Shamiri Volunteer

I had a really great three-week internship in an NGO in Mwanza. The work in the NGO was very interesting and varied. I had different opportunities to get involved and work with the NGO.
My trip to Mwanza was well organized by Shamiri. My Shamiri supervisors were really welcoming, helpful, easily accessible and spontaneous. They helped me for example to orientate in the city or get to know my project. The preparation seminar in Germany was also very helpful and prepared me well for the trip to Tanzania.
So thanks a lot Shamiri for the great experience and the opportunity. I am missing Mwanza already and I am locking forward to come back once.

My year in Tanzania was very good but also very challenging.
I learned a lot in this year and my work with the kids made me very happy.
They gave me a lot of love.
Nevertheless, it was sometimes very exhausting. The culture is very different to ours and sometimes a little bit hard as a white person. I had the feeling that you can not connect to the locals because they always see you as a different person because of your skin colour. That was a little bit sad for me.
I missed my family very much but it showed me how important my family is to me.
All in all it was a very good but also very hard year for me but I would do it again:)

I stayed in Mwanza, Tanzania for one year with Shamiri as my organization. I had a very memorable year, during which I learned a lot and had many great new experiences!
Through Shamiri me and my fellow volunteers had a lovely and very organized mentor, who met with us every week, teaching us about culture, politics and the role we had as volunteers, helping us with our struggles and generally supporting us throughout the year. She provided us with a beautiful house in the heart of Mwanza and introduced us to the different possible activities such as an international choir, sports and of course the monthly pub quiz. This helped me a lot to get to know some people and the community and was something that I previously struggled with.
We also had private Swahili lessons, which proved to be very helpful during every day life and my work, as English often doesn't get you far in the local areas.
Overall, I had a great time that I will never forget and want to thank Shamiri for making this possible and supporting me during my whole time in Tanzania.

My year in Mwanza with Shamiri as my organization was very stunning. I had a very good experience in mwanza and also at work. I was working in a primary school, where I was teaching together with Tanzanian staff members class 1. Also i was giving Computer lessons for everyone who was interested and hosting the social media accounts of the school. The people from Shamiri have always been very helpful and supportive. I can recommend that experience to everyone who is interested in traveling, culture and new friendships. Thank you for everything.

We had the great opportunity to complete our internship at an school in Tanzania. We collected so many positive experiences and memories. With Shamiri Volunteer we had the best care. The work at the school was very interesting and we had a lot of joy to teach the children. We felt always safe and well. We left with a broken heart as we met so many great people. With our stay we developed personally and mentally.
There are no words which can describe this incredible adventure.

Thank you Shamiri! We miss you!