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Volunteering & Internships
Nursery, Primary & Secondary School children
--------------------------------- TANZANIA ------------------------------------Teaching at public schools in Tanzania Teacher for orphans and street children Maasai School in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Nursery schools at Kilimanjaro Nursery schools in Zanzibar Schools & nursery schools for mentally disabled children -------------------------------- NICARAGUA -----------------------------------Public primary school in Nicaragua Girls' Home and school "El Hogar La Recolección" ------------------------------------ ISRAEL --------------------------------------Primary school in Tamra Nursery school for children with developmental delay Community Centre - Course leader for children and youth ------------------------------- MOROCCO -------------------------------------Baby nursery and kindergarten in Tanger ------------------------------------ INDIA ---------------------------------------Slum school and kindergarten in Mumbai, Orphan Centre Primary school in the Himalaya Helen Keller Institute for deaf and deafblind children in Mumbai
Orphans & Street children
--------------------------------- TANZANIA ------------------------------------Introduction - presentation of projects Orphanage centre work Counselling of orphans and street children Psychological counselling of orphans
and their replacement mothers
Zanzibar AIDS Association and Orphan Support --------------------------------- MOROCCO ------------------------------------Baby nursery and kindergarten in Morocco -------------------------------- NICARAGUA -----------------------------------Nursery school "Los Ositos" ----------------------------------- INDIA ---------------------------------------Orphan centre outside of Mumbai Don Bosco Centres for Street Children in Kerala
Other social projects
--------------------------------- TANZANIA ------------------------------------Sports coach for the physically handicapped Awareness campaigning and social work HIV, Drugs, Prostitution Training of Kilimanjaro porters Kilimanjaro Women's Group against AIDS Zanzibar AIDS Association and Orphan Support Schools & nursery schools for mentally disabled children Women activist for Zanzibar ------------------------------- MOROCCO -------------------------------------Sub-Saharan refugees in Morocco Empowerment female textile workers Literacy, languages, tailoring, computers for women Home for delinquent youth -------------------------------- NICARAGUA -----------------------------------Women's centre - campaigning, counselling, medical care School and day care centre for disabled children ------------------------------------ ISRAEL -------------------------------------Residential home for mentally disabled women
Management | planning
--------------------------------- TANZANIA ------------------------------------Social economics, promotion of autonomy Social economics - ecological aquacultures Tourism development and marketing: Lake Victoria Tourism development: Tumbatu Marketing for art academy ZARA Charity Women Cooperatives Zanzibar: Marketing & Distribution Healthy Food, Braided Items ---------------------------------- ISRAEL --------------------------------------Internship: Wedding planning, event location
Medicine, Nursing, Psychology
--------------------------------- TANZANIA ------------------------------------Hospitals in Zanzibar - electives and volunteering Medical centres Kilimanjaro - electives and volunteering Mental hospital Zanzibar Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy Children's clinic at SOS Children's village Nurses for ENT unit Zanzibar Acupuncture at Zanzibar Hospital Medicine from the sea Field research cancer -------------------------------- NICARAGUA -----------------------------------Hospitals in Nicaragua - electives and volunteering Home for the aged "Sociedad San Vicente de Paul" School and day care centre for disabled children --------------------------------- MOROCCO ------------------------------------Outpatient's clinic, home for disabled, street children AIDS centre in Tangier ------------------------------------ ISRAEL -------------------------------------Residential care home - Physiotherapy, occupational therapy, nursing Nursery school for children with developmental delay ------------------------------------ INDIA --------------------------------------Physio, speech, occupational therapy, nursing - deafblind children
Environmental conservation
--------------------------------- TANZANIA ------------------------------------Habitat conservation mangroves and coral reefs Training of Kilimanjaro porters Coral ranger and dive instructor Coastal conservation projects in Zanzibar Sea turtle sanctuary Zanzibar Zanzibar Butterfly Centre Horse riding school and private conservation area at Kilimanjaro ------------------------------- MOROCCO -------------------------------------Environmental campaigning Alboran sea ------------------------------ NICARAGUA -----------------------------------CIMAC - Centre for environmental initiatives ----------------------------------- INDIA ---------------------------------------TERI - The Energy and Resources Institute
Arts & Culture
--------------------------------- TANZANIA ------------------------------------Sculpturing school in Tanzania Teaching guitar at art academy Teaching multimedia at art academy Make-up artist for academy of performing arts Zanzibar Music Academy Packaging and Product Design healthy food & braided items Zanzibar --------------------------------- MOROCCO --------------------------------------Children's theatre in Tanger Manga arts in Morocco ------------------------------------ ISRAEL ---------------------------------------Studio of Ahmad Canaan
Media/PR
--------------------------------- TANZANIA ------------------------------------Video production of educational videos
underwater worlds and coastal zones
Public Relations SOS Children's Villages Marketing for art academy Marketing, PR Women Cooperatives Food & braided items Further options for PR, Communication & Marketing ----------------------------------- INDIA ---------------------------------------SAAM TV - Internship Journalism, Graphics, video editing, animation, make-up Traineeship DNA Newspaper Mumbai
Computers & Technology
--------------------------------- TANZANIA ------------------------------------Multimedia at art academy Computer teacher: Moshi Institute of Technology Vocational training teacher for carpentry, welding, engineering ------------------------------- MOROCCO ------------------------------------- Literacy, languages, tailoring, computers for women Vocational training in deprived area ----------------------------------- INDIA ---------------------------------------TERI - The Energy and Resources Institute
Sports
Football (Soccer) and sports coach in Tanzania
Tourismus
--------------------------------- TANZANIA ------------------------------------Hotel internships in Zanzibar
Hotel Zanzibar East Coast Hotel in Nungwi/Zanzibar Restaurant management in Nungwi Water sports resort in Zanzibar Small relax hotel in Zanzibar
Safari Camp & Lodges in Tanzania Tourism development and marketing at Lake Victoria ----------------------------------- INDIA ---------------------------------------Tourism internship in India - Hotels and Tour Operators
Farming, Agriculture
--------------------------------- TANZANIA -----------------------------------Organic tropical farming Veterinary at Kilimanjaro ----------------------------------- ISRAEL -------------------------------------Olives and pomegranates family farms in Israel ---------------------------------- INDIA ---------------------------------------Farm at the Himalaya
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Voluntourism
Voluntourism - Overview Tanzania - 7 Days Tanzania - 10 Days Tanzania - 14 Days Tanzania - 21 Days Zanzibar - 7 Days Zanzibar - 14 Days Zanzibar - 21 Days Tanzania Voluntourism Hopper (Short time) Zanzibar Voluntourism Hopper (Short time) Morocco Voluntourism Hopper (Short time) Israel Voluntourism Hopper (Short time)
World Learner
---------------------------------- INDIA ---------------------------------------Tea plantation in Munnar/Kerala, South India Yoga at the Himalaya and at Ganges River Learning Ayurveda in Kerala, South India Learning Kathakali acting and dance in Kerala Learning Kalariyappat martial arts in Kerala, South India South Indian cooking lessons in Kerala --------------------------------- TANZANIA -----------------------------------Swahili lessons in Moshi/Kilimanjaro Herbal medicine from Zanzibar herbalist Chakula Kizuri - Swahili cooking lessons in Zanzibar Dhow ship construction in Zanzibar Coffee plantation in Tanzania Stone Age experience in the east African savanna Maasai Camel safari Stay with the Massai! ----------------------------------- ISRAEL ------------------------------------Oriental dairy and hummus production Baklava - oriental confectionery ------------------------------ NICARAGUA -----------------------------------Spanish lessons in Nicaragua
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Tanzania and Zanzibar

The locations where we offer our options for volunteering and internships in Tanzania are the island of Zanzibar in the Indian Ocean, the Kilimanjaro region around Moshi, and the Ngorongoro Region around Karatu.

The airports Zanzibar (ZNZ), Kilimanjaro (JRO) and Dar-es-Salaam (DAR) are well connected via direct flights from Europe (London, Frankfurt, Rome) or with a single transit stop on the way (Dubai, Nairobi, Addis Abbaba, Cairo). 

Tanzania is a generally safe country. Even for single female travellers there is no particular risk if you consider some basic rules.

Languages spoken in Tanzania are Swahili and English.  

Zanzibar

Zanzibar is a tropical archipelago in the Indian Ocean which belongs to Tanzania. The ship from the mainland takes around 2 hours, by plane it is only around 20 minutes from the mainland. When referring to "Zanzibar", most people in fact mean the archipelago's main island Unguja. In the past, Unguja was a rich island, as it was a main trading location along the Indian Ocean sea routes between Africa, Arabia, India, East Asia and Europe. The blend of cultures can be seen still today, but the Arabian-islamic influence is clearly dominating. Today, islam in Zanzibar is considered relatively liberal. Tourism is Zanzibar's main source of income, but also there is also farming of spices and tropical fruits.

Stone Town, the historic part of Zanzibar town is the only intact historical coastal trading town of East Africa. Within the fascinating labyrinth of small lanes full of tiny stores, souvenir shops, restaurant, hotels and busy little squares, you will feel like within a dream of "1001 nights". Also the white paradise tropical beaches with crystal clear water and colourful coral reefs are fantastic; they are competing for financially strong tourists with beaches of the Caribbean or the Maldives. 

The biggest problem of the island is poverty of large parts of the population whose sole occupancy is the farming or catching of their own food. Therefore they don't have any financial means allowing for higher education of their children or medical care. Due to the lack of education it is hard for them to escape the vicious circle of poverty. The growth of population which is mostly caused by immigration from the Tanzanian mainland has negative impact on the exploitation of nature. Because of the strong religious believes however Aids and problems related to Aids are not a predominating topic in Zanzibar.

Accommodation in Zanzibar

If your volunteer or internship activity takes place in or around Zanzibar Town, you will most probably stay in a shared house  or apartment together with other participants of World Unite! You will have a single room - if you want you can also share room with someone. You will share kitchen and toilet/shower with the others staying at the place. We will check cleanliness and safety of the houses/apartments. Most of them have western toilets with water flush, showers, electricity, fridge and electric cookers. Bed sheets and mosquito nets are being provided. However please be aware that even though our accommodation is high standard for local conditions, you are still in a developing country and cannot expect the high standards that you may find in the developed world in terms of sanitary installations, construction, or kitchen equipment.

In Stone Town it is possible to eat out at good standards for affordable prices. 

Optionally, there is the possibility to stay with local families in Stone Town. However, during the past years these families have found out that accommodating foreigners is a good source of income for them, therefore there is no large difference today (in terms of price and the relationship they have with foreigners) between staying at such families and staying at a commercial local guest house.

If you do an internship at a beach hotel outside of Zanzibar Town in most cases accommodation is provided by the hotel. If you volunteers or do internship at other places in Zanzibar, we will inform you about the available accommodation.

Leisure activities in Zanzibar 

In Zanzibar there is a large offer of leisure activities: Full-day or half-day excursions to discover a spice plantation, Jozani Forest National Park, beaches such as Nungwi, Paje and Jambiani, a "Safari Blue" sailing cruise through the Menai Bay Conservation Area, Prison Island, Chumbe Island Coral Park, a city tour through Stone Town where you can find numerous souvenir shops, bars, cafés, concerts and a handful of "clubs".


Moshi/Kilimanjaro

Moshi is a city in the North of Tanzania on the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro. Here, you will be in the middle of Africa and you will have to deal with people such as the Chagga or the Massai. The city has around 150,000 inhabitants, however like many African cities it appears to be much smaller. One reason is that large parts of the city are spread over a big area outside the actual city centre. Another reason is that the majority of the population doesn't have the financial means to buy lots of things, which has the result that there are much less shops in the city centre than for instance a European city of comparable size would have. 

The city is located at 813 m above sea level. Throughout the year it has a climate which most Europeans consider comfortable (compared to the humid heat you will find at the coastal area or on the islands).  Moshi is starting point for almost all Kilimanjaro climbs, therefore there are many hotels, restaurants and small supermarkets targeted towards tourists. Moshi is also the starting point for many safaris to the Northern National Parks; Kilimanjaro International Airport is located some 40 km South of Moshi.

Aids is the biggest problem in the Moshi area. There are estimates that around 16% of the population are HIV positive. Problems related to this are  the numerous orphans and street children that are due to the lack of money not looked after, as well as unattended people of old age. Further problems are related to poverty such as lacking access to education, health care and infrastructure.

Accommodation in Moshi

In Moshi accommodation will be most of the times with local families who offer a high standard (single room, shower, Western toilet with water flush) and who prepare breakfast and dinner. There is also the possibility to stay in shared houses/apartments together with other foreign volunteers/interns. They have kitchen with fridge and gas or electric cooker and Western water toilets. However please note that even these houses are "high standard" for locals,  you are still in a developing country and you cannot expect the high standards that you might be accustomed to from your home country, for instance in terms of sanitary installations, construction standards or kitchen equipment.

If you stay at rural areas outside of Moshi Town (e.g. Siha District) you have to accept that living standards are lower. We will inform you about the available options.

Leisure activities

Moshi is conveniently located as a starting point for safaris to all northern Tanzanian National Parks. Some of them you can visit on a weekend (Tarangire, Arusha National Park, Lake Manyara) or on a tour of several days (incl. Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater and Conservation Area, Lake Eyasi, Lake Victoria, Lake Natron). Mount Kilimanjaro is rising high directly in front of your door - for a summit you will need physical strength and 5-7 days of time.

Many day trips are possible to do from Moshi such as visiting the Marangu waterfalls and the village of Marangu with coffee plantations, the Nyumba ya Mungu hydroelectric dam, Lake Chala or going hiking on the foothills of Kilimanjaro.  In Moshi there are several cafés, restaurants, internet cafés, bars, discotheques and even an open air cinema with karaoke.

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* On our blog (Currently in German only) some families and accommodation are presented in detail.

 

* Zenith Tours tourist map of Zanzibar (Click on it):

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* Zenith Tours tourist video about Zanzibar:

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