This program offers you a chance to travel to Arusha, Tanzania, and work as a volunteer in local schools—supporting teachers and playing with children during English, Math, and Kindergarten classes.
It’s a 100% Tanzanian volunteering experience, where you'll live with a local family in their home, eat their food, and learn about their culture first-hand.
The host family will take care of you, providing accommodation and meals in exchange for your volunteer work at nearby schools and occasionally small projects at home
🌟 About the Program – Please Read
Requirements:
✔ Intermediate English proficiency
✔ 18 years and older
✔ Individuals and couples accepted
This type of volunteering allows you to travel affordably—you’ll stay with a Tanzanian family in Arusha who will host you and provide 3 meals a day for $15/day in return for helping in teaching.
You’ll meet volunteers from around the world and live an experience that’s nothing like typical tourism.
You’ll immerse yourself deeply in Tanzanian culture through living with the family. Life in Tanzania is much cheaper than in Europe.
About Arusha:
A Tanzanian city and the capital of Arusha Region
Population: ~2.3 million
The school is about a 10–15 min walk from the house
Includes students from kindergarten to 7th grade
When you arrive, you’ll choose the classes you want to assist in based on your skills.
You’ll spend time with the kids—laughing, playing, helping teachers, and sometimes even leading classes.
Daily Routine
8:00 AM – Breakfast
9:00 AM – Walk to school
~1:00 PM – Return home
Sometimes, you may help the host family with small projects like farming, painting, or repairs.
You can also teach English to neighboring women or help with sewing and selling products online creatively.
Your days off are entirely free—do whatever you like.
💊 It’s recommended to take malaria medication (best to buy it in your home country before traveling).
25 hours per week, including:
✔ Teaching children
✔ Teaching women at a community center
✔ Assisting the host family
✔ Helping with small family projects
✔ Volunteering/teaching in schools
✔ Assisting in farming
✔ Giving evening English lessons to neighbor women
✔ Supporting women’s sewing project and online product sales
Days off: 2 per week
Minimum stay: 1 week (longer is preferred)
Cost: $15 per day
Rooms may be private or shared depending on volunteer numbers
Shared bathrooms and rooms—separate housing for males and females
Visit hot springs in Moshi
Safari and camping trips in major African reserves (Serengeti & Ngorongoro) – recommended
Climb Mount Kilimanjaro – Africa’s highest mountain (a multi-day challenge)
Visit the Maasai tribe
Enjoy local nightlife with other volunteers
You can coordinate these with your host family or find them online.
Generally summery
Temperatures range between 16°C and 28°C
Available year-round
Flexible date selection
Register using the program link below
After registration, you’ll receive an email with a payment link
⚠️ Note: If payment is not made immediately, your application won’t be accepted and no one will follow up.
Once payment is received, we’ll contact you to schedule a personal intro meeting and explain the next steps
Click the booking button and enter your basic information. After registration, you will be redirected to the payment page
You will be redirected to the deposit payment page. A payment link will also be automatically sent to your email
After paying the deposit, the program leader will contact you to complete the remaining details such as flight booking and additional information related to the program
After paying the deposit, you will be contacted to complete the remaining details and pay the remaining amount before the trip
In this type of travel, you’ll head out alone from your home country without a group or a team leader — but it won’t be a lonely trip. Instead, it’s a rich and vibrant experience surrounded by volunteers from all over the world.
🔹 You’re not alone out there!
Although you’ll begin the journey on your own, you’ll join a group of volunteers from diverse cultures and backgrounds. You’ll live, work, and learn with people who share your passion for personal growth and positive impact.
🔹 The ideal duration? At least two weeks
Participation length varies by program, but it typically requires a minimum of two weeks. The longer you stay, the deeper and more transformative the experience becomes on a personal level.
🔹 An experience that will change your life
We believe this kind of journey is one of the most powerful ways to invest in yourself, face your fears, and break away from societal routine. That’s why we wholeheartedly encourage you to take the leap — your life before and after the experience will never be the same.
🔹 We’re more than just a travel platform
From the moment you sign up to the moment you return, we’re with you every step of the way: offering emotional and logistical support, preparing and guiding you throughout your entire journey.
💡 Important note:
If you’re feeling hesitant or afraid to take this step, you’re welcome to join a personal, motivational workshop led by project founder Yazan Badarna — specially designed to help you overcome fear and doubt and take that first step.
✨ Thousands have gone before you
Hundreds of people have already taken part in this journey with HomeAwe — and each one returned with a unique story, a stronger heart, and a renewed outlook on life.