Teaching Volunteer in Tanzania

English is not the first language of Tanzania and many children even in high schools struggle to speak the language. Moreover, there is an acute shortage of teachers of English in local schools.

Your contribution to teach English, as a second language in Tanzania will be highly appreciated and fulfilling to yourself.

Tanzania teaching volunteer work include; helping teachers in the class, reading, making materials, teaching English, arts and crafts, sports, activities and games, and helping kids with homework. You can teach at the nursery, elementary (primary) and secondary school levels.

Adult Literacy Programs

You can also volunteer to teach English to Adults and help the local Adult educators develop programs for adult literacy. You can collect and bring along computers and used and new books on issues of interest to adults such as small-scale farming, small business management, primary health and hygiene, etc for the adult education centers in Tanzania.

Combination of Programs

In addition to Volunteer teaching placement in Tanzania, the International Volunteer Travel also offers opportunities for Internships Abroad in Tanzania, the Language and Cultural Experience, the Tanzania Swahili Study Abroad and Tanzania Adventure Tours and Holidays program.

To read more about an area of volunteer placement in Tanzania, please click on any choice below:

Volunteer with Children
Volunteer in Teaching
Community and Culture
Environment and Nature
Health Care Volunteering
HIV and AIDS Volunteering

Submit an Application

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Questions and Other Information

To access more information on any aspect of our West African programs in Tanzania please click on any link on the left or top links bars. For answers to your questions not provided on the link pages, please go to the page on Frequently Asked Questions.

Tanzania Program Highlights

Age Limit: 18 and over; Under 18 if accompanied by guardian or with Gap Year or Group Volunteer Abroad program.

Starting Dates: 1st and 3rd Thursday of every Month; Plan to arrive the day before.

Airport Arrival Time: Preferably by 4:00 PM

Accommodation, & Meals: Carefully selected Tanzanian households; 3 Tanzanian meals provided per day.

Transport to Project: Projects within walking distance, else bus fare will not exceed USD 0.50 per day.

Schedule: Mondays to Fridays. 3 to 6 hours daily.

Program Costs: Tanzania program fees available here.

Language Requirements: Basic Swahili strongly encouraged but not required; working knowledge of English required.

Length of Program: 1 to 12 weeks

Locations:

• Moshi - A small city in Northern Tanzania and the surrounding country
  
• Dar es Salaam - Tanzania's largest city and Indian ocean beach front "haven of peace".