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Email:
info@comekuona.org
In USA
14419 Englewood Dr.
Gig Harbor, WA 98329
USA.
In Kenya:
PO BOX 85085-80100
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Empowerment of Children with
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Special needs education,
physical therapy, home-based care,
counseling, and empowerment center for
disabled youth
Our partner program is
an NGO serving roughly 1,500 mentally and
physically disabled children and youth in
the coastal town of Tanga.
This
organization strives to create a community
where all children can receive their right
to education, health services, and full
social inclusion by offering a variety of
services that include home-based care,
counseling, parents peer groups, community
based rehabilitation, and a youth center
(English lessons, social skills, music
class, computer training, sports, and
exercise).
Each of the programs emphasizes the dignity
and autonomy of people with disabilities,
and is strongly founded on the belief that
working together as a community can create
opportunities for all. While
all volunteers have the chance to work with any
of these programs, we currently needs
volunteers in the following areas:
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-Occupational therapist
· -Orthopedics
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Physical therapist
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Nurses
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Social skills/communication
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-Pediatric
doctor/assistant
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Neurologist
· -Counselor
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Novelty Youth Center:
English
teacher, music professionals to teach music,
computer instructors, sports trainer
Those interested in
working with the program may come as a
volunteer, intern, or independent study
student for university credit.
This program is
open to medical professionals, medical
students, teachers, musicians, computer
specialist, sports trainers, and students.
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PROJECT
LOCATION
The program is located in
Tanga.
ABOUT TANGA.
Tanga, a peaceful town
cushioned between the Indian Ocean and Usambara
Mountains.
This well planned
town is easily navigated by bicycle, and
contributes to the small town feel.
Tanga has all the
facilities of a city including several
hospitals, Internet cafes, restaurants, hotels,
banks, pubs, and discos.
ATTRACTIONS AND ACTIVITIES
Tanga offers a variety of
places one can enjoy the white sandy beaches,
and breeze of the Indian Ocean.
One of the most
popular places is the Rakazone Swimming Club,
which provides private beach access for only 500
Tz a day.
Throughout town
there are an abundance of shops, but the best
place to find anything you need in on Mkwakwani
Street, an area known for its diverse shops.
In the evenings,
the nightlife in Tanga is centered predominately
around the La Casa Chica disco, and Tanga Hotel
which has a live band Wednesday to Sunday.
A popular destination
located near Tanga is the Amboni Caves, which
were formed in the limestone perhaps 25 million
years ago.
Near the caves are
the Galanos Sulphur Springs, where the hot and
mineral rich water in believed to have medicinal
properties, especially against skin diseases.
The Tongoni Ruins
(just 17 km away from town) and the ruins on the
uninhabited Toten Island (located in Tanga Bay)
are also worth a visit.
Day trips can be made to
witness the breathtakingly beautiful mountains
of the surrounding area at the Amani Nature
Reserve located in the Muheza District.
Lushoto is also an
area known for its lush greenery and is a great
starting point when looking to hike to Irente
View Point, Magamba Rainforest, Mtae, or Mlalo.
Farther trips can easily be made to Moshi, Mount
Kilimanjaro, Dar es Salaam, Arusha, and Mombasa,
Kenya. Arrangements to go on Safari in any
National Park or Reserve (i.e. Serengeti,
Ngorongoro, Lake Manyara) in Tanzania can easily
be done in town.
PROGRAM
LENGTH:
The program length is minimum 1 month and
maximum 6 months.
PROGRAM
REQUIREMENTS:
-Be 18 years or
older
- Have no major
health problems
- Have no
criminal record
- Self motivation, patience,
open minded and respect of local culture and
traditions.
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-Medical volunteers should have some previous
experience, training, or at least 1 year of
medial school
PROGRAM
SCHEDULE:
8-12.30 pm and 2.00pm -4 pm. Weekends are free.
Volunteers can pursue their own interests on
weekends.
ACCOMMODATION
AND FOOD:
Home stay with host families. You will be
provided with your own room and 3 meals a day.
The meals will be nutritious and local.
Vegetarians are catered for. This arrangement
ensures that you get fully immersed in to the
culture and at the same time have your own
privacy.
PICK UP:
You will
be picked up at the airport by a representative
of Come Kuona upon your arrival.
ARRIVAL:
Any day
of the week apart from Sundays
PROGRAM COST:
The prices are
in US Dollars
Cost for 1 month
- $920
Cost for 2 months
-$ 1700
Cost for 3 months
-$ 2500
Cost for 4
months- $ 3400
Cost for 6 months
- $ 5100
To see the cost
in your local currency click
here.
APPLICATION:
To apply for the
Tanzania program please click
here for our application form
CONFIRMATION:
Once we have
received you application we contact you to
confirm your acceptance. After that we will ask
you to pay a deposit fee of $ 100 which counts
towards your fees. 2 months before your arrival
we will ask you to pay the program fees after
which we will send you a full travel packet
which will include information on Visas ,
Vaccination , detailed information about the
country, city and much more.
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