Art in Zanzibar Volunteering and Internships

  Tanzania

Zanzibar

Term: Academic Year, Fall, Spring, Summer, Throughout the year, Trimester, Winter 
Durations of Program: 1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months, 7-12 months, 1-2 years and over 2 years
Typical Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Dates: any date

Description: Art in Zanzibar volunteering cost is USD 250 per week and for the internship posts is USD 260 per week. The fee includes Zanzibar airport/ferry transport to the volunteer's house, accommodation in a volunteer's hotel with breakfast and stone town and in a private housing at the Mzuri Kaja village, orientation and project guidance. For the interns we have more intense guiding and project tailoring.

If one arrives via Dar es Salaam we can perform airport transport service, overnight at our Dar es Salaam volunteer's hotel with breakfast and dinner, next morning ferry transport and ferry ticket to Zanzibar at cost of USD 105 per person.

Thereon volunteers and interns qualify for our low cost safari, Kilimanjaro climb etc., adventures scheme that are much cheaper than normal tourist safari schemes. One can also select tailored volunteer - adventure packages to save even more.

The volunteering positions are available for all types of professionals as we are able to tailor projects according to the qualifications and wishes of the volunteer / intern.

Highlights: The highlights of the Zanzibar program are the possibility to combine holiday and help. Art in Zanzibar and its sister organization Art in Ethiopia are able to arrange combined programs to volunteer at different destinations during the same travel. We provide low cost safari and adventure programs and we have large staff with expatriate team leaders to help the participant at any problems.

The program allows the participant to get accustomed to the common Tanzanian people with their problems and wishes. One will learn what is the real development aid, how it is planned, monitored and implemented. And we do it all self sustainably without any grants and aids.

Qualifications: We have no specific qualification requirements. Younger and less experienced participants are placed in easy going projects as in nursery schools, orphanages etc. and more qualified visitors to more demanding projects. We are also intensively tailoring projects for the participants.

Our basic age limit is 18 years but we can take younger people in with a guardian. Also, families with kids are welcome.

Cost in US$: Basic program USD 230 per week

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: A typical volunteer at Zanzibar is person who combines traveling and volunteering. We have volunteers from all age groups and gender.

Age Range: 18 years up

This Program is open to American, Asian, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African and Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to Tanzania Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently or in Groups of 2-5

Application Process Involves:

• Written Application

Post-Program Services Include:

• Exit Debriefing Abroad

Art in Tanzania / Zanzibar branch NGO's Mission Statement: Art in Zanzibar is a sister organization to Art in Tanzania operating at mainland Tanzania and to Art in Ethiopia operating at Ethiopia. Art in Zanzibar's vision is to provide development aid in self sustainable manner. We work to help the poor societies to enhance their livelihood providing assistance in education, medical and health, culture and sports and other important sectors.

Year Founded: 2009