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Women's Empowerment Project in Tanzania, Kilimanjaro Region
Give a Heart To Africa (GHTA) is a women's empowerment project located in Moshi, Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania. Our mission is to empower local women through education and entrepreneurship. We offer free education in English, business, and vocational skills for one year. Upon graduation, we assist some of the women with starting a small business. All subjects are taught by international voluntee...
Give a Heart To Africa (GHTA) is a women's empowerment project located in Moshi, Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania. Our mission is to empower local women through education and entrepreneurship. We offer free education in English, business, and vocational skills for one year. Upon graduation, we assist some of the women with starting a small business. All subjects are taught by international volunteers and translated by former graduates. No prior teaching experience is required as we have detailed lesson plans in place. Every Friday, we visit one of our students in their home, meet their family, and share a meal and stories. This provides for a wonderful cultural exchange and an opportunity for us to get to know each other better. We are a volunteer-run organization, we do not have any ...
Program Highlights
Be a part of a small, grassroots organization.
Learn more about Tanzanian women and their culture.
Share your knowledge with Tanzanian women.
Participate in a sustainable development project.
Visit beautiful Tanzania, go on a safari, or climb Mt. Kilimanjaro.
Quick Details
- Online
- 2-4 Weeks
- 5-8 Weeks
- 3-6 Months
- 9-12 Weeks
- 7-12 Months
- Business
- Community Development
- Culture
- Education
- English Teaching
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- All Nationalities
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Can see the results of your impact!
by: Ashima Dhingra - United StatesProgram: Women's Empowerment Project in Tanzania, Kilimanjaro RegionThis was my first time volunteering in Africa, and I felt safe with my experience going through Give a Heart to Africa. Even prior to volunteering, I had a lot of questions that were answered by Monika, and you can tell you're not getting generic responses, but thorough ones addressing my specific questions. It was important to me that I choose an organization, that uses my volunteer fees to good use, and you can see it go a lot towards the students for school resources for them, and funding for...
Transformative
by: Laura Hild - CanadaProgram: Women's Empowerment Project in Tanzania, Kilimanjaro RegionIn 2014 I volunteered with a volunteerism organization in Tanzania and later Ghana. It gave me a taste of the huge demand of help the people needed in these countries, but I came away feeling as though I hadn’t made a lasting impact in any way. I felt like I was just observing in my volunteer positions instead of actually helping. Then I found Give a Heart to Africa the following year. I was thrilled to learn that I would be teaching business to female entrepreneurs. Being a sole proprietor my...
It was an amazing and very rewarding experience.
by: Jennifer Pearson Terell - CanadaProgram: Women's Empowerment Project in Tanzania, Kilimanjaro RegionI volunteered at Give a Heart to Africa as an English Language teacher. The students were all women above the age of 18 and were highly motivated to learn English and vocational skills for their future lives. It was an amazing and very rewarding experience. Give a Heart to Africa GHTA is a very well administrated empowerment project for women. The women apply each year to be part of the project. There are three areas of study - English, Business Management and Vocational skills. The project i...
Program Details
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Locations
- Online
Types and Subjects
- Causes
- Business
- Community Development
- Culture
Availability
Years Offered: Year Round, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2023
- 2-4 Weeks
- 3-6 Months
- 5-8 Weeks
Age Requirement
Age Requirement Varies
Guidelines
- All Nationalities
- This Program is also open to Solo, Couples
Cost per week
Program Cost Includes
- Accommodation / Housing for Program Duration
- All Program Activity Costs
- Group Meals
- Airport Transfer (Pick-Up)
Accommodation Options
- Group living
Qualifications & Experience
Any/All Education Levels Accepted
Application Procedures
- Online Application
- Phone/Video Interview
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