Frequently Asked Questions
It is important to us that we can answer all your questions. If you cannot find the information you are looking for on our website or here, please do not hesitate to contact us via the Contact form Please send us a message. We will get back to you as soon as possible.
The association is financed through annual membership fees. We constantly strive to keep fixed costs as low as possible. Any surplus membership fees are allocated to a specific project, depending on the budget.
You can find more information at Donor Care.
Transactions of smaller amounts (< 2000 CHF)
Small amounts to cover urgent needs are transferred to a card account. A trusted person in Tanzania holds the bank card and can access the funds via cash withdrawal. This avoids the high fixed fees associated with a typical bank transaction.
Transactions of larger amounts (> 2000 CHF)
Larger amounts are sent to Tanzania via the usual method of bank transfer.
We work closely with our partner organization and know the team on the ground personally. Voice of Youth Tanzania is a registered non-governmental organization (NGO) in Tanzania and operates in the Arusha region. We visit our projects and the partner organization annually and have full access to project expenditures through VOYOTA, which are also audited by an external auditing firm in Switzerland.
Yes. Our projects cannot be implemented without your donations. There is no other significant source of income for our projects. Your donations are therefore important because they enable efficient and rapid project implementation and allow for the expansion of existing projects.
Yes. Once we have received your donation and been able to allocate it to you, we will send you your personalized donation certificate as soon as possible. Please keep this for your tax return, as you can deduct the donation amount from your taxes.
Please note that we send donation certificates electronically. To ensure we can send the certificate to your email address, please complete the donation form before making a bank transfer.
Yes. As a non-profit organization, we are tax-exempt in Switzerland and are therefore able to send you a donation receipt. If your cantonal regulations require you to include our tax exemption certificate with your tax return, you can do so here. Download here.
Not at all. The maximum time commitment required is limited to just a few minutes per year: namely, when you pay your membership fee. Otherwise, it is entirely up to you whether and how much time you would like to dedicate to a charitable cause. If you can imagine becoming an active member, please get in touch. here Or if you are already a member and would like to participate more actively in club life, then contact Please contact us. We look forward to hearing from you.
Membership fees cover all fixed costs. We constantly strive to keep club expenses as low as possible. Any surplus funds are donated to the funded projects.
Of course. As a club member, you are free to make donations.
No. Only donations are tax-deductible.
No. Although we meet the main requirements, we have decided against Zewo certification. The annual costs for a smaller organization like ours average around CHF 1300, which is not feasible for us. You can find more information directly at [website address]. Zewo.
