Me and my wife volunteered in Tanzania for three months from the 25th of may 2009.
We got to know Foot2Afrika through (http:/www.foot2afrika.com) and found that this organisation was the best one for us. We worked with a dental clinic in Moshi-Kilimanjaro, attending local patients and advising the doctors about western methods. We also brought some equipment as donations for the clinic. In the evenings we were helping a womens center in Shantytown with computer-training and business management.
We were living at the Hostel Foot Prince (owned by same org)for the entire stay where we got breakfast and dinner that was included in the price. The projects are free of charge and you are only paying for your accommodation.We walked to and from the projects, the hostel is located in Soweto, so we could walk to most of the places. Our rooms were cleaned every other day, and there was a security-guard and other staff with the cooking and cleaning.
In the weekends we went on safari and different trips to see everyday life in different parts of Moshi, also a trip to Zanzibar of course. We had a great time, and they arranged for a private room at the hostel for me and my wife so we could be comfortable. Other backpackers and volunteers were sharing rooms .
We would like to recommend this organization because they were well organised and the hostel was nice and clean. Since we were living in a neighborhood, the evenings were quiet, but we also went out in the nighttime some weekends.
The people in Tanzania are very friendly and helpful, even though you should bargain on everything you buy, which can be tiredsome at times, they took everything with a laugh when they realized we knew the prices. Also its an advantage to pick up some kiswahili when you're there, cause then they respect you better when you show an interest in the language.
We also think it is very good that they don't charge for volunteering placements, only for food and accommodation. We also saw them on a daily basis as they came to the hostel to see how we were and if we had any problems with the placement.
It was a very emotional experience at times when we saw how poor they are in some parts of town, and how their living conditions are. And we were actually shocked when we came to know volunteers from bigger organisations, when we went out in the evenings, and came to know how much they paid. We could never have afforded to experience everything we did if we had to pay that much.
I loved the kids there, and the people we came to know at the clinic and the women center. Were still in touch with some of the women to see how things are going.
I hope this is helpful for you, and that it is what you were looking for not spending much money while traveling and help.
Regards
Matt and Lauren
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Me and my wife volunteered in Tanzania for three months from the 25th of may 2009. We got to know Foot2Afrika through (http:/www.foot2afrika.com) and found that this organisation was the best one for us. We worked with a dental clinic in Moshi-Kilimanjaro, attending local patients and advising the doctors about western methods. We also brought some equipment as donations for the clinic. In the evenings we were helping a womens center in Shantytown with computer-training and business management. We were living at the Hostel Foot Prince (owned by same org)for the entire stay where we got breakfast and dinner that was included in the price. The projects are free of charge and you are only paying for your accommodation.We walked to and from the projects, the hostel is located in Soweto, so we could walk to most of the places. Our rooms were cleaned every other day, and there was a security-guard and other staff with the cooking and cleaning. In the weekends we went on safari and different trips to see everyday life in different parts of Moshi, also a trip to Zanzibar of course. We had a great time, and they arranged for a private room at the hostel for me and my wife so we could be comfortable. Other backpackers and volunteers were sharing rooms . We would like to recommend this organization because they were well organised and the hostel was nice and clean. Since we were living in a neighborhood, the evenings were quiet, but we also went out in the nighttime some weekends. The people in Tanzania are very friendly and helpful, even though you should bargain on everything you buy, which can be tiredsome at times, they took everything with a laugh when they realized we knew the prices. Also its an advantage to pick up some kiswahili when you're there, cause then they respect you better when you show an interest in the language. We also think it is very good that they don't charge for volunteering placements, only for food and accommodation. We also saw them on a daily basis as they came to the hostel to see how we were and if we had any problems with the placement. It was a very emotional experience at times when we saw how poor they are in some parts of town, and how their living conditions are. And we were actually shocked when we came to know volunteers from bigger organisations, when we went out in the evenings, and came to know how much they paid. We could never have afforded to experience everything we did if we had to pay that much. I loved the kids there, and the people we came to know at the clinic and the women center. Were still in touch with some of the women to see how things are going. I hope this is helpful for you, and that it is what you were looking for not spending much money while traveling and help. Regards Matt and LaurenI disliked
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