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Packing List

"Life is a daring adventure or nothing at all."

- Helen Keller

IN YOUR BACKPACK FOR THE AIRPLANE:  

 

⚠️ Helpful Hints: 

- Liquids must be 3.4 ounces (100 milliliters) or less

- You should wear some of your bulkier items:  Sweatshirt, comfy pants / sweatpants, tennis shoes

- You might want to pack some of your bathroom items (listed on the next page) in your backpack so you have them while traveling

- Also take one complete set of clothes – shirt, shorts, underwear, bra, etc. to pack into your backpack, just in case your suitcase goes missing

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Priorities:

  • Passport

  • Journal and Pen(s)

  • Money belt / protective wallet / fanny-pack

  • Cash – they must be new crisp $100 or $50 bills.  $100 must have the purple security stripe / $50 must be printed before 2006

- For keepsakes $100-$300 (max.)

- For visa $150

- For food at airports and extras for possible special personal dinners

  • Padlocks – one for each suitcase, backpack, and/or carry-ons

  • Chap Stick

  • Food / Snacks

  • Small package of wet wipes 

  • Small package of Kleenex 

 

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Electronics bag:  

  • Phone with charging cable

  • Extra battery pack with cord to plug into phone and charging cable

  • International converter

  • Ear buds / headphones

 

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Medication – must be in original bottles:

  • Prescription

  • Over the Counter – aka Advil, Claritin, and others (as needed)

 

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Other items, as needed:

  • Glasses - hint:  bring a small kit to fix your glasses, they are hard to find 

  • Contacts – contact solution and an extra back up pair

  • Things to do on the plane: ex.) Books/Kindle or card games

  • Travel pillow

  • Thin blanket

  • Reusable water bottle

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THINGS TO PACK INSIDE YOUR SUITCASE: 

Limited to 50 pounds

IMPORTANT: You have 2 checked bags, but only ONE will be for personal belongings.

The other is meant only for donation items (more on this NEXT STEPS).

 

⚠️ Helpful hints:

- Packing cubes are great to keep things organized

- Culturally we must wear modest clothes – no belly buttons showing ever and shirt and pants should be loose / not form fitting

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Clothes: 

  • T-shirts – 3 (plus volunteer shirt – one provided, recommend purchase 1-2 additional volunteers shirts) – 5 total

  • Shorts – 4

  • Long pants / skirt – 1 (out of respect for the culture we will need to wear long pants and/or skirt sometimes, and sometimes the nights are cool)

  • Socks / underwear - 5

  • Bra (for girls) – 3 to 5

  • Swimsuits – 2 + swimsuit cover-up + swim shirt

  • Pajamas

  • Closed-toe Shoes for Project Days

    • Zanzibar: Tennis shoes will work great​

    • Kahama: Work shoes that can get real dirty and dusty!

  • Flip Flops / Slides (comfortable ones for around the property / dorms; or to wear at the beach in Zanzibar)

 

 

Bathroom Items:​

  • Shampoo / Conditioner (consider bars vs. liquid)

  • Body Wash (consider a bar vs liquid)

  • Razor

  • Face wash / acne wash

  • Toothbrush + tooth paste (2 of the small tubes if fine)

  • Eye drops

  • Hairbrush

  • Straightens / curling irons

  • Deodorant

  • First aid kit - including good blister care products (blister for hand & feet) - This is a must!!

  • Manicure / Pedicure set with fingernail files

  • Hair ties / clips / scrunches

  • Period supplies (females only)

  • anti-itch medication

  • lip balm

  • Q-Tips / cotton balls

  • Safety pins

  • Make ups and other beauty products, including curling iron/straighteners, etc.

 

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Additional Important Items:

  • Refillable Water Bottle

  • Sunglasses

  • Hat – baseball / sunhat

  • Sunscreen + aloe Vera – 2 to 3 bottles

  • Towels (at least 2)

    • beach towel (Zanzibar only)

    • shower towel (this one can be a travel towel)

    • extra for miscellaneous use (if you have room)

  • Mosquito repellent – spray and wipes (+ anti – itch cream)

    • We recommend a specific, very effective Mosquito repellant available​ in Tanzania for only $3/bottle. We have them in stock at our facilities. You can just Venmo Paulina upon arrival.

  • Fanny pack / small cross body bag

  • Work gloves

  • Laundry detergent – we'll be washing clothes by hand from a spigot (consider laundry sheets)

    • We can also provide laundry soap and/or laundry services for an additional fee. Consider sending $10-​$20 extra with your student specifically for this, or you can Venmo once needed.

 

 

 

Optional (if you have room):

  • Sweatshirt – additional one 

  • Pool / Beach items:  

    • Snorkel gear

    • waterproof camera and/or water proof phone protector bag

    • swim goggle

    • Inflatable floaties

  • Additional Snacks / Candy

  • Bluetooth speaker

  • Small packages of Kleenex -3 

  • Small packages of antibacterial wipes - 3

  • Electrolyte packets

 

 

KAHAMA specific:

  • Extra work gloves, face covering or mask for dust

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If going on SAFARI 🦓:

o   Jacket and long pants for nights – it will get cold – (fuzzy socks, sweat pants, hoodie and a beanie – one night we camp at the top of a crater – it is very cold)

o   Headlamp / Flashlight

o   (Optional) Binoculars

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