The people in our village Chamazi, Dar Es Salaam are very friendly and welcoming. While you are here you will feel the spirit of Tanzanian people in our village since they are very passionate to welcome foreigners.
To be part of the Samaritan Volunteer Project means that you will get an unequal experience and even practice in our local community like dancing with drums, sewing a traditional dress, making African hairstyle, participating in village weddings, games and many others. You will engage with people of the neighborhood and you will have an opportunity to learn and practice our language Swahili.
In the morning ☀️ from 9 am to 12 pm you will teach children in our nursery school. You will assist the teacher to instruct children in basic mathematics, basic English, help to learn writing and reading, organize sport and active games. Children are from 3 to 6 years old.
In the evening 🌙 from 4 pm to 6 pm, you will assist our local teachers to teach the older children and youth who are coming for an evening class. They learn English, Mathematics, Science, Art, Vocational skills, Biology, Hygiene, and Geography. The children's age is from 7 to 18 years old.
In addition, you can support website design, our social media, writing new contents and improving our online profiles.
We also need volunteers who can teach kids music lessons 🎶. Our new piano and guitar are waiting for new musicians and singers!
You can also bring school materials for children like writing books, pencils, colors, and other school materials. We appreciate any help!
We have a private room and a shared room with all facilities like bathrooms, toilets, and toiletries. The accomodation is three minutes' walk distance to the schools. You will receive three meals per day mostly cooked local food and we have different kinds of local dishes like Ugali, Wali, Potatoes, Cooked banana, and many others.Yami Yami 😋
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Language – English, and Swahili