Volunteer Work in Tanzania

Volunteer Work in Tanzania: Project Work

Many project options are available for volunteer work in Tanzania. For example, you could volunteer in a pre-school in the morning and offer lessons in a school for tourism or work in an environmental conservation project, cleaning beaches in the afternoon.

Your project placement will be assigned after your arrival in Zanzibar, depending on the current needs of the projects. During the school holidays, no volunteer work in Tanzania is available in the schools. Depending on what needs to be done, you will most likely do manual work when school is closed. Aside from this, you may prepare teaching materials for when the school is back in session. Following is an overview of the possible volunteer work in Tanzania:

Pre-schools

There are four schools in Jambiani where you could do volunteer work in Tanzania. As a volunteer, you will offer English instruction – not only for the children, but also for teachers and other local helpers. You will sing and dance with the children and will prepare recreational activities for those under your care. Maintenance work in the building could also be part of your volunteer work in Tanzania.

Primary and Secondary Schools

The biggest problem facing the schools in Zanzibar is that there are many students and few teachers. Therefore, teachers often teach the same lesson twice a day to two different groups of students, to make sure that all students can receive instruction. For this reason, volunteers are desperately needed.

Your volunteer work in Tanzania may include supporting the local teachers and helping with English instruction, as well as with scientific subjects such as physics, chemistry, mathematics, and biology. You may also organise sport-afternoons and help to refurbish the school buildings as part of your volunteer work in Tanzania.

Tourism Training Institute

In this school for tourism, there will be multifaceted ways for you to contribute. Tourism is viewed as a great economic factor for the future of Zanzibar, and could create many jobs for the local population, as long as these people receive proper education in the field of tourism.

Your volunteer work in Tanzania in this project could include teaching English or computer classes, assisting students in writing CVs, or helping out in cooking and other practical classes. The Institute is only open seasonally.

Jamabeko Project

This environmental organisation has made it its priority to make a sustained effort to protect the beaches and bodies of water in Jambiani. Your volunteer work in Tanzania in this project may include removing garbage from the beach or planting trees. You’ll have to roll up your sleeves for this project!