Yesterday our two Belgium volunteers Jana and Annabel started their work at Pippi House – a safe house for girls.
All in all they will stay for three months, but they are going to work in three different placements for one month each.
They love spending time with the kids there! 🙂
Our volunteer Glynis from the UK started teaching at Haradali School today – she is so excited about the kids and everyday life of the school.
Today and tomorrow Tanzania’s record on children’s rights will be reviewed by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child in Geneva, Switzerland. Tanzania is one of the 194 states that have ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child and so is required to undergo regular examinations of its record before the Committee of 18 independent experts.
Among the possible issues to be discussed by the CRC and the Tanzanian Government delegation are: social stigmatization of pregnant girls, teenage mothers, children with disabilities, children with HIV/AIDS, children in street situations; strategy to stop gross violations of right to life, survival and development of children with albinism; increasing FGM; violence against children, particularly sexual and physical; forced and early marriage; birth registration coverage; the juvenile justice system; access to sex education; ensuring education is free and accessible to all children.
Thanks to UNICEF TANZANIA for this post!
Did you watch this movie?
You want to do something good? And help the Tanzanian communities?
Come to volunteer with us! We offer volunteer placements in different areas.
For more information, please contact us or check our website www.projectsoverland.org
On Saturday 20th September Germany celebrated the World’s Children’s Day!
Our volunteer Janina from Switzerland, who had worked at Pippi House few weeks ago, wrote a review about her experience with Projects Overland. We thank her for the kind words!
WOW – I had an absolutely amazing time in an absolutely beautiful country, Tanzania, and will never forget my time with the people I met there. I like to recommend to everyone, who likes to help children and women, who don’t have the possibility to go to school, have parents, a family or just a save home. So please, don’t hesitate and open your mind to travel to Africa and make an unforgettable experience for your life. It was wonderful to work with all those beautiful people, who were so grateful to me and wanted to show me a new culture, a different life-style and just to make me feel like home. I will miss you and I will never forget this time. Thank you very much, asante sana, vielen dank!!!
Yesterday we had a group of visitors from Leicester Grammar School in the UK.
Abiyudi and Eva were happy to receive this group of guests and were introduced as our placement and host family coordinators.
We were surprised how many people can fit into our small office! 🙂
Peter telling our guests about how they can volunteer with Projects Overland.
We are looking forward to a great cooperation with Leicester and their partner Pasua High School in Moshi.
Children must be allowed to play and to act like children – regardless of their gender.
Projects Overland supports children’s rights and gender equality!
Thanks to UNICEF for this amazing photo!
We think about taking the Albinism Program at Mukidoma into our placements. How do you like the project?
In most schools and orphanages, you will attend placement from Monday to Friday, morning to early-mid afternoon. There is often ample opportunity to offer extended hours for additional teaching, tutoring or assisting teachers, which are optional. Community and Medical Placement hours may be different and will be determined between you and your placement coordinator. When you are not working at your volunteer placement, you are free to explore all that the area has to offer, which is so much! You may explore some of the scenic day trip opportunities, on week-ends, enjoy dinners at some of the local eateries, and experience the vibrant night life that just might surprise you!
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