Human Rights Advocacy Volunteer in Africa

Summary

The Human Rights program involves collaborating with Tanzanian human rights professionals. It focuses on the rights of children, women, people with disabilities, and sexual and reproductive rights. Students can also choose a research or thesis focus for the program.

Details

Art in Tanzania has been operating since 1996. Our community placements attract about 250 participants annually. Our vision is to give students hands-on experience working in developing African communities. In addition to your studies, you will have an unforgettable, once-in-a-lifetime experience of African culture and life, as well as fantastic natural scenery and wildlife.

Art in Tanzania's Children's Agenda program focuses on Children's and Women's Rights. Our Rights team comprises team members, private Tanzanians such as lawyers, other rights-oriented citizens, and participating interns and volunteers.

Practical work includes advocacy, attending seminars, teaching, and gaining visibility. Rights issues are always sensitive, and teamwork and networking are essential.

A consortium of Tanzanian NGOs, including UNICEF, Save the Children, and others, developed and ran the Children's Agenda program, chaired by the Ministry of Community Development, Gender, and Children.

We use our social media pages for advocacy work. Our Facebook pages have over 50,000 followers.

Work hours are 6 to 8 hours per day, Monday through Friday.

The program is ongoing, so the start dates are adjustable. Your placement is tailored to your background, experience, and interests, empowering our daily work with the communities.

Daily tasks include practical fieldwork, planning, reporting, and visibility work.

The start and end dates are flexible, as all programs are ongoing, with many having run since 1996.

You and your visiting friends can enjoy low-cost, sustainable safaris and tours.

We typically have 15-40 students from diverse parts of the world, representing over 400 universities with which we collaborate, as well as various professions.

The benefits and Perks are as follows:

Accommodation and meals are personal expenses. For 1-13 weeks, EUR 175 per week covers accommodation with breakfast and dinner, the student compound facilities, and professional tutoring. From week 14 onwards, the cost is EUR 125 per week.

The airport transfer is EUR 60 one-way and is a personal expense.

A charity visa for immigration, which costs USD 50, is a personal expense. A multiple-entry visa for less than 12 months is USD 250.

We pay interns a USD 50 monthly stipend, which is small but 2x Tanzania's national minimum wage.

Flights are a personal expense.

Local transport, if any, is a personal expense.

Our testimonials page.

Please review the compound photos.

Pre-travel info.

For more details, please email or Zoom at kari@artintanzania.org, or send a message to our WhatsApp at +25576777773.

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