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Featured Articles on Volunteer Work and Service in Tanzania
Volunteering in an Orphanage in Northern Tanzania's Countryside
Volunteer in Tanzania with Cross-Cultural Solutions 
Volunteer with Global Service Corps in its International Health program in Tanzania
Volunteer in Tanzania with the Global Service Corps HIV/AIDS Program
Volunteer in Tanzania as a Senior and Make Retirement Count with Global Service Corps.

If you do not see the volunteer program in Tanzania you desire, look under Worldwide for volunteer programs located in several different regions.

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Cross-Cultural Solutions: Volunteer Abroad for the Experience of a Lifetime!
Experience another culture like never before while making a real difference in people’s lives. You’ll gain perspectives and insights into the local culture and yourself. It’s an exciting and personally inspiring experience, and you’ll develop memories that will be with you forever. Programs operate in Arusha, Bagamoyo, and Kilimanjaro, Tanzania.

Dates Offered: Choose from start dates year-round and lengths-of-stay from 3-12 weeks.
Costs: The U.S. tax-deductible program fee for a two-week program is $2,588 (£1,408) with each additional week of stay only $297 (£162). The program fee for the one-week Insight Abroad program offered in Brazil, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Peru, and Russia is $1,695 (£922). Program fee includes: personalized Volunteer Placement, language instruction, cultural education, food, lodging, transportation to and from all Cross-Cultural Solutions’ placements and programs, pre-departure guidance from headquarters staff, 24-hour access to in-country staff, travel medical and emergency evacuation insurance, and more.
Contact: Cross-Cultural Solutions, 2 Clinton Place, New Rochelle, NY 10801; Tel: 800.380.4777 or 914.632.0022; in the UK call 0845 458 2781/2782; other countries call +44 (0) 1273 666392; Fax: 914.632.8494.
Email: info@crossculturalsolutions.org
Website: www.crossculturalsolutions.org

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Effect Change in Tanzania
Visit the highest peak in Africa, Mt. Kilimanjaro and the shores of the great Lake Victoria while exploring a world quite different from your own. Volunteer opportunities in Tanzania include interacting with local service providers in a wide range of services. There are three main areas of volunteer work: teaching at schools; care-taking at orphanages/shelters and HIV/AIDS education.

Cost: Varies depending on the duration of the stay (1-12 weeks).
Dates: Begins on the first Monday of each month.
Contact: United Planet, 11 Arlington St, Boston MA 02116, USA. Telephone: 617-267-7763.
Email: quest@unitedplanet.org
Website: www.unitedplanet.org

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Tanzania Group Quest: HIV/AIDS Education
Are you passionate about ending the HIV/AIDS crisis in Africa? While none of us can single-handedly solve all the problems, you can take action, bringing knowledge and love, changing the lives of a few. Immerse in the Tanzanian culture, learning about a different and beautiful way of life while doing your part to increase the health of others.
Work: Volunteers will work with local non-profit organizations in and around Dar es Salaam to educate young people about HIV/AIDS. This may include school and community center presentations, discussions with youth, and visitations to homes where people are living with HIV/AIDS.

Contact: United Planet, 11 Arlington St, Boston MA 02116, USA. Telephone: 617-267-7763.
Email: quest@unitedplanet.org
Website: www.unitedplanet.org

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Projects Abroad in Tanzania: Volunteer in Arusha, Tanzania
Live and work in exciting Tanzania. Projects start year-round and last from two weeks to a year. Opportunities exist in teaching, social work, orphanages, medicine and sports. Programs are for ages 16+.

Dates: Start any day you choose!
Cost: From $2,895.
Contact: Projects Abroad, 347 West 36th Street, Suite 903, New York NY 10018.
Tel: US Toll-free 1 888 839 3535.
Email: info@projects-abroad.org
Website: www.projects-abroad.org

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Volunteer in Tanzania
Volunteer with a community based organization in Tanzania! ELI works with organizations in three distinct communities in Tanzania: the Meru, Maasai, and in Dar es Salaam to create volunteer opportunities that benefit the locals while giving volunteers a unique cultural learning experience while giving back to the communities. Possible projects include working in orphanages, teaching, HIV/AIDS education, Women’s Empowerment, Microfinance, and reforestation. All placements are set up on an individual basis based on the needs of the local organization and the specific skills of the volunteer. 

Volunteer in Tanzania with ELI

Cost: Program fees start at $795 and include airport pickup, accommodation, and meals.
Dates: Programs are available throughout the year and dates are flexible.
Contact: Experiential Learning International, 2828 N. Speer Blvd. Suite 230, Denver, CO 80211
Tel.: 303-321-8278
Email: info@eliabroad.org
Website: www.eliabroad.org

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Volunteer Abroad in Tanzania with Volunteering Solutions
Affordable volunteer programs in India, Nepal, Kenya, Ghana, Tanzania, Vietnam, Phillipines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Cambodia. Volunteering Solutions provides International Volunteer Abroad, Volunteer and Travel programs in 10 countries across Asia and Africa. We constantly work to provide affordable and meaningful volunteer abroad opportunities for volunteers from around the world. Our volunteer abroad programs include both short-term 2-week to long-term 6-month volunteer abroad placements in every country, which volunteers can join throughout the year.

Cost: Costs start at only $650 for 2-week placements.
Dates: All year round.
Email: info@volunteeringsolutions.com
Website: www.volunteeringsolutions.com

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Make a Difference in Conservation, Community and Eco-tourism.
Join a team of volunteers on 6 or 10 week placement in Kenya, Tanzania, or South Africa. Experience and become involved in conservation, community, and eco-lodge projects. Teaching orphans, tracking wildlife and helping on safari is just the tip of the iceberg. Approximately 65% of your fee goes towards the projects. Over the last 10 years we are proud to have contributed to sustainable overseas development and changed the lives of many (and that includes the lives of the volunteers!)

Volunteer in Tanzania with the The Leap

Dates: Departures in Jan, April, July and Sept for 10 or 6 weeks
Cost: From £1500 for 6 weeks
Contact: The Leap Overseas Ltd., 121 High Street, Marlborough, Wiltshire SN8 1 LZ
Email: info@theleap.co.uk
Website: www.theleap.co.uk

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Medical & Nursing work experience placements in Tanzania
Gap Medics arranges placements for students in carefully selected hospitals in Namibia, Nepal and Tanzania. Following intensive pre-placement preparation, participants gain on-the-job training as well as making a real contribution to the local community and having the experience of a lifetime.

With the support and guidance of our dedicated in country teams, the security of our privately rented houses and the unparalleled placement opportunities, we offer the safest and greatest opportunity for students to explore the world of medicine.

Gap Medics builds on the success our sister company Work the World, the UK’s number one provider of healthcare elective placements.

Volunteer on with Gapmedics in Tanzania

Dates: Throughout the year, placements arranged according to your dates.
Cost: Prices start at £1290
Contact: Omar Mohamed & Dave Brown, Work the World, The Brighton Forum, 95 Ditchling Road, Brighton
Tel/Fax: +44 (0)1273 573876 / +44 (0)1273 689021
Website: www.gapmedics.com

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Aang Serian (House of Peace)
Teaching assistants and qualified ESL teachers are placed in a rural Maasai village of Tanzania. Volunteers also needed for manual work, etc. Six- to 12- month stays preferred but shorter ones are possible.

Contact: P.O. Box 13732, Arusha, Tanzania; 011-255-744-318548; www.aangserian.org.uk/volunteer.htm.

Caretakers of the Environment Tanzania
Volunteer / Teach Caretakers of the Environment in Tanzania
Use your skills to improve the lives of Youth/children, their families and environmental Education as a volunteer in Tanzania.

Contact: yangwemd@yahoo.co.uk, www.orgsites.com/wa/volunteer_caretakerstz

Global Citizens Network/Harrambee
Sends teams of paying volunteers for 1 to 3 weeks to rural Kenya and Tanzania (among other countries worldwide). $1,250-$2,050 plus airfare.

Contact: 130 N Howell St., St. Paul, MN 55104; 800-644-9292; www.globalcitizens.org.

Global Seekers Development Expeditions
Volunteer in East Africa Program

Through volunteering - we provide opportunities to travel, live and work in Kenya or Tanzania, East Africa, and make a difference!

Contact: info@globalseekers.com, www.globalseekers.com

Global Service Corps (GSC)
Volunteer Programs with Local Homestays in Tanzania

Program participants live with families in Tanzania homes providing a unique cultural experience while volunteering on service and development projects. We help developing communities learn to function more sustainably, while expanding the perspectives of participants as responsible global citizens. Project areas include health, HIV/AIDS prevention, and sustainable agriculture for nutrition and hunger relief. Participants have the opportunity to work on meaningful projects in hospitals, health clinics, schools, farms, and community and government organizations, depending on their interests. Excursions and Swahili language training are included. Undergraduate and graduate level credits qualifying for financial aid available. Volunteer programs are on-going and year-round.

Contact: Global Service Corps, The Women's Building, 3543 18th Street, #14, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA; tel. (415) 551-0000; gsc@globalservicecorps.org, www.globalservicecorps.org.

Global Volunteers
Volunteer in Tanzania!
Work on village development projects including teaching, building classrooms and dormitories, and supplying books and other school materials.

Contact: www.globalvolunteers.org/1main/tanzania/volunteer_in_tanzania.htm

Greenforce
Conservation Volunteers in Tanzania
Recruits researchers to join conservation aid projects for 4 or 10 weeks in South Africa and Tanzania. Participation fee £1,300 ($2,500) for 4 weeks on a penguin rescue project in South Africa, £2,400 ($4,500) for 10 weeks surveying wildlife in a Maasai area.

Contact: 11-15 Betterton St., Covent Garden, London WC2H 9BP, U.K.; 011-44-207-470-8888; www.greenforce.org.

Madventurer
Volunteer in Tanzania
Paying volunteers participate in expeditions and community work in Tanzania, Ghana, Uganda, Kenya, and Togo (among other non-African countries).

Contact: The Old Casino, 1-4 Forth Ln., Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE1 5HX, U.K.; 011-44-845-121-1996; www.madventurer.com.

Mondo Challenge
Volunteer in Tanzania
Volunteer teaching and business development in Tanzania.

Contact: info@mondochallenge.org, www.mondochallenge.org

Visions in Action
Volunteer in Tanzania
Six- and 12-month volunteer positions in Uganda, South Africa, and Tanzania plus short-term summer opportunities in Tanzania. Volunteers must have a degree or relevant work experience to fill positions in human rights, journalism, micro-enterprise, social work, health, environment, and research. Participation fees from $4,400 for summer in Tanzania.

Contact: 2710 Ontario Rd., NW, Washington, DC 20009; 202-625-7402, fax. 202-588-9344; visions@visionsinaction.org, www.visionsinaction.org.

Volunteer Africa
NGO that works with village projects in the Singida Region of Tanzania.

Contact: PO Box 24, Bakewell, Derbyshire DE45 1YP, England; www.volunteerafrica.org.

Volunteer in Tanzania with United Planet
Volunteer in Tanzania with Experiential Learning International
Volunteer Abroad in Tanzania with Volunteering Solutions
Volunteer in Tanzania with Projects Abroad
Volunteer with Gapmedics