• Quality Education

Teaching in a Primary School

location
4 - 12 weeks  ·  Age 18 - 50+
rating  Perfect 4.6  · 
  Verified by Volunteer World
  Very high response rate

Highlights

  • Gain professional experience working with children in schools with limited resources and support
  • Become passionate about children's education and expand your professional skills and experience working Internationally
  • Experience the Tanzanian way of life and live within the local community
  • Enjoy travel alongside a group of likeminded volunteers, stay in vibrant accommodation and enjoy weekend trips and tours!
  • Develop further Swahilli language skills and cultural education!

Especially good for

Age 18+
Singles
Couples
Groups
50+

About the program

Our Teaching Volunteer Program is based in a local primary school with great values and amazing staff. Help improve the quality of education provided.

The schools you work in are often very basic and poorly kept, but it run by amazing staff who do their best to ensure students a quality education. Focusing on both general primary education and English teaching in a local schools. Despite basic facilities, our dedicated staff strives to provide ...

About the program

The schools you work in are often very basic and poorly kept, but it run by amazing staff who do their best to ensure students a quality education. Focusing on both general primary education and English teaching in a local schools. Despite basic facilities, our dedicated staff strives to provide students with a quality education.

Tanzania's school system comprises preschool, primary school, and secondary school. Preschools serve as day care/kindergarten, teaching children aged 2-6 the alphabet, basic math, and playful activities. Primary schools host children aged 6-14, covering subjects like math, English, Kiswahili, science, biology, and geography.

Our commitment to sustainable solutions and community impact drives us to seek volunteers for a minimum of 4 weeks, ensuring consistency for the students. Volunteers can extend their participation beyond this period. We encourage the spread of laughter, love, and energy through collaboration with permanent teachers.

Applicants, minimum age 18, must provide a clean criminal record. Previous experience with children is advantageous. As an English medium school, all subjects are taught in English, allowing volunteers to assist or teach based on their expertise. Beyond academic subjects, the program offers opportunities for creativity and sports participation. Our Teaching Volunteer Program aims to improve the quality of education being provided to disadvantaged children.

Typical day

Commence your teaching day with our Tanzania Hostel by leaving at 7:30 AM for the 8 AM school start. On your first day, based on your preferences and experience, you'll be assigned a specific subject or class to teach. Subsequently, you'll assist permanent teachers, engaging both individual students ...

Typical day

Commence your teaching day with our Tanzania Hostel by leaving at 7:30 AM for the 8 AM school start. On your first day, based on your preferences and experience, you'll be assigned a specific subject or class to teach. Subsequently, you'll assist permanent teachers, engaging both individual students and leading entire classes.


Around 10 AM, enjoy the children's recess in the courtyard or take a break with tea to prepare for upcoming classes. Post-recess, teaching resumes, with class content tailored to subjects and age groups. Collaborate with teachers to shape learning activities and themes.


Lunch, provided for the children, is an opportune time for your lunch from the accommodation. Afterward, most young learners continue classes until 3 PM, marking the end of the school day. Enhance your teaching experience.

Free-time activities

Discover the best of Arusha with an array of free-time activities, from thrilling African safaris to day trips and afternoon adventures. As Tanzania stands among the world's top safari destinations, seize the opportunity during your placement. At the White House, we offer several budget and group ...

Free-time activities

Discover the best of Arusha with an array of free-time activities, from thrilling African safaris to day trips and afternoon adventures. As Tanzania stands among the world's top safari destinations, seize the opportunity during your placement. At the White House, we offer several budget and group joining Safari Tours, fitting to your volunteer schedule and preferred parks (Arusha National Park, Serengeti, Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Ngorogoro Crater).

 

For nature enthusiasts, embark on hikes up Mt. Kilimanjaro and Mt. Meru, and we can guide you through the planning process, suggesting routes and durations.

 

If day trips are more your style, choose from an array of activities: hike to Mt. Meru waterfall, visit authentic Masai villages, swim in natural hot springs, explore man-made underground caves, or tour banana plantations. All these options can be easily arranged upon your arrival at the White House.

 

Afternoons off work offer a variety of options. Cool down in a hotel swimming pool, available to outsiders for a small fee, or paddle around Lake Duluti in a rented canoe surrounded by birds and monkeys. In case of rain, explore Arusha's Museum of Nature and Wildlife or visit the Cultural Heritage Center, a gallery with diverse shops. Enhance your downtime with these enriching experiences in Arusha.

Requirements

Requirements

Minimum Age: 18 years

In order to join the program you need to be at least 18 years old on the program start date. There might be exemptions if you can provide the permission of your legal guardian(s) or if your are accompanied by your parents.

Language Skills

You need to speak English (intermediate level)

Education Requirements

Teaching at University level

Criminal Background Check

required

Required Documents

CV with picture and Certificate of qualification or education enrolment documents

Nationality Restrictions

No restrictions. Helping hands from all over the world are welcome.

Other Skills

Relevant work experience and qualifications

Time Commitment

Your helping hand will be required on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 08:00 - 15:00

What's Included

What's Included

Services by Boresha Maisha Projects

The fee covers your living expenses whilst here in Tanzania, and a percentage goes towards your placement itself, to further support the projects. During your stay, you will be living at a vibrant volunteer house, located in Njiro, only a short drive from the city centre.

Program Inclusions:

  • Accommodation at our lively volunteer and backpacker’s house
  • 2 meals per day (Breakfast and dinner)
  • Airport pick up
  • Orientation and town tour
  • In-country program support
  • Your placement
  • Program Certificate
  • Access to a range of Day Tours and Safaris to experience more of Tanzania!

Airport Pickup at Kilimanjaro International Airport

We provide our volunteers with airport pick-up - from both Kilimanjaro International Airport and Arusha Domestic Airport. Just provide us with your arrival detail - date, exact time, flight number - and we will make sure our driver is waiting outside for you with a sign of your name and a big smile.

Accommodation

During your stay you will be accommodated in the coziest and most friendly hostel in Arusha, The White House of Tanzania. Upon your arrival, you will meet our staff as well as the Mboje family, who runs and manages Fursa Projects Tanzania as well as the hostel. 

The hostel is a newly renovated big house located in an area of Arusha called Njiro. It is approximately 15 minutes drive fromt the center of the city, but within 10 minutes walking from the house you will find a big compound called Njiro Complex. Here you will find ATMs, various restaurants, gym, cinema, supermarket and much more. From here, it is very easy to either find a taxi or to catch the local mini-buses - dalla-dalla's - and get to the center of Arusha. 

All the rooms in the hostel are spacious and clean with their own private ensuite-bathrooms with hot shower. We have no single rooms, and as a volunteer you will most likely share a room with other volunteers and travelers. However, we find that this makes the experience much richer for the volunteers, as they get to know their fellow house-mates that much better. 

The hostel have various common-areas both indoor and outdoor, where guests and volunteers relax and enjoy their evenings after a day full of adventure - either at their placements or on different trips. As mentioned in the section below, all three meals are included in your accommodation price and all guests and staff enjoy dinner together every night. This is usually a time of day, where guests and volunteers will share experiences and get new inspiration for activities for their days off. 

Included in your accommodation price, you will also find a good functioning WIFI at all times, so you can easily communicate with your friends and family at home.

Food & Beverages

The two daily meals included in your accommodation price is prepared from fresh groceries everyday and served to our guests at the given mealtimes. Our chefs are Tanzanian, which means that the meals usually consists of local and western dishes. The breakfast consists of toasted bread with a side of eggs and fruits, while the lunch and dinner are usually either a side of rice, potatoes or pasta served with maharage (beans), choroko (lentils), mboga mboga (vegetable stew), makande (beans and maize) or either beef or chicken prepared in various ways.

In case of any allergies or intolerance or other special needs, feel free to let us know and we will try our best to come up with an alternative for you. As said earlier, all these meals are included in the price but our guests are free to leave the house and go out for dinner whenever - all we ask is that you let us know to prevent unnecessary food wastage. 

Internet Access

Good access at the project site

What's NOT included?

What's NOT included?

Flight Tickets

The nearest airport is Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) in Kilimanjaro. We assist you to find cheap flights to Tanzania. FIND CHEAP FLIGHTS

Travel Insurance

Going abroad is an adventure and it is always best to be prepared. Sudden illness or injury, cancellation or theft - a travel insurance for Tanzania provides security and is a plus to have. GET A QUOTE

Vaccines

If you are intending to volunteer in Tanzania you should seek medical advice before starting your social journey. Check your required vaccinations for Tanzania. VACCINE CHECKER

Details on arrival

As the school is open most of the year, this project can be joined throughout the year. However, the children have a few set holidays during the school year. Usually they have a month of vacation in December, a 2 weeks break in April/March for Easter, about a month of vacation in July and again a 2 weeks break around October/November. 

Availability
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Program fees

4 weeks (min. stay) 795€
6 weeks 1,193€
7 weeks 1,392€
8 weeks 1,591€
9 weeks 1,789€
12 weeks (max. stay) 2,386€
Average fees 199€/week

Program fees

199€ per week 4 - 12 weeks Age 18 - 50+

Payment methods

Visa Master Card Maestro American Express PayPal

NO CREDIT CARD FEES

Duration

4 - 12 weeks

Deposit

The deposit is simply to reserve your volunteer placement. Payments are handled by PayPal, our trusted global payment provider. If you don't have a PayPal account, you can also pay using a credit card.

Final Payment

Your final payment will be agreed with Boresha Maisha Projects during the application process. Common solutions are either via bank transfer or a cash payment at the project site.

Meet your organization

Boresha Maisha Projects

Perfect 4.6 rating (31 reviews)

Agency - founded in 2014

Verified by Volunteer World

  Very high response rate

Coordinated by

Lucy

Spoken languages: English, Swahili

About the project

Boresha Maisha Projects seek to provide communities with education about sustainable solutions to their problems through the work of experienced volunteers.

Meet your organization

We wish to create possibilities for communities and individuals to grow and develop in order to create a better future. We seek to provide communities with education about sustainable solutions to their problems instead of fast and easy solutions. How do we plan to do that? By continues education provides by experienced individuals with knowledge and specific education to a certain field. And this is where we need you!

Dealing with the challenges of today requires problem-solvers who bring different perspectives and are willing to take risks. We are searching for strong individuals, who wish to bring their knowledge and education and pass it on to communities and work places in Arusha, Tanzania. We believe that this education and sharing of knowledge is the way to solve many of the problems, the developing countries in the 21st century are facing. But we need you to help us with it.

Boresha Maisha Project emerged out of a pursuit to inspire and support the community. Having seen the bad effects of "voluntourism" many of the volunteering platforms create, we wished to find more sustainable projects, where the impacts will last and not just be forgotten with the next arriving volunteers. We wish to create platforms specifically for volunteers with the appropriate skills and this way ensure that the volunteers will be in surroundings where they feel safe and have an expertise. Look through our projects and see if we have one, that fits you. They get updated regularly, so don't worry if you don't find the one, you were looking for.  

Established in 2017, we’re an organization driven by progressive ideas and bold actions. Help us break the circle of "voluntourism" and projects who are ruining communities and families instead of keeping them together.

31 reviews · rating4.6

Ryan Bennings rating4.8

2023 at Teaching in a Primary School

I am studying to be a teacher back home, so I wanted to do something a little different, mainly to get some experience in different classroom settings around the world. I was based at Highridge School with my friend who was doing the sports program, and we really loved the school. The Director was a ...
Josh Samson rating4.8

2021 at Teaching in a Primary School

Teaching in Tanzania was such an eye opening experience, which really got me to enhance my professional experience as a teacher. I was training to be a teacher back home and I wanted to do something unique to get some different experience, whilst getting to be a part of a new culture. Tanzania has ...
Gwenaelle Barbier rating5

2019 at Teaching in a Primary School

I worked at the day care among very little kids, and it has been an incredible experience! First because we had the warmest welcome from the kids and the crew over there, also because it has been a real exchange. We all learned from each other and we worked together in the same direction. The dadas ...
Floo Vander Meeren rating5

2024 at Medical Work & Support

My stay at the hostel was great. The girls who work there and the owners are very friendly and social. My volunteering program was at Kitogani District Hospital where I would assist the doctors where they needed me. The people at the hospital were very welcoming and because it is a local hospital ...
Megan Tatham rating5

2024 at Animal Welfare and Rescue

Amazing opportunity to help animals and gain invaluable experience.I loved volunteering here so much! Dr Evarest is amazing! He's a great man that cares deeply for all animals and people. This volunteering is like no other animal rescue as it's really hands on, not just feeding and cleaning like ...
Lena Brandstätter rating5

2024 at Childcare, Sports and Teaching Support

I was working at the preschool for six weeks and this time completely changed my outlook on life! I bonded with the kids so quickly and was able to give them a safe environment to play, learn and make mistakes. Sadly, it was very difficult to communicate with the teachers, as they barely spoke any ...

Location

Africa > Eastern Africa > Tanzania > Arusha

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