Volunteer Interview – Karmen, an Australian participant
Karmen, from Australia, aged 36, has an infectious laugh, loves travelling, meeting new people, and shopping, and has volunteered at…
A day as an African pupil – day celebrations
On Thursday morning we left the house with three Danish volunteers to “One School – Primary and Nursery”. They were going to teach there, and we wanted to experience being an African pupil for one day. It was a bit higher standard at the school. The pupils had desks, books and other school material. Everyone was wearing a school uniform in light blue…
Donation programs support One School students in their studies
Pupils from One school of Tegeta in Dar es Salaam are a happy lot following the completion of a modern sanitation block at the school.
The toilets were constructed with funds from a volunteer at Art In Tanzania who saw the need for the school to have clean sanitation facilities…
Sponsored youth lands a great opportunity at AIT’s IT department
Art in Tanzania is primarily known for its volunteer work in which people from across the world assist in bettering the community in Tanzania. However, it also has another function: to give locals the opportunity to expand and develop their skills.
Simon Fredrick Simon, 19, is in charge of an internet café at the Dar es Salaam volunteer house. Every afternoon he also teaches IT classes to locals of various ages. His story might have been quite different had Art in Tanzania not given him a chance…
Volunteers and art in tanzania staff show great football skills
Volunteers and staff from Art In Tanzania will this evening flex their muscles when they meet for a football match at Kondo grounds of Bahari beach.
In the last encounters, the volunteers overpowered their hosts winning two of the three matches they have played…
Volunteer funding construction of a sanitation block at One school
Pupils from One school of Tegeta in Dar es Salaam are a happy lot following the completion of a modern sanitation block at the school.
The toilets were constructed with funds from a volunteer at Art In Tanzania who saw the need for the school to have clean sanitation facilities…
Stodying use of dry toilets with the help of volunteers
As the world marks the World Toilet Day today, November 19, many families in the world still do not have access to sanitation facilities.
According to UNICEF, 1.1 billion people around the world defecate in the open, contaminating their environments and water sources besides spreading diseases like diarrhea, which kills 2,000 children less than 5 years old every day.
Community demand for services pushes Art In Tanzania to perform
For more than half a decade, Art In Tanzania has been working with volunteers from around the world giving them an opportunity to serve communities throughout Tanzania. Currently there are placements in Dar es Salaam, Moshi, Karatu, Masai Land and Zanzibar…
Wonder Workshop, where art meets the great innovation
When you pass between tens of little stores and boutiques selling imported shoes and clothes from Asia and all the pirated DVDs salesmen, you can find a true gem in the streets of Dar Es Salaam. Behind the red gates exists Wonder Workshop. This craft shop was founded in 2005 by Paul Joynson-Hicks and its business model is pure genius…