Applying |
1)
- Visit our website and explore the placement introductions. Choose appropriate internship/voluntary work/teacher exchange placement for yourself and send us an email. If you can’t find suitable placement, please write the description to the email and we will help you on that.
- Volunteers should contact us for the first time latest about 1 months before coming to Tanzania. People coming to do internship or teacher exchange should contact us for the first time latest 2 months before coming to Tanzania.
- Send us your CV and Letter of Motivation, both in English. Tell in short about yourself, about your studies/education, about your previous work experience on that field and also if you have done some previous internships at the field. In the Letter of Motivation you should also mention the dates and the length of the internship/volunteering period.
- Please Note, above requested documents are needed by your placement, not for Tanzania Volunteers Company.
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2)
- If you have chosen a placement from our list, we will confirm from the placement that they have a possibility for you to work.
- If you have sent a description of new placement we will find that for you.
- If you are coming to do your internship, you need to send us contact information for the teacher who takes care of international internships in your school. We will contact him/ her about the contract.
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3)
- We will make a contract with the placement of your choice and send it to you to be signed by you (and your school).
- At latest at this point you need to book your flights to Kilimanjaro International Airport and send us your flight details.
- When you book your flights remember that you can stay only exactly 3 months in Tanzania with your Student Visa. (e.g if you enter the country on 3rd of March you need to exit latest on 2nd of June)
4)
- We will send you the invoice and instructions for a proper working permit.
5)
- Make sure that your passport is valid 6 months after you trip.
- Get adequate insurance for yourself and your luggage
- Get all the vaccinations needed:
- Hepatitis A - Recommended
- Hepatitis B - (Optional) Vaccination against hepatitis B depends on your personal situation
- Yellow fever (You will need to show your vaccination certificate at the airport upon arrival)
- MMR vaccination - (Mumps Measles Rubella) vaccination is recommended to anyone who has not been vaccinated against measles or has experienced the disease.
- Get malaria prophylaxis. There is a risk of getting malaria. Protection against mosquito bites is necessary during day- and nighttime. Sometimes malaria tablets are recommended.
- Hepatitis A - Recommended