Africa volunteering – Art in Tanzania

Al – Quwiyyi Islamic School

Sep 8, 2016

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A private Islamic school in the village of Fuoni, named after the founder’s, Mr Hakeem Abdullah, families tribe name in Mafia, pronounced Al Qu-wee. The school was opened on Monday 13th January 2014 after four months of preparations. The school has 24 classes, providing nursery to secondary education to approximately 600 local students. Art in…

Uzi Island needs environmental interns and volunteers

Sep 8, 2016

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Uzi is a small island in the south of Zanzibar’s main island, Unguja. The road to Uzi is called Nyeker road; manmade using rocks and stones with at least four types of mangroves on either side. The road to Uzi resembles the partition of the River Nile in the story of Moses; simply mesmerising. The…

The Zanzibar Volunteer House

Sep 6, 2016

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Volunteers can expect to share a house with others from all cultures and backgrounds. You will stay in dorms, eat breakfast together and perhaps do the same volunteering project or go explore Zanzibar together. An orientation will be given the day you arrive or the following day. There can be social activities with the team…

Helping the kids in Yusuf School

Sep 5, 2016

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in Donations, Education, Volunteer and Intern

Founded by Yusuf Kombo Juma, a father of six children, who witnessed the problems and challenges of education and set out on a mission to tackle the issue, he sold his own land and properties and got creative in raising money in order to fund his vision. Yusuf started his school with just one nursery…

Volunteer Interview – Karmen

Sep 4, 2016

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Karmen from Australia, age 36 who has an infectious laugh, loves travelling, meeting new people and shopping, has been volunteering at Al Qawiyyi School and Zanzibar Youth Alliance. What have kind of activities have you been doing as a volunteer? I have been assisting the teacher in different classes each week such as nursery, form…

Spice Tour

Aug 20, 2016

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in daytrips, Safari and Travel

Spice is an essential ingredient of Zanzibarian culture therefore a visit to Zanzibar is not complete without a (half day) spice tour. With the abolition of the slave trade, spices became a source of income for Zanzibar and it remains to be so, with the island being the biggest exporter of cloves. Our guide and…

M’zungu intern Eero

Sep 2, 2015

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in Safari and Travel, Volunteer and Intern

Introduction: Hey, It’s me Eero! I’m a 23-year-old University student from Finland. I’m doing a bachelor’s degree in tourism and event management at Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences. Right now I’m doing an internship with Art in Tanzania and generally just enjoying life. How did you found AIT? I was looking for open jobs and…

Planting trees for the future generation

Jul 16, 2015

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in Corporate Social Responsibility, Environment & Climate Change, Sustainability

You would not think that there is a problem with trees or forests in a country where 2/3 of the land is considered to be forest. The situation is not black and white when money is tight and most people live out of agriculture and the heating is generally done by wood or charcoal. For…

Day at the Prestige pre- school and nursery

Jul 10, 2015

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in Children Under School Age, Education, Volunteer and Intern

Day starts like it always starts: a cup of instant coffee and few toasts with jam. After breakfast I and Camilla, another intern here at AIT, are waiting our ride at the volunteer house. Camilla tells me that it would take between 25 minutes and 1,5 hours to get to the school depending how many…

The first Montessori kindergarten in a Tanzanian government school

Aug 20, 2014

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in Children Under School Age, Education

The kindergarten in Korongoni primary school in Moshi has improved a lot during the last year. I interviewed the main kindergarten teacher Clara, in the beginning of August 2014. Clara is a qualified primary school teacher for children in standard three to seven and for children with special needs. However, due to the shortage of…

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