As a volunteer in the orphanage project in Tanzania , you will teach English (3-4 hours a day) in the orphanage or school (when the kids go to schools during the day). You will teach kids about personal hygiene by helping them in brush their teeth, shower etc. During free time (mostly in evening), you organize games, participate in drawing, singing, dancing, and other creative educational and extracurricular activities. Also during the evening, you will assist with homework, monitor academic progress, and monitor the completion of their next day's assignments. If you do not want to teach in the school during day time, then you can offer to take care of the children who stay at the orphanage (who cannot go to school). Your help is also expected in dressing of kids, food distribution, kitchen, garden, cleaning and administrative work.

There are no specific qualifications needed to join the orphanage volunteer project in Tanzania . However, volunteers are expected to be flexible and patient. You should have passion and love for children and believe you can act as a healthy role model.

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.

Orphanage 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.