GoEco - Volunteer Abroad Zanzibar Community Outreach Volunteer Opportunity in Tanzania

Volunteer
Opportunity description

Volunteer in
beautiful Jambiani and help the local community!

About
the Project

This project is
aimed at the development of Jambiani. Volunteers can contribute to a number of
different projects throughout town which help the local community. These
include working in the educational system, assisting with environmental
projects, and teaching at the tourism training center. A special focus is given
to teaching English to the local community and improving the fluency of
children of all ages as well as their teachers.

Volunteer
Work and Contribution

Volunteer
involvement in local schools

You will have the
opportunity to volunteer at the primary and secondary schools in Jambiani.
While the educational system in the community is ill-equipped, the students
understand the importance of education and have a very strong desire to learn.
You will assist the local students and teachers by:

Teaching
English to children, teachers, and local adults
Developing
the children’s creative skills through crafts such as painting, drawing,
and coloring
Playing
developmental games with the children
Organizing
and coordinating sports afternoons with the scholars
Helping
to maintain and repair the facilities

Local
tourism training institute

Tourism is
considered to be a valuable industry in Zanzibar. Volunteers will work in the
tourism training center to help train locals in skills relevant to the tourism
business. This will help them attain jobs so that they can support their
families. Participants can help at the center by assisting in the following:

Teaching
keyboarding
Teaching
English
Life-skills
teaching
Training
students in basic administrative tasks
Training
students in basic computer skills e.g. CV writing
Assisting
and supervising students in cooking classes and food & beverage
management
Assisting
and supervising students in practical classes (‘role-play’, handling
money, etc)