🌍🌴 ESC Humanitarian Aid Volunteering in Tanzania 🇹🇿 Youth, Education and Community Empowerment Project in Zanzibar 🌍 Supporting Schools, Women’s Training and Youth Leadership

An ESC Humanitarian Aid Individual Volunteering opportunity is open in Zanzibar, United Republic of Tanzania, implemented by SINOP EGITIM PROGRAMLARI VE EVRENSEL VE KULTUREL AKTIVITELER DERNEGI in cooperation with Assalam Community Foundation.

This long-term humanitarian volunteering mission focuses on education, youth leadership, women’s empowerment, sustainability and community development across multiple local institutions.

📌 Activity Type
ESC Humanitarian Aid Individual Volunteering

📍 Location
Abdul-Aziz Evi Dimbani, Kizimkazi, Zanzibar, Tanzania 🇹🇿

📅 Activity Period
1 February 2026 – 15 December 2026

🎯 Main Volunteering Areas

Volunteers will be involved in different departments and community initiatives:

🏫 Assalam International School & Children University
📚 Assist in library, laboratory and art/science classes
👩‍🏫 Act as co-teachers, facilitators or classroom supporters
🌱 Support children in permaculture gardens
🚌 Accompany students on excursions
🎭 Assist in rehearsals for public showcase performances

👩‍🍳 Vocational Training Center
🍰 Support women’s training in Tourism & Hospitality, Culinary Arts, Baking & Pastry
🧵 Assist in Sewing and Early Childhood Education training
🌿 Contribute to permaculture and sustainability training
💼 Deliver basic entrepreneurship and English support
👩‍💼 Reach and support at least 50 women for economic empowerment

🏕️ Youth Center – Africamp
🏕️ Facilitate different thematic camps (Orphan Camp, School Camp, Leadership Camp, Art Camp, Storytelling Camp)
🧠 Conduct 4-day camps focused on leadership, teamwork, confidence and problem-solving

The project combines education, social inclusion, sustainability, WASH, entrepreneurship and gender empowerment within a humanitarian framework.

🏠 Accommodation and Financial Conditions

🏠 Shared rooms (2 volunteers per room)
📶 WiFi available
🍽️ All meals fully covered (breakfast, lunch, dinner, tea, coffee and water)
💶 Pocket money: 550 EUR per month
✈️ Travel costs covered
🚶 Volunteers stay at the workplace (no commuting distance)

🎓 Training and Preparation

Volunteers must complete the compulsory Humanitarian Aid Volunteering training before departure.

During the project, volunteers will receive task-specific training, including:

👩‍🏫 Teaching and facilitation skills
🏨 Basics of tourism, hospitality and vocational education
🌱 Permaculture and sustainable agriculture training
🎤 Event and workshop management
🎓 Youthpass certificate

👤 Participant Profile

Applicants must:

✔ Be 18–35 years old
✔ Reside in an eligible country (EU Member States, North Macedonia, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Türkiye)
✔ Have completed the Humanitarian Aid Volunteering training
✔ Not have previously participated in individual Humanitarian Aid Volunteering
✔ Ensure total participation in EU volunteering programmes does not exceed 12 months

The project seeks dynamic, compassionate and motivated individuals passionate about education, youth empowerment, women’s empowerment and sustainability.

Experience in teaching, facilitation or youth work is an advantage but not mandatory. Openness, adaptability, teamwork and intercultural sensitivity are essential.

🌍 Eligible Countries
Austria 🇦🇹, Belgium 🇧🇪, Bulgaria 🇧🇬, Croatia 🇭🇷, Cyprus 🇨🇾, Czechia 🇨🇿, Denmark 🇩🇰, Estonia 🇪🇪, Finland 🇫🇮, France 🇫🇷, Germany 🇩🇪, Greece 🇬🇷, Hungary 🇭🇺, Iceland 🇮🇸, Ireland 🇮🇪, Italy 🇮🇹, Latvia 🇱🇻, Liechtenstein 🇱🇮, Lithuania 🇱🇹, Luxembourg 🇱🇺, Malta 🇲🇹, Netherlands 🇳🇱, North Macedonia 🇲🇰, Poland 🇵🇱, Portugal 🇵🇹, Romania 🇷🇴, Slovakia 🇸🇰, Slovenia 🇸🇮, Spain 🇪🇸, Sweden 🇸🇪, Türkiye 🇹🇷

📅 Application Deadline
28 February 2026 – 00:00

📌 Project Code
2024-1-EACEA-VOLUN-101191949

🔗 Application & Information Link
Original ESC Portal Link: https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/49460_en

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