Blue Tanzanite volunteer’s charity limited Mirerani Simanjiro Manyara Tanzania welcomes senior citizens, young professionals, students from professional’s disciplines to volunteer their skills, time and energy to take back a sense of satisfaction.

Volunteers shall have the liberty of being stationed at a place convenient to them and continue contributing their time based on mutually agreed action plan specific modalities of functioning could be decided during orientation program. We sincerely expect our volunteers to emerge as Ambassadors of Blue Tanzanite volunteer’s charity limited.

Volunteering in Mirerani you will visit

1. A Tanzanite mining experience tour.
2. A Tanzanite local market dominated by Maasai.
3. A Maasai Cultural village tour.
4. A visit to chemka hot spring.

1. RESPONSIBLE PROJECT: we are dedicated to ensuring that our projects are responsibly run and have sustainable positive impacts that are supporting local needs
2. You will do something different, you will bring inspiration, energy and vital practical skills to help secure batter healthcare, more valuable education and broader opportunities for poor people in Tanzania.
3. The work you do as a volunteer or intern engages you in various roles that allow you to make a significant impact on the lives of others and yours as well, while gaining valuable skills and experience.
4. SAFETY: The safety of our volunteers and intern are our #1 priority. We ensure the hospitable welfare of our volunteers by providing a decent, clean and safe shared accommodation with 24 hours security, bottled water for drinking, delicious and healthy meds which keep volunteers feeling well fed. Our safety standards are unbeatable.
5. AFFORDABILITY: Our program fees are very affordable when you rate the level of quality service we provide. We are dedicated to offering volunteers of all ages, academic backgrounds and experience.
6. SUPPORT: from the moment, you submit your volunteer application, your journey to a life changing volunteer abroad experience begins. Our dedicated team will be available to answer your questions and provide any additional support needed every step of the way. You will have 2417 in-country support close at hand through your project duration.

At BLTVCL we offer very affordable program fees with high – quality services and a lever of transparency to all our volunteers and item the program fee covers the cost of decent home stay accommodation, meals ,airport pick -up orientation and country program support during your entire volunteer stay our program fees are determined according to the length of the stay.

Program fee paid covers the listed below

• Airport pick up Read more

Volunteers will met by our program coordinator at Kilimanjaro airport (KIA) upon arrival after which you will be transferred to you roast family at Mirerani after being picked up from airport

• Orientation Read more

A half orientation will be provided by our local coordinator after orientation is over you will be introduced to your project.
Volunteers are required to pay a deposited is included as part of the program fee it is not an addition change full payment of program fees is due 30days before the volunteers project.

• Meals Read more

Tanzanian cuisine varies across the country, owing to the difference in produce inland and along the coast. The immigration of Khoja Indians has resulted in local dishes influenced by Indian cuisine. Staple foods in Tanzania include rice, ugali (maize porridge), chapatti and coconut milk. Volunteers are served three meals per day (breakfast, lunch and dinner). Breakfasts generally consist of chai (tea), toast, fruit and mandazi (deep fried dough).

A typical lunch can include meat and vegetables with rice and fruits, while dinner usually sees traditional food, such as ugali and chapati company the meat and vegetables. Meals are served at the accommodation, however a packed lunch can be provided upon request if your placement is due to finish after lunch time. Bolted water is readily available in Tanzania and volunteers should budget approximately US$ 5 per week for this (2 litres per day).

If you have any special dietary requirements, please let us know so we can make arrangements for you. However, we need to stress the point that you should not expect to eat as you normally do at home. We will do our best to see that you should not expect to eat as you normally do at home. We will do our best to see that you are well taken care of, but as a volunteer, there is a need to be flexible.

• Accomodation Read more

Volunteers in Tanzania are either accommodated in a volunteer house or a homestay with a host family. Volunteers can except to share a room with one to five other volunteers of the same gender and volunteer houses can accommodate up to 30 volunteers at one time. Volunteers in homestays can except to be living with at least four other volunteers. Living is basic but the volunteer house and homestays have running water and electricity, however it is important to note that there are often power outage which affects availability of hot water and power. Bedding is provided, however you will need to bring your own towel and toiletries. It is also recommended to bring a sleeping bag for weekends away. In the volunteer house, there is a cook who prepares meals for the volunteers and there is a security guard. The local team is also available on a daily basis during the week and via phone over the weekend.