VOLUNTEER IN TANZANIA

Children are the future of Africa – help them reach their full potential. LESCOTA is working with community partiners in a rural Mbinga District of Tanzania to help provide essential services to children and their families. We invite you to volunteer in Tanzania, East Africa and contribute your skills to change the arc of a child’s life.

REACHING CHILDRENS POTENTIAL PROGRAM DETAILS

FOOD AND NUTRITION

Help parents improve nutrition by demonstrating how to use garden produce for the most nutritious meals. Teach the basics of raising poultry. Help assemble, plant and harvest household container gardens and much more you can support.

PARENT WORKSHOPS

Conduct interactive workshops with pregnant women and parents. Apply your professional expertise. Choose a topic from health, food, nutrition, hygiene and disease prevention. Use prepared PowerPoints, follow the outline and incorporate your specific experience.

REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE

Help paint, repair, and maintain classrooms and community centers. Construct chicken coops. Install solar panels. We need your carpentry, painting, masonry, solar energy, wind power or plumbing skills here!

CHILDCARE

Establish the foundation for life-long learning at preschools for three- to six-year-olds. Teach colors and numbers, read children’s books aloud and play games. Watch over infants and toddlers while parents are at workshops. Share smiles, laughter, hugs and love!

HEALTH CARE

Care for pregnant women, and help ensure thriving pregnancies and healthy deliveries. Provide patient care, health screenings and checkups, lice treatments, dental and eye exams, and de-worming treatments. Teach basic health care using the text, “Where There is No Doctor.”

CONVERSATIONAL ENGLISH

Teach English, the language of instruction in Tanzania and the international language of opportunity, to students of all ages year-round. Enjoy the time of your life volunteering during two-week English Language Camps in June, September and December.

CLASSROOM TEACHING

Tutor primary school students in math or English. Teach secondary students math, science, English or physical geography. Utilize your professional experience, resources from home, and creative imagination to bring subjects to life.

HOME VISITS

Accompany our staff at families’ homes to demonstrate child stimulation; reinforce lessons on infectious diseases, nutrition, and hygiene; show proper hand washing with soap and water; demonstrate appropriate technologies, e.g., container gardens and chicken coops.

Are you interested to volunteer with our LESCOTA charity programs? Contact us at lescotanzania@gmail.com or maurusnchimbi@gmail.com for more information.