Tamani Foundation, founded in 2012, aims to provide free, high quality education in the village of Matemwe- Zanzibar. They provide nursery, primary, and adult education free of charge. In addition to donors, the Foundation is sustained by two villas on the beach that are rented out on a nightly basis. All profits from the villas […]

The St. Monica School was established in 1987. The School includes a Nursery and a Primary school and is located in the historical City Stone Town, next to the Anglican Cathedral and Slave market in Mkunazini Area.   St. Monica School is about 20 minutes away by Dala dala or 40 minutes by bike from the Volunteer house Zanzibar.  The St. Monica […]

The work of SOS Children’s Villages in Tanzania started in 1984. The then President of the island of Zanzibar, Ali Hassan Mwinyi, approached Hermann Gmeiner with the request that a SOS Children’s Village should be built there. A government agreement was signed on 25 February 1987. The SOS Children’s Village was constructed between 1988 and […]

The Orphanage House Mazizini was established in 1964. The Orphanage House is a home for orphans,located in Mazizini Zanzibar. Mazizini area is about 10 minutes away by bike from the Volunteer house Zanzibar. The Orphanage House Mazizini is a Government Organisation from the Ministry of Empowerment, Social Welfare, Youth, Women and Children Department of Social […]

The Montessori Orphans Centre was established in 2006, hosting 8 employees total. The Montessori Orphans Organisation includes a Kindergarten and a Primary school in one building. The Primary school and Kindergarten are located in Bububu, 10 km North of Zanzibar Stone Town. Bububu area is about 45 minutes away by Dala dala from the Volunteer […]

Mnazi Mmoja was built and began providing health services before 1923. It is the main referral hospital of Zanzibar and it has a bed capacity of 586 spread over three campuses. The main campus, MMH, located in downtown Stone Town, has 430 beds. Mwembeladu Maternity Home has 36 beds and Kidongo Chekundu Mental Hospital 120 […]

The Kiembe Samaki School is a small pre-primary school established in 2010, hosting 75 students of an age between 6-12 years old. Kiembe samaki diverted the school in 5 classes total. The majority of the students at the Kiembe Samaki is school is converted Muslim but all religions are warmly welcomed. As a volunteer you […]