Volunteering with GLP, Arusha

The Green Living Planet has been working at Terrat Primary School to help improve its facilities and grounds since 2012. Terrat is a public government school that is located in the outskirts of Arusha, Tanzania.

Public schools in Tanzania are very minimalist and receive very little in terms of funding and resources. Much has been done already by GLP, but there is still lots to do. The current needs include improving student washrooms, refurbishing classrooms, and completing the build of partially completed classrooms. 

I have been helping with building/cementing the retainer walls for eight vegetable gardens. The gardens will provide a small amount of food for the students and will teach them how to care for the vegetables.

It's been a lot of hard work, but very rewarding to see the positive changes we are making. For more information on the volunteer project, check out the GLP website at www.greenlivingplanet.org.

While volunteering I have been staying at a hostel called The Greenhouse (associated with the Green Living Planet). The set up is very nice and the staff is superb!

Ayubu is there to answer any questions and orient visitors with the town. He also arranges the logistics for those volunteering. Last weekend we went to his Masai village and met his family.

Lucy and Sherry take care of the daily cooking, cleaning, etc. and are there for anything else you may need around the hostel.

And Nala and Acacia protect the property ;)

With a little over one week down, I will be here for at least another three weeks. Then depending on how much progress we've made I will decide to stay or move on.