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Exchange your skills for accommodation
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Learn in Ecovillages, Farms & Permaculture Projects

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Work Exchange and Volunteer programs in Subsaharan Africa

18 opportunities found

Hospitality Shirimatunda, Tanzania

✨ Office Administration Volunteer – Be Part of the Adventure! ✨

24h/week Content Writer Web Developer
From 1 to 12 weeks Team Dorm 3 meals
  • Needs help immediately
  • New

Non-Profit School Mwanza, Tanzania

Help us promote our school through photography and videomaking

20h/week Content Writer Photography Video Making Social Media
From 1 to 2 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

Non-Profit School Mwanza, Tanzania

Changing kids lives through photography, video making and social media promotion

20h/week Video Making Photography Social Media
From 2 to 12 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval
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Non-Profit School Mwanza, Tanzania

Build and Paints our school for the safety of poor kids in rural Tanzania

20h/week Arts Painting & Decorating Building & Repairing Gardening
From 2 to 12 weeks Private Room 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

Social Project Arusha, Tanzania

Childcare, Sports and Teaching - Zanzibar

20h/week Social Work Teaching Sports Teaching Languages
At least 3 weeks Shared Dorm 2 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

NGO Kigamboni, Tanzania

Art and design (an architect.)

20h/week Arts
From 2 to 12 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 4.5
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

Non-Profit School Mwanza, Tanzania

Teaching various lessons and taking care of children in Tanzania! :)

20h/week Social Work Teaching Languages Arts Kitchen Hand
From 2 to 12 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

Non-Profit School Mwanza, Tanzania

Help us teaching sports and English to our lovely children!

20h/week Arts Social Work Teaching Sports Teaching Languages
From 2 to 12 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

Hostel Arusha, Tanzania

Create and manage content, socialmedia, and snap impactful photos

16h/week Content Writer Photography Video Making Social Media
At least 2 weeks Private Room

Hostel Arusha, Tanzania

Community Development Associate

16h/week Music Child Care Teaching Languages Social Work
At least 2 weeks Private Room

NGO Arusha, Tanzania

Teacher, Doctors and Nurses: We Need You at our NGO in Arusha!

30h/week Child Care Social Work Teaching Sports
From 2 to 12 weeks Team Dorm 2 meals

Permaculture project Hai, Tanzania

Join our eco-project: Learn, build, & experience in Tanzania! :)

25h/week Painting & Decorating Building & Repairing Farming Gardening
At least 1 week Private Room 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Needs help immediately

Sustainable Community Arusha, Tanzania

Help us teach language and sports to the local communities.

18h/week Teaching Sports Social Work Teaching Languages
From 2 to 12 weeks Shared Dorm 2 meals

NGO Arusha, Tanzania

Seeking Skilled Volunteers for Community Empowerment

30h/week Building & Repairing Child Care Social Work Teaching Sports
From 2 to 12 weeks Team Dorm 2 meals

Sustainable Community Arusha, Tanzania

Help us grow a sustainable tourism environment! :)

20h/week Content Writer Web Developer
From 1 to 12 weeks Shared Dorm 2 meals

NGO Lushoto, Tanzania

🌍 Help Build and Educate at a Community Project in Tanzania!

20h/week Building & Repairing Social Work Teaching Sports Teaching Languages
At least 2 weeks Team Dorm 2 meals

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