Volunteer ethically with us

We love to have volunteers at Forever Angels who can help us to develop as an organisation. We are specifically looking for volunteers to train our staff.

 

The following professions are always needed:

 

• Teachers / Child Care Professionals

• Physiotherapists

• Photographers

• Special Educational Needs

• Accountants

• Play Therapists / Family Therapists

• Social Workers

• Doctors / Dentists / Nurses

• As well as people who are able to teach Dance / Art / Baby Massage

 

We are open to suggestions - so if you are interested in volunteering, please get in touch for a chat about how you can help our staff and children.

 

Ethical volunteering is extremely important to us, and we expect all our volunteers to have the same ideology.

 

We are not a Gap Year organisation, and we can only host volunteers who have skills and experience in areas which will help us grow as an organisation. You will not be coming to just ‘cuddle the children’ – all day-to-day care of the children is carried out by the Mama’s and Aunts of each house.

 

 

 

"After my first visit I couldn’t wait to book my next trip, and the rest is history."

 

Since 2008 I have been to Forever Angels on five different occasions. The second I got off the plane I was welcomed by Forever Angels staff and brought to the safe and comfortable volunteer accommodation with a welcome pack waiting for me.

 

The staff were always available to answer questions and to give advice on where to buy food, what activities to do in the area, and most importantly, what I could do to be helpful.

 

The children are quite possibly the cutest kids in the world and will have your heart from the second you walk through the doors. I am a Paediatric Nurse and I loved doing training sessions with the staff.

 

I have made lifelong friends with other volunteers and staff members and will forever cherish my experiences at Forever Angels.

 

Amber

 

 

 

 

"Anyone thinking of volunteering at Forever Angels... do not hesitate!"

 

Volunteering at Forever Angels was one of the best decisions I have ever made. My time spent there will stay with me forever and the three years since my first visit I still continue to support and visit Mwanza as often as I can.

 

The memories I have made are some of the best of my life. It was during my time at Forever Angels in which I decided to change my career and start a new life as a Children’s Nurse. I have made friends for life and would do anything to return once again and see all the wonderful people I met on my visit. Tanzania is one of the most beautiful countries I have visited with the most welcoming people and holds a special place in my heart.

 

Jeanette

 

 

 

 

"Some of my highlights... spending time with the children with Special Educational Needs and training the staff on feeding and physio for some of the children with complex needs."

 

 

Forever Angels and the local community are truly incredible, I had never experienced such a happy, welcoming, and loving environment, and wanted to spend all of my time surrounded by the most amazing children in the world and embrace everything the rich culture had to offer.

 

Aysha

 

 

I have volunteered at Forever Angels seven times now over the past 9 years and it is always an incredible experience - from the support of the amazing staff, making lifelong friends in the other volunteers and simply being able to spend time in a beautiful part of the world with the most incredible children you'll ever meet.

 

Being part of the Forever Angels family is something I treasure deeply, and something I will always maintain.

 

Fiona

 

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Apply now

 

Please download and complete the Volunteer Application Form and email it to Amy Hathaway at: [email protected]

Volunteer Application Form

FAQ

 

 

 

"I spent months and months researching non-profits all over the world and it wasn't until I came across Forever Angels that I knew this was exactly what I wanted to do."

 

I bought a flight to Mwanza, Tanzania with a return ticket to come home four months later. Four months turned into almost two years. And those two years being a volunteer have changed my life forever.

 

It is a grass roots organization that over the past ten years has done the most amazing work in helping underprivileged children and families in desperate need for support.

 

My days were filled with the sounds of children playing in the garden, Mama's singing and dancing, roosters crowing in the fields, and mosques echoing in the distance at sunset. I have never been more challenged in my entire life. I stepped outside of my comfort zone by traveling abroad to a country I had never been to before. I was immersed into a vibrant and colourful culture which I did not speak the language and I indulged in dishes that were unknown. My heart had never been fuller.

 

Forever Angels gave me the most extraordinary opportunity to have such a profound experience to help a child, to help a family, to help a village while at the same time to help me understand what it truly means to give selflessly. Working at Forever Angels is not for the faint of heart, but I promise you it will forever change your life.

 

Meghan

 

 

 

 

 

"It was fun, emotional, exhausting, amazing, eye opening, life changing and so very much more."

 

As soon as I read about the work of Forever Angels, I knew immediately this was a place I simply had to visit, and it turned out to be one of the best decisions I have ever made.

 

The application process was straight forward, and Amy was easily contactable via email to answer any questions. I was happy to know that the money went directly to the project rather than getting lost in “middle-man” administration fees.

 

I was met at the airport and immediately made to feel very welcome. The managers were always on hand to deal with any questions or concerns and to make sure I had help with sorting out changing money, negotiating my first trip into town for shopping, buying a local sim card, etc...

 

Forever Angels is a truly special place with a great team of dedicated staff, who provide consistent loving care to some extremely vulnerable children and families. I love that they work so hard to keep families together and their concern does not end when the children leave.

 

I made friends of all ages, among the volunteers and also of the staff. If you go with an open mind and take time to get to know the staff and local people, they will welcome you into their hearts and homes and help you experience and embrace so much of Tanzanian culture in ways you will never forget.

 

I spent most of my days supporting the staff to care for the Special Needs children as well as teaching sessions on Play Therapy and the Importance of Play.  I feel so incredibly lucky to have had the opportunity to be involved in a small way in such a fantastic project.

 

Any regrets? – Only that I didn’t go sooner and stay for longer.

 

Mandy

 

 

 

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