VOLUTEER REQUIREMENTS

Volunteer must be 18 years or older at the beginning of the program and have at least a high school education.
volunteers participating in the Medical placements must have appropriate training and certification(to be presented to the placement) Medical volunteers must also register atleast 4 months portals.

-Furthermore we have a group on Facebook that you can access by clicking here:https://www.facebook.com/pages/Southern-Highlands-Volunteer-Outreach/211444399056003 (You will need a Facebook account, which if you don’t have you can create easily and free of charge at the Facebook site). This group will link thousands of our volunteers (past, present and future)if you wish to talk to a stuff member of Southern highland outreach (SHVO) feel free to ring us any time on +255714444966. If you wish to travel and visit us, you can as well. Based I Mbeya Tanzania with accommodation options available for volunteers (all volunteers).

Why volunteer with SHVO?

 

SHVO was set up to provide affordable, quality and flexible volunteering projects for people wishing o volunteer .The organization is built on ten strong foundations that we try to provide every volunteer with-AFFORDABILITY,FLEXIBILITY,QUALITY,SUPPORT,SAFETY,FRIENDSHIP,NEED,LOCALITY,EXPERIENCE  and ENJOYMENT.

WHY ABROAD VOLUNTEER?

Volunteering is based on the concept of giving through the donation of your time, your skills, your energy, and often just simply your presence to help others in deed. However, while volunteers have a tremendous effect on the people their work with, you will very rarely find a volunteer who feels they have given more than they have received. The lesson and benefits that a volunteer receives while volunteering are endless and can include increased self confidence and social awareness, development of life skills, personal growth, friendship and building of independence. Furthermore, volunteering can help to enhance career prospect. Not only do volunteer increase their skill base, work experience and international contacts through volunteering, employees often look favorably upon those that are willing to go outside of their comfort zone and give up their time to assist other.