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Ubuntu Cultural Exchange – Discover Africa in Tanzania 🌍✨

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The experience

Have you ever wanted to live and learn about authentic African cultures? Welcome to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania! Here you will find a unique opportunity to learn, interact, and live the African way of life in our communities.

What you offer

20 hours of help per week

Painting & Decorating: Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.

Cooking: Choose the menu, pick ingredients and cook delicious dishes.

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

Teaching Languages: Teaching a language to the host, guests, or local communities.

Additional fee required

Amount: US$ 10 Per day

Fee pays for: Benefits for travelers, Materials for volunteer activities, and Donation to project

Description: Accommodation and food

What you get

2 days off per week

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

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

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

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

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Dance classes: Take free dance classes at our place.

Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.

Holistic Therapies: You can take part in any of our therapeutic activities for free.

Permaculture Course: Take part in our Permaculture course for free.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

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

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

Requirements

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Through this project, you will participate in:

🎢 Dance & Music – learn traditional African dances and music.

🍲 Food & Cooking – cook and taste traditional Swahili dishes.

πŸ—£οΈ Language & Stories – learn Swahili and traditional stories.

🏑 Community Living – live with local families and share daily life.

🌿 Crafts & Nature – learn crafts and visit traditional sites and reserves.

Why choose us?
βœ… You will have a unique cultural experience that you cannot find in books.
βœ… You will live with hospitable communities and feel at home.
βœ… You will contribute to community development by participating in educational, environmental, and children's projects.
βœ… You will create lifelong friendships with people from different parts of the world.

What do we offer you?
🏠 Safe and social accommodation.
πŸ› Home-cooked Tanzanian food.
πŸ“Ά Wi-Fi and round-the-clock support.
🚌 Short social and cultural tours.

This is a unique opportunity to experience the real Africa – not as a tourist, but as part of a family.

Welcome to Tanzania – β€œWelcome Home”! ❀️

Activities & Shift

Welcome to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania!
Through Ubuntu Cultural Exchange, we bring visitors from all over the world to engage with our communities, learn about African culture, and support community projects.

This is not a typical tourist trip – it is a chance to live in Africa as part of a family, learn Swahili, participate in traditional dance and music, cook Tanzanian cuisine, and discover African social life.

Rules

✨ Karibu Tanzania – Live the African Experience! ✨
Join us in Dar es Salaam for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience authentic African culture while making a real impact in the community.

Here you won’t just visit – you’ll live like a local, learn Swahili, dance to African drums, cook traditional meals, and share stories with amazing people. By volunteering, you’ll also support children, youth, and environmental projects that bring hope and joy to our community.

πŸ’š Come as a traveler, leave as family.