Programs

Southern highland volunteer outreach was formed in the end of 2013 with the aims of helping our local communities and organizations through our program placements/projects:- Teaching(urban and rural) Orphanages Sport Education HIV/AIDS work Medical project There are a lot of special(disabled children)who real need education help so we would love to have a special needs school and special needs teacher. Agriculture sectors.. 

The volunteers need to fly into Mbeya(songwe international Airport(if traveling to the program by air),we are currently only placing volunteers in and around Mbeya,how ever as this program develops we will expand into other cities and rural villages within Tanzania.

   START AND DURATION OF MBEYA VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS

Placements/projects begin on the 1st and 15st of each months.volunteers can choose to volunteer for periods of one week to six months.

ORIENTATION

Orientation will be held on the weekday closest to the 1^st and 15^th of each month. For instance, if the 15^th falls on a Thursday, orientation will be held on Monday, the 3^rd for example. Orientation will be conducted by our stuff in Mbeya and cover everything you need to know your volunteering placement in Tanzania-Introduction to Tanzania, Tanzania customs, Basic language training(Swahili),rules and expectations,safety,Travel opportunities in Tanzania and introduction to your projects and placement. The orientation will also give you a chance to meet other volunteers and swap contact details for weekend travel and socializing. Once orientation is complete, volunteers will be transported to their home stay and introduced to all relevant parties-home stay family members and program placement staff.
During your first 48 hours in Tanzania we'll get you settled-in and introduce you to your new environment. During this period you'll spend most of your time with your coordinator. Here's what that entails;

• Airport pick-up
• Introduction to the volunteer house & neighborhood
• Swahili lessons (2 hours/day)
• Walking tour of Mbeya City
• Introduction to placement
• Local customs
• How to get around easily and safely
• Health & safety

VOLUNTEER WEEK

First day: on the first of volunteering placement, the volunteer will be escorted to the project and introduced to the stuff at the project you will be working with.

Weekdays: while our programs are flexible and can be fitted to your requirements, an example of a typical day is as follows.

• ·         7:30AM Breakfast with the host family or other volunteers (if staying in volunteer house)

• ·         8:00AM Volunteers leaves home and catches a daladala (or walks) to the project.

·                                       The volunteer joins with the local staff. You will be given a duty roster and a plan for your work.      There is usually a tea break and a lunch break. Work and hours is dependent on the project and location that the volunteer is participating in.

• ·         12:00PM-5: ooPM Work at the project usually ends. The volunteer at this point is free to visit and see places or do shopping. You may also want ha hang out with the kids up to around 6:00PM.

• ·         6:30PM Dinner with the host family or other volunteer

Weekends: During the weekend, volunteer have spare time and usually just relax or take the opportunity to explore other parts of their local town and Tanzania. Long weekends can be taken to  go on safari or  to travel further afield to places such as Zanzibar, Malawi or Zambia. If volunteer over the weekend they can   join local terms and visit other orphanages (or other children helping organization) to spend time simply playing with and entertaining the children.

AFTER RETURNING HOME 


Once you're back home, you'll still have SHVO here in Tanzania to help you keep in touch with the people and organizations you've come to know during your stay. You will have use of our P.O. Box to mail parcels, and we can make deliveries on your behalf to any of our placements. We can shoot video and send it to you, and otherwise continue to be your bridge with those you couldn't otherwise keep in touch with. Talk with us about any specific needs, and we'll let you know how we can help