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Volunteer Abroad or Intern Overseas in Zanzibar, Africa.

Take your Gap Year Abroad to volunteer on the Island of Zanzibar in Tanzania with jubileeventures.org, go abroad on exciting African tours, visit famous historical places, play with dolphins, study turtles, dive, swim or snorkel in crystal clear blue waters, soak in the sun on extensive Zanzibar sandy beaches, support local communities. All this and more exciting international opportunities at an affordable fee.

Special Limited Time Discount Offer

We are offering a great special discount of upto USD 100 for our volunteer and internship programs in Africa. Apply now while the offer lasts.

Volunteer in Latin America, Asia, and other African Countries

We are now partnering with US based International Volunteer Travel, to bring you volunteer placement in more than 10 countries covering Africa, Latin America and Asia. Click here to get go to the International Volunteer Travel, website. If you apply for a placement outside Kenya, Tanzania and Zanzibar, remember to indicate in the application that you learned about them from Jubilee Ventures - you will get a USD 50 discount. Apply now while the offer lasts.

Special Group Discount Offer

Additionally, we are offering a great special discount for groups of two or more people including families, friends, professionals, students, etc. Take advantage of this offer - Contact Us Now!

Located just South of the Equator, the African country of Tanzania comprises of the Mainland and the Indian Ocean Islands of Zanzibar. The Islands of Zanzibar, Africa's hidden Paradise have fascinated explorers since AD 60 with famous legendary explorers such as Portuguese Vasco da Gama and British James Lancaster.

Volunteers abroad and overseas interns who sign up for the Zanzibar program have an opportunity to visit a host of exotic tourist attractions including the narrow and winding labyrinth streets of Stone town, the famous house of wonders, Prison Island, the house occupied by legendary slave trade abolitionist, Dr David Livingstone, and spice farms. The Island has lots of old architectural sites to explore, warm quiet waters to swim, dive or snorkel in, wetland ecosystems, spice farms, white expansive sandy beaches and a most friendly people.

Placement Opportunities Abroad

Jubileeventures.org has a range of exciting voluntary service abroad opportunities and overseas internship placements to choose from in Zanzibar. You can work a number of project areas including teaching, medical voluntary work, nature and environmental conservation, childrens orphanages or childrens home and hiv/aids.

International voluntary service work and internship abroad opportunities are provided under six different programs: the Standard Volunteer or Internship programs, Language and Culture Program and the Adventure Zanzibar, Zanzibar International Explorer and the Best of Zanzibar programs. You can also combine a number of programs such as the adventure and Language and culture program.

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.

Transportation: Volunteer and internship placements in Zanzibar are within walking distance of the host home. You can also take local public transport to and from your volunteer project work. The cost will normally not exceed USD 1.5 per day.

Schedule of work: Normally Mondays to Fridays; 4 – 8 hours a day. Most 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. You can volunteer or intern for a minimum of two (2) weeks to 6 months with possibilities for one year placements for the right candidates.

Groups: Groups of more than two people are guaranteed a group discount.

Program Fees: Please visit our fees page - click the next word - fees

For information on other program highlights such as age limit; length of program etc please click here .

Questions and Information

To access more information on any aspect of our programs in Zanzibar Island of Tanzania; please select (by clicking on) a link on the navigation bars at the top of the page. For answers to your questions not provided on the linked pages, please go to the page on Zanzibar Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).

Application and Contact

We look forward to serving you. Start planning to spend your summer break, vacation or Gap Year abroad with us, by serving communities in Zanzibar, East Africa, now. Please contact us to submit an application or if you have any questions. You can reach us by filling out a form on the Contact Us page.

To read more about Zanzibar, please click here. To read about our programs in Kenya please click here. And to read about our programs in the mainland of Tanzania, please click here.