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Volunteering in Tanzania - Legal Aid Project
Maasai International Challenge Africa (MICA) is a non-profit organization based in Arusha, Tanzania and run by volunteers spread around the world. MICA coordinates placement of international volunteers committed to social justice who seek to learn and contribute by working as part of community initiated projects in developing countries.
Each year we place over 500 people into our programs abroad and have a wide range of volunteer travel opportunities, in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, South Africa, Ghana, India, Nepal, Philippines, Malawi,
Bolivia, Sri Lanka, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Peru – Cusco, Peru – Lima and Thailand.
Legal Aid Project
The purpose of this project is to teach widows and or-phans of men who have died from AIDS/HIV about their legal rights.
These international human rights include the right to work, to an adequate standard of living, to participate in cultural and political life, to education and freedom of religion.
The Legal aid clinics coach and empower clients with the necessary knowledge of legal and court procedures to enable them to represent their cases in Court.
The volunteer work at this project involves legal counseling and reconciliation sessions on legal issues like labor law, employment, matrimony, land, contract, children’s rights, tort, probate, etc.
Volunteer placement and field research opportunities are not restricted to people who have legal academic background and human rights experience - though most of the interns, assistants, and students have completed law studies. The project also provides psychosocial support to widows, vulnerable children, orphans and their foster parents.
The following fields of expertise are represented at the Legal center:
* Accounting/Finance
* Advocacy
* Administration
* Information/Journalism
* Information technology
* Fundraising
* Organization development
* Publication
* Research
* Secretarial (including editing work)
This project is located in Arusha and accommodation is in a volunteer house or with a host family in Arusha. The walking distance to the work place in the center of town is 10 to 15 minutes. You can also take a minibus (dala dala) which costs ca. 5 USD per week.
MICATZ application fees: US $200.00 covers advertising, program promotion, and office and other overhead expenses (rent, utilities, and staff salaries)
For more information:
E-Mail; info@micatz.org Visit Our Web Site:http://www.micatz.org »
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