Tanzania Vounteer Abroad. Africa International Voluntary Gap Year Volunteering Culture

Volunteer Abroad Opportunities in Tanzania, Africa.

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The main feature of the program is about one week of intensive language study combined with tours to places of cultural and historical importance in the country. The language taught is Swahili or Kiswahili which is main language spoken in East and Central Africa. Swahili is also the national language of both Tanzania and Kenya.

Normaly the Swahili language study occurs in the mornings while the tours take place in the afternoon.

A typical schedule of the Language and Culture Program is as follows:

Day 1: Arrival and pick up from the Kilimanjaro International Airport, in Arusha, Tanzania and transfer to host household home; in-country registration.

Day 2: Orientation. About 2 to 4 hours lecture at the home of your host. Topics covered during orientation lecture will include Tanzania culture, history, customs, politics, geography, and necessary health precautions, and various other topics, such as the diversity of Tanzania life. Afternoon is free for exploring Moshi region and getting to know your host family.

Day 3: Morning - Swahili Language classes for 2-3 hours. Afternoon will be spent taking a guided tour of downtown Arusha, including the United nations Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (UNICTR); famous Tengeru market and the local curio market where interns abroad and international volunteers can buy curios and interact with local people.

Day 4: Saturday, visit two important attractions in Moshi including the Snake Park and the Maasai Cultural Museum. You will have an opportunity to take a camel ride, pat a few friendly snakes and simply see the non-friendly ones. Other animals to see at the two sites include, different species of snakes like the python and cobra, tortoise, crocodiles, different species of birds, peacocks and zebras. At the Maasai Cultural Museum, experience the traditional and cultural settings of the Maasai, East Africa’s most celebrated indigenous community.

Day 5: Sunday- Free. Volunteers abroad and overseas interns can join the family at their weekend activities or explore Tanzania life on their own with the advice of the coordinator and host family - visit various parts of the city of Moshi or Moshi.

Day 6: Swahili Language classes (2-3 hours). In the afternoon overseas volunteers and international interns tour will drive to Lake Duluti a small crater lake east of Arusha along the Moshi Road. Walk along the nature trail around Lake Duluti and enjoy the site and feel of the serene surrounding. See if you can spot the over 130 different bird species that call this park home including kingfishers, osprey, buzzards, eagles, doves, storks and babets. Go on a canoe ride on this beautiful East African Rift Valley Crater Lake, and if you have the tools, take time to do some fishing. Alternatively visit USA river zoo and interact with the Zebras, giraffes and lots of birds at this zoo.

Day 7: Morning: End of Swahili Language classes for 2-3 hours. Afternoon, program evaluation and free time.

Please note that the Language and Culture program is not provided on its own. It is only provided in combination with one other programs, that is, either Standard international volunteer or internship programs or one of the jungle safari adventure or beach holiday probgrams.

Program Highlights

Arrival and Starting Dates: 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every Month Airport Arrival Time: Any time of that Wednesday.
Accommodation and Meals: Zanzibar overseas volunteers and interns abroad stay with carefully selected host families and sometimes in local hostels and are provided two local meals per day; breakfast and dinner. You will arrange to cater for your own lunch.
Transportation: Volunteer and interns tranportation during the Zanzibar language and culture program is fully covered by the program.
Schedule of Program: Normally Mondays to Fridays: 4 – 8 hours a day. Weekends are free to explore Tanzania and Zanzibar.

Age Limit: 18 and above, from all countries of origin and residence. Persons under 18 are allowed provided they must be accompanied by someone aged 21 and above who will be a guardian or community leader such as a school shaperon, priest etc.

Length of Program: We have volunteer abroad and international internship opportunities for long term, short-term periods and for groups. The language and Culture program takes one week only.

Program Fees: Fees for the program are outline on the fees page.

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