Tanzania: Voice of Youth Tanzania (VOYOTA)

About the local hosting organization

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.

Presentation of the programme

VOYOTA stands for Voice of Youth Tanzania, this is a nonprofit organization initiated with a sole purpose of inspiring and motivating underserved youth to unlock their potentials through capacity building programs, youth trained and empowered to utilize their talents for better future.PROJECT ACTIVITIES 1. Girls’ economic empowerment programs such as sewing, computer, sexual and reproductive health, and entrepreneurship skills. 2. Climate justice i.e. school program on environmental conservation, planting trees and cleaning 3. Youth cross-cutting issues and awareness raising activities.VOLUNTEER’S TASKS 1. Teaches girls English, computer, life skills, sexual and reproductive health, and communication skills. 2. Support management with strategic plan for organizational development 3. Conduct school outreach program on climate justice and planting trees 4. Organize seminars and team building programs 5. Participate in public and community events.

About the accomodation

The volunteer stay in a host family that offers a shared room with another sibling sometimes, two meals a day while volunteer can get lunch at the project, and boiled water. Volunteer can walk or take dala-dala (minibus tax) from/to the project.

About the food

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.

About the location

Internet is accessible in the area via internet cafes. The temperature ranges from 23-27 C with normally high humidity.

About the leisure activities

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.

Requirements

 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 written English.  Interested to work with youth development matters