Want to be a Special Needs Care volunteer in Arusha, Tanzania ? Volunteering Solutions Special Needs Care project gives volunteers the chance to assist at a center for children with with disabilities in Arusha.<\/p>\n
Volunteers work at a center that opened in the summer of 2023. It accepts children with all disabilities. Children here have different needs and, at times, have more than one disability. Some of the children at the center are deaf and blind while others have autism along the spectrum, Down Syndrome, and about 80% of the children have cerebral palsy.<\/p>\n
The center is a wonderful place for children, but is in dire need of resources. The children are meant to have classes, but due to their types of needs, they need specialty items to engage their brains in their own learning processes. The building needs a lot of work and we need funding to cover staff wages, as many parents are volunteering due to lack of funds.<\/p>\n
The needs include volunteers who know how to work with children. This includes Special Education teachers, physical therapists, doctors, occupational therapists, developmental psychologists, social workers, and behavioral therapists. Teachers not in SpEd or those interested in working with children with minimal experience should come in shifts and ask questions to properly work with and interact with the children.<\/p>\n