Volunteer

VOLUNTEER AT THE RIFT VALLEY CHILDREN’S VILLAGE

***To best protect the health of our community and visiting volunteers, we are only accepting volunteers and visitors who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

If you have questions or would like additional information regarding volunteering at RVCV and our COVID-19 travel guidelines, please contact volunteer@tanzaninachildrensfund.org.***

Our main goal at  the Children’s Village is to ensure that our children feel loved and valued each and every day.  In short, this may be the most difficult and the most rewarding work you have ever done.  

Volunteering at the Rift Valley Children’s Village is a wonderful experience for both our volunteers and children. Volunteers are crucial to our day-to-day operations as well as achieving the strategic goals of the Tanzanian Children’s Fund.  Volunteering involves hard work, going  without many of the comforts and  luxuries to which you might be accustomed, and throwing yourself into tasks and projects that may be completely new to you. 

If you chose to volunteer at RVCV, then you are someone who loves children, thrives in group settings, likes to take initiative, and doesn’t mind getting dirty. We usually have 5-10 volunteers at a time, and volunteers are assigned to various jobs based on their skills and interests, and our needs, but are expected to pitch in whenever the occasion warrants. Volunteers are adaptable and flexible, taking on new and challenging tasks, at times learning alongside the kids they are working with. 

At the Rift Valley Children’s Village, our days begin early (6:00 am) and do not end until our last child has been put to bed (around 7:30 pm). On any given day the tasks that you will be asked to perform will vary widely. You may be called upon to conduct a class, soothe a child who has just scraped his knee, design an art project, or help tutor a child. 

VOLUNTEER  REQUIREMENTS 

If you are interested in volunteering with us, please keep in mind the following: 

  • We are unable to host volunteers who are under 21 years of age without a chaperone. 

  • Our minimum length of term for volunteers is 3 weeks. This is a strict requirement as it takes at least three weeks to become accustomed to our routine and develop meaningful relationships with the children.  

  • We are in particular need of volunteers from March to May and September to December. 

Want to learn more? You can contact our Volunteer Coordinator at  volunteer@tanzanianchildrensfund.org to learn more about the program and to request our Volunteer Packet.

Please keep in mind that our Volunteer Coordinator is located at RVCV in Tanzania, where internet and email connections can be unreliable. If you have not received a response within three working days, please reach out again or contact us at  info@tanzanianchildrensfund.org.