Vision for Youth (V4Y) - Community Organization (TZA-33)
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Brief description and main aims
Vision for Youth (V4Y) is a community centre that aims to raise awareness among the local population about drug abuse, HIV/AIDS, family planning, reproductive health and other issues affecting the young people. It runs 3 main programs:
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Main ActivitiesThe centre's mission is to raise a responsible and independent generation that is capable of facing challenges and of finding solutions to the problems that affect them. Vision for Youth doesn’t have specific sources of funding, although some occasional private donors have been helping the centre economically. |
Volunteer tasksVolunteers will be able to get involved in several activities such as:
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Volunteer requirements / SkillsThis project is suitable for volunteers who:
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LocationArusha is approximately 12 hours by bus from Dar es Salaam or 1 hours by flight. Arusha is located in the Northern of Tanzania, very close to all the main National Parks (Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Tarangire and Lake Manyara). The climate is much colder than Dar Es Salaam; the city is small, but always full of tourists as all Safaris start from Arusha. There are plenty of western restaurants and cafes. Kilimanjaro, the tallest mountain in Africa, is also easily accessible from Arusha. |
Hosting Situation (Board and Lodging)The volunteer stay in a host family that offers a shared room with another sibling sometimes. The family will provide two meals a day and lunch will be served at the project. |
More InformationVolunteer can walk or take dala-dala (minibus tax) from/to the project. Volunteers will be using Dar es Salaamairport (Julius Nyerere International Airport, JNIA) and we will arrange the trip to Arusha.Volunteers will need to pay for their travel from Dar es Salaam to Arusha by bus/flight,and two nights in a hotel in Dares Salaam before departure. |
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