Maasai International Challenge Africa

Micatz organizes language, culture and volunteer work stays in Tanzania in collaboration with local NGOs. Volunteering is a great way to discover a country, its culture and people while doing a meaningful job. You must be at least 18-years-old, independent, outgoing and have a sincere desire to do volunteer work. Participants come from many different countries.

Volunteer work options

Orphanages; Legal Aid project; HIV/AIDS Project; Medical/Healthcare Internship; Teaching English/Women’s Project; Pamoja Project; English Boarding School

To read more about your program placement location, fees and date in Tanzania then go to http://www.micatz.org/wp-content/uploads/brochure.pdf  and also please see the attached volunteer programs brochure for Tanzania. 

Food and accommodation during volunteering

Accommodation is with host families or in volunteer houses where volunteers share a room and sanitary facilities with other volunteers. There is local food three times a day, with Tanzanian food including meat, chicken, seafood and vegetarian dishes. Showers do no not always have hot water.

Program costs

Ranges from 400 USD for 2 weeks, up to 900 USD for 12 weeks, and includes airport pick-up (not for boarding school), room and board during entire stay, manual, assistance from a local coordinator and introduction days (except at the boarding school).

Program requirements

You must be at least 18 years of age.  Or, if younger than 18, you must have parental or guardian consent  

Enjoy providing a service and working with others in a challenging environment 

Open to foreign cultures and living abroad

High level of responsibility

Dedication to the full term of commitment 

Criminal background check may be required by some projects and positions

Enrolment

you enroll by filling our volunteer application form at  http://www.micatz.org/book-now/volunteer-form/ 

Please add a letter of motivation in English with a picture, in which you describe yourself and explain why you wish to work as a volunteer. 

Upon receipt of your enrolment, we will mail you a confirmation, an invoice, and a pre-departure handbook. 

Before you leave you will receive detailed information about your local coordinator, project and accommodation.

Edward Laiser

Executive Director
Maasai Challenge
5th MICATZ Office HQ
P.O.BOX 14,950 Arusha -Tanzania
Tel/Fax; +255 272546233 ; mobile;+255 767 707 352
Web; www.micatz.org  ; Email; info@micatz.org