Play and Coach Football or Netball in local village schools.

If you want to volunteer during your gap year, volunteer with schools in Tanzania that need your skills. If you are into sports, enjoy a game or two, want to make a difference, this project would be ideal for you. GapGuru works with several rural schools in Tanzania. Most of them are primary schools, some are secondary. Teaching and infrastructure here is quite basic. Children look forward to the little time of play that they get. Needless to say, they are football obsessed and any volunteer aiming to teach them techniques of the game or simply playing with them is given a warm welcome.

Your role: As a volunteer helping build sports programmes you could spend your time in several schools or focused on one particular school , playing football with the children, organising games and competitions and helping them build knowledge of the game.

Sports facilities are very limited in Tanzania, so you will need to almost start from scratch and be prepared to work with little or no resources. The head teachers of the schools we work with see the benefit of sports and are keen to introduce this within the curriculum so you will need to help them plan a schedule and organise after school clubs for the children to get the opportunity.

You could combine sports coaching with English teaching and depending upon your interests a programme can be put together to suit your skills and capabilities.

What you gain: Well, you definitely will get fitter by playing the game during the week. The kids will be difficult to say good bye to at the end of your programme and you will carry back fond memories, longing to go there again. But, while you are there don’t miss the Serengeti or the Ngorngoro Crater.

Going to a new country can be unnerving. But it’s a great experience when you have the basics taken care of. At GapGuru, we have arranged for what we believe will make for a comfortable trip.

What’s included?

• Country and Project Guidance – There is so much to choose from! Our team gives you a run down on destinations and projects that you are tempted to go for, so that you can choose the right placement. If you are not sure of what you want to do or where you want to go, our experienced team is there to guide you all the way.
• Pre Departure Briefing – Before you leave for your chosen destination, we will arrange for a pre departure briefing where we help you out with extremely helpful details. Things like – what clothes are suitable, peculiarities of people, food that you could get, safety of the place and precautions if any, how much should you pay for a cup of coffee – simple things to make your life easier !
• Guidance for processing visa – GapGuru will arrange for all the relevant documents and guide you through the visa process.
• Airport Pick Up – Arriving in a new city and not knowing where to go and how to go can be quite unsettling. A GapGuru representative will meet you at the airport and take you to your place of stay where you can put your feet up after a long flight.
• In country Orientation and Welcome Pack – When you arrive in the city, you will have an orientation where you could meet other gapers from GapGuru, know all about the city, how to find your way around, where to get SIM cards for the phone, small bits that you will need help sorting out in the first few days.
• In Country Support – Our local co-ordinators act as a friend and guide through out your stay. Whether you feel home sick or just want some local information, they are there to make sure you have a memorable experience.
• Accommodation – In most cases, you will be staying with a local host family. It gives you a taste of the daily life of a local and sample some delicious come cooked food. In some cases accommodation is provided with the projects.
• Breakfast and Dinner

Not included: ( But we are happy to assist you with)

• International Flights
• Visa and Travel insurance fee
• Vaccination
• Local Transport and Travel
• Personal Expenses

Next Steps
If you like this project, you can apply now here.
If you have some questions, send us an enquiry or call us and we’ll be happy to help.

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