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Water, Rights, Education: Supporting Development in Rural Tanzania

Location: Karagwe District, Tanzania
Service: Assist with water harvesting system and water tank installations; work with local youth and local women’s rights organizations
Housing: Dormitory-type housing at the Eden Centre for Appropriate Technology. The Eden Centre accommodations include limited electrical supply, sporadic internet access, temperate showers, and pit latrine toilets. The Eden Centre is safe and secure.
Travel Highlights: Program includes travel to Kampala and Uganda’s Muburu National Game Park

Program Description:

Your travel experience will begin in Kampala, Uganda, where you will receive an orientation to urban African life. From Kampala, you will travel eight hours south, across the border with Tanzania, to the Karagwe District and the small community of Nyakasimbi. Nyakasimbi is located approximately one hour by dirt road past the end of the energy grid, though Amizade cooperated with the Eden Centre to install a wind turbine for basic electricity access there.

With the Eden Centre as your base you’ll support the water access, women’s rights, or education. After , serving in this corner of rural Tanzania, you’ll move north toward the Muburu National Game Park where you’ll view African animals before returning to Kampala for your flight home.

Program Fee:
September 4 - 18, 2010: $1,795

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Program Fee Includes:
Contribution to local service effort
Accommodations
Three meals per day
Local Transportation during program
Multiple educational, cultural and service activities
Comprehensive Travel Insurance
Continuous support from local site director

Additional Program Related Expenses:
Airfare to Kampala, Uganda, as well as other travel related expenses
Supplemental meals or snacks
Personal spending money