short weeks has ended in an adoption - not that i am saying the same will be in your case but just to prove the point that a little of a little makes a lot!. There are always benefits to a few extra pairs of hands. KATz adventure www.katzvolunteeradventure.com will be able to assist you :) all the best If you are planning on coming to Arusha I recommend Ujamaa hostel . They have a few projects they support and a few they even run themselves. I think their website says minimum two week commitment but im here now until January and can tell u that its pretty flexible. I am loving it here and you guys would definitely be able to volunteer a few days...contact them! I have someone visiting me from canada in a few weeks and was trying to get my hands on the chocolate deworming tablets (hard to find outside of the uk apparently) for one of the schools im volunteering here with. When are you coming in January? Im around until Jan.15th then head south to SA.. I agree with those that say a few days is pointless, although well-intentioned. Technically, and by law, if you volunteer you are required to purchase a volunteer/work permit, which in June 2012 was $200 per person. You risk a run-in with the law if you do otherwise, as Immigration officials go specifically to orphanages to look for tourists who are volunteering without a permit. Also, it is a