Tanzania Volunteer Programs from $24/day | Most Affordable & Trusted

Traveling to another country usually means leaving your comfort zone. Store that away on a shelf and prepare yourself for an adventure! Let go of expectations, and embrace surprises, new flavors, new ways, and extraordinary bonding with people from all over the world! If you go with an open heart, this is a life experience that you will never forget and will bring you unconditional love!

The program is built on half day schedules. Depending on your energy, there is a host home to greet you with homemade food when you can rest and dream the afternoon away. Other volunteers energize each other, and next thing you know, you’re off trying food, or visiting lively markets, or shopping to bring your schools, orphanages, or aids program gifts to make their world a better place.

Weekends are full of adventures, visiting parts of the country with other volunteers all well and safely organized by IVHQ, or if you prefer, on your own!

No matter how many countries I have traveled to, a new one is the unknown, and the greatest fear is safety. Tanzania was one incredibly welcoming country. The people there were kind and loving to us. We were respected for being volunteers and helping their community as much as we were respectful of their ways and customs, remembering we were guests in their lives.

If you’re prepared to let go of your western hot showers and indulgent rapid service, Tanzania is one of the most beautiful landscape and wildlife country you will ever visit! IVHQ made it so easy, and the prices from flights to Safari were so affordable because we were volunteers, and we filled our weekends with memorable adventures!

Our host mother Mama Liz was so thoughtful and attentive to every detail to each and every one under her care that we broke into tears saying goodbye after a month. It was truly one of the most memorable experiences for me and my son as we bonded working together in an orphanage and traveling around Tanzania with the many other volunteers we continue to be in touch with!

Carol: One of my favorite stories about a volunteer happened a few months ago. A current placement that we send volunteers to was found by a volunteer. He was walking near his own placement one day and saw a sign for an orphanage that he was unfamiliar with. He went in and met the director and all of the children. This volunteer was inspired by the director and how hard he worked for these children and spoke to me about using it as a placement. He then motivated current volunteers to go check it out and to begin volunteering there! It's one of our farthest placements we have from our living accommodations but every volunteer that has been placed there just loves it. It's a special place and we're happy that our volunteer stumbled upon it.

Carol: People in Tanzania are very friendly and welcoming. You will hear a 'Hello, how are you?' (in English or in Swahili) from a stranger much more often than you do back home. As a foreigner the local people are just as interested in you and your culture as you are interested in theirs. Don't be intimidated - just be friendly and give a friendly smile and a 'Hello' back- it will go a long way in getting to know new people!

Carol: For first-time volunteers my advice is simple: expect the unexpected! Going abroad to volunteer for the first time can be overwhelming- it's all part of the experience! Challenges equal rewards. We do our best to support all of our volunteers in-country and will never have you live or volunteer by yourself - you'll always be in good company. So just relax and take each day as it comes - you'll be challenged in many ways but learn, experience, and grow in such amazing and positive ways.