Volunteer Tanzania | Arusha
We are no longer sending volunteers to this location. Instead we will be concentrating on our Asia and Central America projects. For more information about these please take a look at our Asia and Central America project pages.
Based in the foothills of the majestic Mt Kilimanjaro and Mt Meru, the Arusha volunteer project specialises in sports and community development for the under-privaliged youth of Northern Tanzania.
Anyone with a love of life, adventure, and with a kind, helpful and empathetic nature is highly welcomed on board! Whether you are interested in sports coaching, teaching, lending a hand to a local orphanage, getting creative with local arts and crafts or simply being a friend to Arusha’s underprivileged and helping them to set up micro-finance projects, we will welcome you with open arms and a wide smile!
It is not mandatory to hold teaching or sporting certificates, simply a willingness to share your ideas, innovations and imagination with the Arusha community, and be open to learn and develop from your experiences here in Tanzania. We have a team of qualified teachers and sports coaches who are eager to support you throughout the duration of your stay.
We welcome anyone who has a passion for sport to join our our team. Don’t worry, you do not have to be a qualified coach, in fact some of our volunteers have never taught sports before, all we require is that people be eager to assist our established coaches.
Rugby
The main project focus is assisting the Arusha Rugby Development Programe, providing local schools and communities with rugby coaching, kits, and full support. We arrange rugby tournaments for Under 12s, right the way up to adults. At present, rugby is a developing sport in Tanzania, and it is our aim to build a team that can compete on an international level. Already four of our students have represented Tanzania in the U19 7-a-side tournament in Kenya. Our students have great potential, and with a little help from you, they can go a long way.
Other Sports
There are also opportunities to coach cricket, swimming, football, netball, athletics and a whole range of other sports.
Through various partners you can help to offer local business start ups job support and training. The projects range from selling second hand clothes (mitumbas in Kiswahili), to crafts and painting with a local artist, or more practical work such as carpentry and plumbing.
Volunteers are welcome to submit any ideas regarding micro-finance projects to the finance committee, and providing they are feasible we will support you all the way. Otherwise you can just hang out, learn how to make local jewelry and bead works, play traditional music, assist with the daily household chores or teach practical English.
Read how your fees are spent or compare our
prices with other volunteer organisations.
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combine your stay in Tanzania with stays in other locations as part of a
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What you receive
- Orientation upon arrival
- Informal Swahili classes
- 24 hour support from staff living in the same town
- Accommodation with home stay families
- Two meals per week day, three meals on weekends.
- Regular follow-up meetings
Apart from our fees, you must pay for:
- Your ticket to Arusha
- Vaccinations
- Travel and health insurance
- Visa to Tanzania
- Other personal expenses
Our application process typically takes two or three weeks, but can
be speeded up if there is a need for that. When we receive the initial
application from you, we will send you our full application form.
(1) Complete the Initial Application Form:
The first stage of the application process is to fill out the brief initial application form. Upon
receiving this we will send you the full application form.
(2) Complete the Full Application Form:
Fill out the application form. After receiving this we will assess your
suitability and place you on one of our programs.
(3) Placement info:
We will return detailed placement information and an invoice. If you
accept the placement you should pay the invoice and send us receipt of
payment by email or fax.
(4) Program Fee:
The program fee should be paid to us at least 2 months before you are
due to start your placement. However please be aware that we have a limited
amount of placements, so placements will only be secured when we
have received your payment.
(5) Communication:
Once you have made your traveling arrangements you should mail your time
of arrival and the means of transportation and we will confirm pickup.
Dates for the Year 2012:
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May: Sat 26 June: Sat 9, Sat 23 July: Sat 7, Sat 21 August: Sat 4, Sat 18 |
September: Sat 1, Sat 15, Sat 29 October: Sat 13, Sat 27 November: Sat 10, Sat 24 December: Sat 8, Sat 22 |
| January: Sat 5, Sat 19 February: Sat 2, Sat 16 March: Sat 2, Sat 16, Sat 30 April: Sat 13, Sat 27 |
May: Sat 11, Sat 25 June: Sat 8, Sat 22 July: Sat 6, Sat 20 August: Sat 3, Sat 17, Sat 31 |
September: Sat 14, Sat 28 October: Sat 12, Sat 26 November: Sat 9, Sat 23 December: Sat 7, Sat 21 |
All volunteers on the Arusha project will stay with host families. All families have been assessed for suitablility and at least one member of the family speaks English. You will be provided with your own room but you will need to share the other facilities.
Arusha is a great place to hang out with many restaurants, coffee shops and bars. For the bargain hunters among you there are huge "mitumba" markets selling second hand items from accross the globe.
Along with our partner organisations we can also offer a range of safari options across East Africa, including photographic and adventure safaris, mountain climbs, island hopping, as well as yoga, massage and health nutrition workshops and courses.
Host families will provide volunteers with breakfast and dinner daily during the week and three meals at weekends. Typical dishes include meat with rice, chappatis or potatoes. Special dietry requirements can be catered for, just let us know your needs when you submit your application
One of the most popular fast food dishes is chipsi mayai a Spanish-style omelette with chips replacing the boiled potatoes served with meat kebabs. Arusha also has a good variety of international restuarants.
The easiest way to get here is to fly to Mt Kilimanjaro airport. From here it is just a 45 minute shuttle bus into Arusha.
Steena first came to Tanzania to work for an NGO involved in HIV/AIDS work and joined the Tanzania project in 2010. She is passionate about developing the local community at a grassroots level. She believes that project in Tanzania has a truly unique vision to develop the community and Tanzania’s youth through organized sports. Working as part of the Tanzania team has been the most fulfilling and exiting time of her life and she is excited to share it with future volunteers!
Single Entry Tourist Visa - 90 Days
All volunteers staying for up to 12 weeks can enter Tanzania on a tourist visa. The visa is issued at the airport on arrival and costs $100 for US citizens and $50 for all other nationalities.
Volunteers intending to stay longer than 12 weeks will need to apply for a work permit for more info on this please email apply@travel-to-teach.org
If you are planning to work in Cambodia then you will need to obtain a police records background check before starting your placement. For details on the application procedure in your home country please take a look at: www.travel-to-teach.org/CRB-information.php
At all other locations you will be required to abide by the Travel to Teach Child Protection Policy.
Please seek advice from your doctor on what vaccinations you need. You can also visit the WHO's (World Health Organization) travelers health information site health information regarding the risk of Malaria or other illnesses in Tanzania. Please note that if you are travelling onwards from Tanzania to another developing country you will need to provide a Yellow Fever vaccination certificate.
One of the conditions of entry onto our programs is that volunteers have travel insurance. Most importantly the insurance needs to include medical treatment and repatriation in case of unforeseen accidents or illnesses. Volunteers should purchase insurance independently and bring a copy of their insurance certificate with them for their local co-ordinator to check before starting their program. Read our terms and conditions.
Read our Terms & Conditions
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