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Location
  • Tanzania
    • Kilimanjaro
Length
3 weeks
Project Types
Agriculture Arts Business Street Children Orphan Care Building Projects Environmental Conservation Education Teaching Computer Literacy Health Medical HIV Disabled Care Women's Rights +5

Program Details

Language
English
Age Min.
18
Timeframe
Year Round
Housing
Hostel
Travel Type
Budget

Pricing

Starting Price
19
Price Details
Volunteering through Hostel Hoff is free! Costs cover accommodation and mandatory Tanzanian Volunteer Visas, in addition to any personal expenses such as transport and internet. Prices start at USD$19 per night and include breakfast, dinner and laundry.
What's Included
Accommodation Activities Meals
Jul 17, 2019
Mar 23, 2021
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About Program

Hostel Hoff offers volunteer placements at a grass roots level, where you simply pay for your accommodation and we organise your volunteering for free, as it should be! We are a small family run organisation working with approximately 20 different volunteer projects in Moshi, Tanzania. Projects include women and community groups, orphanages, centres for children with disabilities, manual work such as farming, teaching projects and medical centres. There is a large variety of work on offer and we are careful to provide sustainable, ongoing support to the organisations we help. All of our volunteers stay at hostel, where they can share their experience with like-minded travellers! Karibu (welcome to) Tanzania!

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Consider your impact: Volunteering abroad can be a rewarding experience for both volunteers and local communities, and at Go Overseas, we believe all volunteers should have the resources to make informed decisions about the type of volunteer project they want to partake in. However, despite best intentions, some organizations offering placements in orphanages may unknowingly place children in danger. You can read about the potential dangers of orphanage volunteering here.

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Volunteer at our sustainable orphanage in Moshi
Work with street kids
Help with homework
Typical Dorm Room
Hostel Hoff

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Program Highlights

  • Low cost volunteering
  • Provide sustainable ongoing support
  • Home away from home
  • projects diversity
  • intenships

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Tom
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Yes, I recommend this program

Great Volunteering Experience, Couldn't ask for anything better!

Aug 28, 2014

Hostel Hoff is in one word fantastic! I previously stayed in Jan/Feb 2013 for 5 weeks and loved it so much I am now back! The owner Amanda is lovely and helps you with anything. Mary the local Tanzanian manager is also very nice and welcoming. Anyone wanting to volunteer in Tanzania, should have Hostel Hoff at the top of their list. The staff that work at the hostel are all so nice and it really is lovely how welcoming they are. They work really hard and also always have the biggest smiles on their faces.

The volunteering can be hard work but this is outweighed by the fulfillment you get by helping those in need of it and the local orphanages and schools are welcoming and extremely grateful for your help. The opportunities you get to make a difference by staying at Hostel Hoff are great!

It is by far the best trip I have ever done and you also get the opportunity to climb Mt Kilimanjaro or experience a Safari in the amazing Serengeti National Park. The other great thing about staying at Hostel Hoff is the other volunteers you meet that are also staying at the hostel, I have now made so many new friends around the world and these will be friends that I keep for life! In my time at the hostel I have always got on with everyone and meeting a mix of people from all over the world is lovely.

The hostel itself is very clean and is a very relaxing place to stay. It gives you the chance to be sociable with the outside seating area but also available are the use of hammocks in the garden and other quiet areas if you wanted to read a book or get some quiet time. This place really does suit everyone and I couldn't recommend it more. The country is also very beautiful. Do yourself a favour and visit this amazing country and have a great time living at the HOFF!

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Staff Interviews

These are in-depth Q&A sessions with program leaders.

Mary Mushi

Program
Low cost volunteering in Tanzania with Hostel Hoff
Mary, a mother of 3, born and raised in East Africa, has been working for Hostel Hoff since 2011. Mary believes every human being would want to lead a healthy, happy life—but not everyone in our world is fortunate enough to do so. Disease, poverty, and social injustice are a burden in many societies. She also believes everyone needs to be valued and everyone has the potential to give something back.

It is because of these that she has dedicated her life to helping link-local needy projects with international volunteers who volunteer their time and resources into making this world a better place.
Mary Mushi

What is your favorite travel memory?

My favorite travel memory was witnessing the great Immigration of wildebeest at the Serengeti national park together with the children from Hope Orphanage. This is an orphanage that is fully supported by Hostel Hoff. It was great seeing all these little faces light up with joy as they watch this breathtaking activity. It was amazing seeing thousands of wildebeest running over the Serengeti plains.

How have you changed/grown since working for your current company?

Yes, It has really changed my thinking. It has taught me the importance of giving: the more we give, the more we will receive. Being kind and generous has lead me to perceive others more positively. I have met and learned from a range of new people; this has helped me create memorable experiences and many positive relationships.

What is the best story you've heard from a return student?

Here's one review from one of our volunteers:

"I have traveled many places around the world, but Hostel Hoff and volunteering in Moshi has been one of my most favorite and life changing experiences to date. It's been over a month since I left and I still constantly reminisce back to my life at Hostel Hoff. They organized my volunteering at Faraja Farajika orphanage - highly recommend. The rooms are cleaned (beds made) every day and so comfortable with hot showers. The staff went above and beyond to make sure we were happy, the food beat any expectations I had of African food, it was fresh, healthy and delicious. The overall energy of the hostel was wonderful, especially the huge green gardens that wrapped around the vicinity. It was incredibly easy to make friends, especially if you are a solo traveler."

If you could go on any program that your company offers, which one would you choose and why?

If I were to go on any program offered by Hostel Hoff, I will choose Kili kids.

I'm a permaculture enthusiast and the beautiful gardens, the fresh water spring at the edge of the farm, the beautiful trees, animals, staff and the view of Kilimanjaro mountain on the walk to the project is everything for me.

What makes your company unique? When were you especially proud of your team?

We believe volunteering should not be expensive. At Hostel Hoff. you pay for your living costs and the experience is free. We are a link between the volunteers and the needy projects; we, therefore, make sure the volunteers spend most of their funds in these projects rather than paying thousands of dollars for administration & running costs.

Getting a certificate of excellence as number one volunteer Hostel in Moshi. We couldn't have had achieved this without the hard work and dedication from our team.

What do you believe to be the biggest factor in being a successful company?

I believe the biggest factor in being a successful company is having a clear mission and vision. Also, it is very important for a company to set up goals that will enable the achievement of the mission and vision(these should be realistic and achievable) and having a great team that will enable this to happen in the best way possible.

About Hostel Hoff

Hostel Hoff offers volunteer placements at a grass roots level, where you simply pay for your accommodation and we organise your volunteering for free, as it should be! We are a small family run organisation working with approximately 20 different volunteer projects in Moshi, Tanzania. Projects include women and community groups, orphanages...

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