Tanzania orientation and waterfalls trip
Having sent people to volunteer in Tanzania since 2000 and having been a volunteer there for 5 months myself, at Oyster we know a thing or two about setting people up well for …
Tag: Tanzania
Tanzania pre departure briefing day report
Tanzania pre departure briefing days are some of the best days in my job. Not only do I get to spend time away from my computer but I get to reminisce about …
Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro: the world’s highest free standing mountain
I have just returned from Tanzania, where I dedicated 6 days to climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, the world’s highest free standing mountain. This was certainly no easy feat, however it has quickly propelled …
Medical experience gap year review from Tanzania
We love to hear back from the participants that we send on volunteering and paid work projects. Megan Parish, who enjoyed a medical experience gap year in Tanzania with Oyster, shares her …
Top five things to do on your gap year in Tanzania
When you think of Tanzania, what do you think of? Personally, I am a bit stumped by this question. Having never been there myself, and the fact that it is not really …
Going the extra mile as an Oyster volunteer: Bethan Crisp’s inspirational story…
Bethan Crisp, a recently returned Oyster volunteer, has formed a special bond with the people of her placement village in Tanzania. She spent 10 months as a childcare volunteer and her experience was life-changing …
The great gap year conundrum: why pay to volunteer?
Debate is rife on the subject of gap years, volunteering and paying for the pleasure of it. When volunteering by definition means giving your time to help a cause without being paid …
An update from Tanzania
Ellen Fitton tells us more about her time in Tanzania. Thanks Ellen! We have started working at the orphanage. Most of the kids don’t actually live there, instead they return to host …
“Having a great time” in Tanzania- the volunteer story
Tanzania volunteer Will Koops tells us all about his time out in Tanzania after one month- thanks a lot Will, we look forward to your next instalment! Dear All As promised I …
Develop your professional skills: Teaching
Develop your professional skills with a gap year: teaching So you want to be a teacher – or maybe you’ve been at it for years. Either way, a gap year project involving …
