Volunteers support the ongoing activities of the children's rehabilitation center by working in many areas and programs. Depending upon the severity and/or level of mental and physical disability, the kids are divided in two groups. The first group of children can concentrate and read, allowing volunteers to teach English, math, and/or science. Volunteers can also organize singing sessions, dancing, music listening, or any other extracurricular activities for the stimulation and participation of the children. The second groups of children have severe mental and physical conditions; most cannot read or write. With this group, volunteers can contribute by assisting in physical therapy, speech therapy, games, etc.

There is no need for any specific qualifications for the handicapped children's project. However, volunteers working in this project need to be patience, flexible, hard working, as well as possess an unwavering love for handicapped kids.

Rustic arranges room, food, and supervision for volunteer from the start to the end of program. Volunteers stay with a host family or hostel. A volunteer joining the orphanage project will stay at the orphanage compound. We arrange a separate room and shared bath for volunteers both in host family and in the residential orphanage settings or hostel. You can find the details of the room/food accommodations in the placement sheets. Rustic main office is in Dar es Salaam , the director of the local project will be the immediate contact for volunteers.

Handicapped children projects are available in Dar es Salaam (home to Kaole Ruins, Botanic Gardens and Dar es Salaam Marine Reserve), Moshi (Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Lake Manyara National Park) and Arusha (close to Serengeti, Mount Kilimanjaro and Great Rift Valley). Tanzania is renowned for its beautiful natural landscapes and its fused African culture with more than 120 different ethnic groups. Tanzania is full of distinction; from it rural traditional culture and history to its modern infrastructure and amenities you would expect from any city.

Volunteers/travelers can organize several combinations of potential excursions during and after the project to visit places of interest. There is a tourist infrastructure already in place that the volunteers can use during weekends. For example: national parks & harbors, snorkeling, markets, museums, restaurants, nightclubs, gardens, waterfalls, mountains, Eco Tours, craters beaches, hotels, and many more.