Översikt
- Explore Maasai culture and get involved in the daily activities of a tribe
- Work with professional human rights lawyers and help to protect the rights of women and children in Tanzania
- Build classrooms in a rural Maasai community to provide children with a safe place to learn
- Weekend trip options to visit the popular tourist attractions including Tarangire National Park!
- Don’t miss out on this amazing opportunity to discover Tanzania on this unique Gap Adventure alongside other gap year students!
Startdatum:
Fasta datum under hela året
Se datumMinimitid:
Åtta veckor
Krav:
Alla över 18 år kan delta
Is this Tanzania Gap Adventure right for me?
If you’re on your gap year, then this project is a great way to embrace local culture whilst having a meaningful impact in the communities you visit.
Are you passionate about standing up for the human rights of women and children? Are you happy to get your hands dirty to build a classroom for a rural community? If so, then this is the trip for you!
You’ll start the trip by immersing yourself amongst a Maasai tribe in a rural Maasai village. You will get to have a positive impact in a community by working as a team to build a classroom alongside our local builders. Finally, you will be supporting human rights campaigns with women and children. All this combines to make it a very special and memorable gap year adventure!
What will I do on this trip?
On this Gap Adventure, you'll get involved in three different projects as follows:
Maasai Cultural Project
You’ll be working in a Maasai community and you’ll have the chance to help with a range of tasks. Here are some examples of what you’ll do:
- Learn more about the Maasai people and their culture
- Help with daily chores like cooking and collecting wood
- Teach English to children in the community
- Help build classrooms and other school buildings
Building Project
With the help of an experienced builder, you’ll construct classrooms and other school buildings. It will be tough work, but knowing that you’re making a long-term positive impact on the local community will make the effort worthwhile. You will do things like:
- Work alongside experienced local builders
- Dig foundations, mix cement, build walls, or construct a roof
- Give completed buildings a fresh coat of paint
Women’s Empowerment and Human Rights Project
You'll assist with a variety of activities to empower women, promote gender equality and tackle human rights issues in Tanzania. This is what you’ll get up to:
- Raise awareness about the importance of women’s empowerment
- Promote gender equality amongst children in schools and in the community
- Run skill development classes for local women
- Research cases and conduct interviews to find out about human rights issues on the ground
- Give presentations about human rights to help raise awareness
Where will I work?
This project will see you traveling to two different locations in Tanzania: Arusha and Endulen.
Arusha
You’ll be based in Arusha for the Women’s Empowerment & Human Rights aspect of the Gap Adventure. Arusha is a city in Tanzania at the foot of Mount Meru. It’s home to over 400,000 people and has a buzzing city centre with exciting colourful markets. Communities on the outskirts are less developed, with dirt roads and less modern buildings.
You’ll do your office work, like research and report writing, at the Projects Abroad Human Rights Office (PAHRO). The office is well-equipped and our staff are there to answer your questions. You’ll also do fieldwork in local communities. These areas will usually be more remote and rural, and people here don’t have access to legal advice.
We’ve partnered with a local women’s organisation and a lot of your time will be spent working with them. You’ll also have the opportunity to work in a juvenile detention centre.
Endulen
You will be based in Endulen in the Ngorongoro National Park, an ancient area rich in natural beauty and wildlife. Your project work will be in a Maasai community within the national park. This community is rural and you’ll spend your days surrounded by the African savannah. The semi-nomadic Maasai people live in traditional homes without electricity or running water, so you’ll get to experience a very different way of life.
What are the aims and impact of this trip?
The aim of this trip is to construct a classroom that will have a long-lasting positive impact on the local community as well as empowering women and standing up for the human rights of women and children.
Tanzania has a history of human rights issues, particularly in terms of women’s and children’s rights. As a volunteer, you’ll work with qualified lawyers and help them advise local people. You’ll also help with raising human rights awareness, and promote women’s empowerment. You’ll do this by giving presentations and workshops about human rights.
Through research work and assisting local lawyers, you’ll also help provide free legal assistance to those who can’t afford it. The communities where we work are usually remote and the people here don’t have the funds to speak to lawyers when their rights are violated.
Projekthandlingsplaner
Vi har utarbetat långsiktiga mål för våra projekt och dokumenterat målen i våra projekthandlingsplaner. Våra projekthandlingsplaner används också för att planera ditt arbete. Tack vare våra projekthandlingsplaner kan du vara säker på att du arbetar mot ett långsiktigt mål och vi kan kontinuerligt utvärdera och förbättra vårt arbete. Våra projekthandlingsplaner säkerställer att vi gör en verklig skillnad.
Läs mer om våra projekthandlingsplaner.
Vi mäter resultatet av vårt arbete varje år
Vi arbetar mot långsiktigt mål med årliga delmål. Varje volontär och praktikant som deltar på ett av våra projekt hjälper oss att nå dessa långsiktiga mål. På så sätt kan även de som volontärarbetar eller praktiserar en kortare tid göra verklig skillnad. Varje person bygger på arbetet som tidigare volontärer och praktikanter gjort. Varje år utvärderar vi resultatet av vårt arbete. Du kan hitta en sammanställning av vad vi uppnått under året i vår Global Impact Report.
För mer information om vilken insats våra volontärer, praktikanter och personal gjort under året, läs vår senaste rapport.
Food and accommodation
In Arusha, you'll stay with a host family. They will welcome you into their home, eager to share their customs and have you teach them about your own culture. We believe that this is the best way to immerse yourself in the culture of Tanzania and have a truly unique experience. You live alongside at least one other Projects Abroad volunteer who is also on the Gap Adventure programme.
In Endulen, you’ll live in a shared house in the Maasai community with all the other Gap Adventure volunteers. This is an opportunity to live in an area that no other tourists get to visit!
Your room in Arusha and Endulen will be modest, but comfortable, clean, and safe. Your programme fee includes three meals a day.
Read more about our accommodation here.
Fritidsaktiviteter när du är ledig
En resa till Tanzania ger dig chansen att utforska själva hjärtat av Afrika. Det finns massor att se och göra. Ett besök i Tanzania är inte komplett utan en safari! Här finns chansen att se alla Afrikas ikoniska vilda djur som elefanter, noshörningar och lejon.
Tanzania är även hem till Afrikas högsta berg Mount Kilimanjaro. Vandra genom de vackra och stillsamma landskapen längs med foten av berget. Vill du ha en livligare upplevelse? Då rekommenderar vi ett besök på en av de lokala marknaderna. Du kan även åk ut till en massajby och lära dig mer om massajernas sätt att leva.
Vi har många volontärer som åker till Tanzania, så du kommer garanterat lära känna nya vänner. Det gör att du kan välja att utforska Tanzania självständigt eller i grupp.
Säkerhet och personalstöd
Din säkerhet är vår första prioritet. Vi har många processer och system på plats för att se till att du har all hjälp och support som du behöver. För oss är det viktigt att du ska känna dig trygg när du reser med oss. Vår egen Projects Abroad personal finns tillgänglig för hjälp och stöd 24h om dygnet. De kommer se till att du trivs i ditt boende och känner dig hemma på din projektplacering. Om du skulle stöta på något problem, finns vår personal alltid där för att hjälpa dig.
Läs mer om support och säkerhet.
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