Malengo Development Foundation

🌍 Make a Difference with MADIVEA! 🇹🇿

Are you looking for a unique and meaningful volunteer or internship experience? Join the Malengo Development Foundation (MDF) in Tanzania and become a part of our MADIVEA Program-(Malengo Development Interns and Volunteers Engagement and Advancement Program)!

We offer incredible hands-on opportunities where you can directly support Maasai communities and contribute to real, sustainable change.

Choose your passion:

Child Development: Help facilitate learning through play and home visits at our MAKE Hub in Naisinyai, Simanjiro, which supports Maasai children and young women. Your work would be centered on curriculum development and teaching, helping to facilitate Practical Parenting Sessions and Learning Through Play activities. Support the Home Visiting Program, accompanying our trained facilitators to reinforce lessons and help families apply what they've learned in their everyday lives.

Environmental Sustainability: Get your hands dirty up-cycling furniture with local artisans at the FUMA Hub.This initiative promotes environmental and socioeconomic health by up-cycling broken wood and metal furniture. You would get hands dirty by assisting with furniture pick-ups from households, working alongside local carpenters and welders to up-cycle and manufacture new products, and helping with the distribution of furniture to underserved classrooms. You would also contribute to Eco-friendly interiors by painting and arranging furniture in local schools and hospitals

Community Health: For volunteers with a medical interest, there are opportunities to support our remote medical outreach including medical care for neglected street children, telemedical care programs by assisting with patient intake, counseling, and treatment under the guidance of our local healthcare professionals.

Cultural Exchange: Immerse yourself in Maasai culture and help families practice English through our TCL Program. You would help Maasai families with household tasks and providing valuable English language practice, all while immersing yourself in Kiswahili and Maasai language and preserving Maasai cultures.

Environmental Conservation Initiatives: You would also get to be directly involved in our climate education and action programs, including Environmental Learning Through Play such as storytelling, nature walks, gardening, tree planting and interactive games with children and supporting Teacher Training to help incorporate environmental themes into daily routines

Whether you're a student, a professional on a sabbatical, or someone who just wants to give back, we have a flexible placement for you. Come for 4 weeks or 3 months—the choice is yours!

Ready to start your adventure? Learn more and apply today by sending us a message or emailing us at [email protected]