🍳🌿Cook,Learn & Share Zanzibar Culture as a Volunteer at Zanculinary

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The experience

Volunteering at ZAN Culinary is a hands on cultural exchange experience in Zanzibar. You’ll help with traditional cooking activities, small-scale agriculture, sustainability, eco activity, and educational projects while sharing daily life with the local community. Volunteers work around 4–5 hours per day, leaving time to explore and relax. This is a family-like environment focused on culture, sustainability, and learning through food in Zanzibar.

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What you offer

32 hours of help per week

Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.

Social Work: Help with volunteer work in local projects and communities.

Farming: Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

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What you get

2 days off per week

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Discounts on Accommodation: Get discounts for your stay in other hostels.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

Yoga classes: Take free yoga classes at our place.

Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.

Certificate: Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.

Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely

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Requirements

Intermediate English or Beginner German

Between 18 and 80 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

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What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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Program Details

Volunteering at ZAN Culinary is about cultural exchange, learning by doing, and experiencing authentic life in Zanzibar. As a volunteer, you’ll support traditional cooking activities, sustainable agriculture, and community-based education while working with a friendly local team.

Your tasks may include helping with cooking classes using local ingredients, participating in cultural exchange, assisting in the garden (planting and harvesting), supporting educational activities, and helping with daily preparations and cleaning. If you enjoy it, you can also help with photos or social media.

A typical day is relaxed and active. Volunteers work around 4–5 hours per day, with mornings often spent in the garden or preparing activities, and afternoons focused on cooking, learning, and sharing culture. Evenings are calm, with shared meals and free time.

We are looking for open-minded, respectful volunteers who are curious about local culture and happy to help. No professional experience is required—just a positive attitude and willingness to learn.

This is a cultural exchange experience, not a hotel job. Flexibility is important, as life follows local rhythms. English is helpful, and you’ll naturally pick up some Swahili along the way.

If you’re looking for a meaningful volunteer experience where food connects culture, community, and sustainability, ZAN Culinary is the place for you