Tarakea
Local Children Carrying Water
Tarakea, the Kilimanjaro Cabins and host families are situated in the foothills of Mt. Kilimanjaro. Despite its proximity to the mountain, the town is not a tourist destination. Rather, Tarakea is a typical Tanzanian town, characterized by businesses, farms, churches and schools which support the local residents of the town and surrounding villages. This is what makes Volunteer Kilimanjaro unique. As a volunteer with the program, you will not be surrounded by tourists and other volunteers during your service. Instead, aside from interaction with volunteers sharing your accommodations, you will be totally immersed in the local community.
Main Route through Tarakea
In addition to working closely with local schools, health clinics, farms and/or community-based organizations, volunteers will spend a lot of time with local residents of Tarakea. Local residents will provide volunteers with translation services and local knowledge and history. Another volunteer resource, the Volunteer Kilimanjaro Program Coordinator, will also arrange activities in the community which match volunteer interests. These activities include but are not limited to Swahili language lessons, discussion with community and/or tribal elders, tours of town and local farms, day hikes on Kilimanjaro and cooking lessons with typical Tanzania foods.
For more details, please contact us at volunteerkilimanjaro@gmail.com. To apply, fill out the Volunteer Kilimanjaro Individual Application or the Volunteer Kilimanjaro Group Application and email it to Cate Elander at volunteerkilimanjaro@gmail.com. We look forward to hearing from you!
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