In Zanzibar, we collaborate with both an Adult Community Center and a group of young people dedicated to environmental and ocean conservation. Both groups play a crucial role in Zanzibar.
Jambiani is characterized by its family and community atmosphere. Within this, environmental cleanliness and care for the surroundings are paramount in the community.
The community program will involve assisting the community depending on the inherent needs at the time of your volunteering. Therefore, the activities are diverse and will vary depending on when you volunteer, always aligned with the needs of the community center and the youth group.
Volunteers applying for this program may engage in the following activities:
- Beach cleaning and environmental maintenance
- Awareness talks on the need for environmental and ocean conservation
- English classes for adults: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays in the mornings at the community center and in the afternoons at a local school in the area.
- Collaboration in English classes for the women’s empowerment program
- Assistance in local schools in the area if needed
- Playing and teaching with children from the community in the afternoons at the community center
- Sports workshops in different villages with the community’s youth once a week.
Please note that the activity schedules may be both in the mornings and in the afternoons, varying depending on the needs at the time of your trip.
The community program is not only a volunteer program but also a total immersion in the daily life and culture of the people you will work alongside.