for a person engaged in non-remunerated activities on voluntary basis/occupational training or internship. The visa costs 250 $ and it is valid for 1 year.