Mafia Youth Mission Center (MMYC) is a community-based facility designed to provide a safe, supportive, and engaging environment for young people. It offers a range of activities and programs that foster personal growth, social development, and recreational opportunities for youth. It is designed to be welcoming and inclusive space, offering a place for young people to connect with peers, access resources, and develop new skills. Environmental leadership is an experiential leadership program focusing on the big questions: Can we design sustainable communities for future? It is aiming to bring Youth and volunteers to live and work together on the beautiful Island of Mafia and have an opportunity to explore and understand social, economic, spiritual and ecological issues and skills needed for developing sustainable life practices.
İş Tanımı
The project is organized along five themes accompanied by series of workshops as well practical| manual activities in the community.
Holistic worldview: The big picture: why do we need to be developing sustainable communities? Listening to nature, celebrating life, discerning your role and creating your dream.
Ecological: Bioregionalism, defining a watershed, introduction to local food issues and permaculture techniques.
Social: Building and embracing diversity, introductory communication skills.
Economic: Shifting the global economy to sustainability, understanding the global versus local argument, analyzing your ecological foot print careers in sustainability.
Hands-on activities: Establishment and management of demo plot/garden for organic vegetable production, establishment of demo plot of free range/organic chicken.
Konaklama ve Yemek
Accommodation will be at the Youth hostel. Volunteers should expect to share rooms with other volunteers. There is also option of camping outside especially when received good number of volunteers. Three meals will be provided at accommodation where volunteer will enjoy actively participation in meals preparation, dish washing and kitchen cleaning. For sustainability reasons, we will consume only food available in the area/Region. However vegetarian meals will be available.
Konum ve Serbest Zaman
Mafia Island is a Tanzanian archipelago in the Indian Ocean known for its pristine environment, rich marine life, and peaceful, less-touristy atmosphere. It is known as well as a premier destination for diving and snorkeling in the protected Mafia Island Marine Park facilitating and boasting diverse coral reefs and fish species, and is also a popular spot for whale shark sightings. The population of Mafia Island is estimated to be 66,180 people based on the 2022 census data. The majority of the residents are fishermen or smallholder farmers, with the main town being Kilindoni.
Mafia Island is accessible by both Air and water transportation. Flights primarily depart from Dar es Salaam's Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) to Mafia Airport (MFA), a journey of approximately 30-40 minutes. The ferry departs from Nyamisati village on the mainland to Kilindoni sea Port in Mafia Island. Mafia Island enjoys access to most social services like health, banking, Markets and business centers are available and accessible. Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays are free, however, volunteers are advised to have an allowance of extra 2-3 days before or after the project to enjoy the most of Mafia Island.
The most enjoyable activities on Mafia Island are related to its abundant marine life, including
swimming with whale sharks and diving in the Mafia Marine Park, but also include cultural and historical exploration, such as visiting the Kua Ruins and the lighthouse at Ras Mkumbi. Relaxation on the beaches, taking a sunset cruise, or kayaking are also popular option.
Notlar
Information regarding who needs or not need visa to come to Tanzania is indicated in the Immigration Tanzania website: https://www.immigration.go.tz/index.php/countries-which-are-not-required-to-apply-for-visa . Online Visa applicants are advised to make their applications through the Official Tanzania Immigration website www.immigration.go.tz . Ordinary visa with humanitarian and charity activities (A6) is recommended. Volunteer with no relevant visa will not be accepted to join the project. UVIKIUTA provides supporting documents required for visa application.
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En Yakın Terminal
The nearest bus/Ferry terminal: Mafia Airport (MFA) and Kilindoni Sea Port, Mafia.