Teaching and Community Volunteer Work in Zanzibar

What is Teaching & Community work in Zanzibar all about?

Why choose this Teaching & Community Volunteer project?

• Get involved in the local nursery, primary and secondary schools, tourism training schools and local environmental programmes to aid community development.
• Assist teachers and contribute to the local effort of providing children and adults with better education, especially by helping them improve their English language.
• Add the experience to your CV/Resume and stand out from the crowd when applying for jobs.

Role of the Teaching Volunteer

As a volunteer, you will assist teachers in providing better education to children, especially in improving their English language. You will teach English, singing and dancing, develop creative skills such as painting and drawing, and get involved with after-school sports for preschool children. There will be some special refurbishment days scheduled at the schools too as they are quite run down.

For adults, training in all areas of language, computing, administration and hospitality skills helps locals to get work within the growing tourism industry. Any specific skills brought by volunteers are valuable. You will also be involved in a community marine project in the town. This entails keeping the beach clean and planting local trees.

There may also be an opportunity for you to get involved at the local Primary School, depending on needs at the time and your skills if you have prior teaching experience. Should you have teaching experience and/or skills and wish to get involved in teaching at the local Primary School, please let us have your Department of Education Certificates, CV and any other relevant Certificates or qualifications before you arrive so that we can put this in place for you if possible.

What skills do I need to be a Teaching Volunteer in Zanzibar?

Volunteers with a keen interest in education and who work well with children are sought for this project. For those wishing to lead lessons, a teaching qualification will be needed. We do recommend carrying out your TEFL/TESOL before your arrival, as this will greatly improve your ability to teach English. Volunteers are asked to respect local culture, religious celebrations and dress appropriately. If you have good English skills and a passion to teach then this project is for you. You will be asked to send your CV/resume before being accepted onto this project.

Travel during COVID times

The health and safety of our travelers and our local communities remain central to our plans for reopening countries and projects. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have been adapting our programs and protocols to protect all those involved, and ask for everyone’s patience and collaboration as new rules are implemented in-country. For all projects, new standards of sanitation, procedures and social behaviors are in place, including new health and hygiene protocols and social distancing practices. You can read more here. Each location may be slightly different in the way they operate. We encourage you to inquire to your placement advisor to learn more about your specific project as you plan for your responsible return to travel!

Read all about our project reopening response to COVID-19

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