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  • Tanzania
    • Dar es Salaam
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May 19, 2021
May 17, 2021
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Does designing your own project with an NGO in Tanzania, learning Swahili and exploring off the beaten path cultural finds fire you up?

Are you someone who wants a deeper connection with the community partner & Tanzanian culture before you travel?

Select a 1-month, 2-month or 3-month pre travel program where you’ll connect weekly with our community partner & team, design a project together & gain access to our exclusive language & cultural master classes. We’ll cover everything from Tanzanian cooking to wellness to project support.

Once you travel to Tanzania, you’ll get access to 24/7 support, project supervision, orientation, airport pick up and drop off, as well as connections to our on the ground partners who design one-of-a-kind experiences. Afterwards you’ll get access to our exclusive alumni network with lifetime access to monthly content.

Are you ready to make an impact in Tanzania differently?

We’ll see you by the coconut trees!

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Volunteer in Tanzania helping a student with a reading assessment
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Members of a community organization that empowers women living with a disability learn about entrepreneurship
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Program Highlights

  • Exclusive 1 to 3 month pre-travel program where you’ll design a remote project with the NGO & access language and cultural classes
  • Learn exclusively from trailblazing community leaders & artisans in Tanzania
  • You’ll get 24/7 support in the country, project supervision & help planning out the exact volunteer experience you’re looking for
  • Receive lifetime access to an alumni network with free monthly content after your experience
  • Enjoy the warm beaches of the Indian Ocean & a wellness retreat with a small & select group of other volunteers

Program Impact

Your volunteer experience creates long term change by putting resources directly into the hands of women working to change the world. Instead of creating projects that make communities "dependent," you'll partner with NGOs to create new projects that never take away local jobs. When you're accepted as a Volunteer Fellow you'll have the following impact:

1.) Women led NGOs are paid to work with you so that they have the resources to support her own community & save lives
2.) Each remote project you design pre-travel is stored in a database and shared widely with other relevant partners throughout the country (so that projects can maximize their impact & be used more than once)
3.) For each Volunteer Fellow we work with, we support an internship for another woman in Tanzania who will also work & connect with you!

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Carolyn
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

A Trip that Changed Everything!

May 17, 2021

How do you describe a trip that changed most everything? I volunteered with A Tree That Grow because I knew that I wanted to support children in Tanzania who were living with a disability to be more included in the classroom. I worked with the team to design an informal reading assessment for youth to help a teacher see where their students were at with their reading.

Before I left for Tanzania I signed up for the 2-month virtual program where I got Kiswahili lessons and learned about the amazing culture!

Tanzania took my breath away and it completely changed my life. When I got to Tanzania I was able to help the organization train teachers on the reading assessment, help students learn their reading levels and work with FUWAVITA to share this assessment with schools in Tanzania.

It was a once in a lifetime experience & I would recommend it 100% and I can’t wait to go back.

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Marie
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United States
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Amazing opportunity to make an impact

May 16, 2021

Tanzania is incredible & so beautiful.

I knew I was passionate about special education, but I didn’t know how much the children we were working with would move me!

They brought me so much joy. I felt like I was part of the community. My favorite part was making recycled toys and building inclusion through play.

My project worked on building a community for children living with a disability through play & I am excited that it will also be shared in more rural areas.

Once in a lifetime experience that I'm so glad I had!!

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Danielle
United States
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

I would do this again in a heartbeat

May 8, 2021

I worked with A Tree That Grows to design a project to build leadership skills for women entrepreneurs living with a disability in Tanzania. Before I went to Tanzania I worked with the community partner to learn about the challenges & design the project. This was an awesome opportunity to get to know Tanzania before I traveled.

When I was in Tanzania I felt like I was with family! It’s clear they have deep connections as I never felt unsafe & everything was taken care of. They organize amazing weekend trips and have a seriously cool volunteer retreat where you can pop in to relax, learn Kiswahili & explore the culture. I got to personalize everything, which was great, and present the project to leaders in the field of disability activism in Tanzania. I'm excited to now get into the alumni network to keep in contact with partners and see the impact of the project over the long run!

If you get a chance, definitely do this!

What is your advice to future travelers on this program?
Take advantage of all the pretravel programs and remote language and cultural sessions! There is nothing quite like going to a country with a project you have personally worked on.
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About A Tree That Grows

A Tree That Grows works exclusively in Tanzania with an NGO that empowers women with disabilities. You get connected to an online pre travel program where you design a tailor made project, receive language lessons and access cultural master classes from the country. You then design an in country volunteer travel experience personalized for you...

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