We are excited to announce that Access 2 Tanzania, in partnership with Project Zawadi, will host its annual Donor Trip this November 2025. As before, there will be two travel options: Safari & Service or Service ONLY.
Safari & Service (1 week of English Bridge volunteering) – Nov 8-22
Service ONLY (2 weeks of English Bridge volunteering) – Nov 8-22
Note: The trip dates will avoid overlapping with US Thanksgiving.
Safari & Service: This journey will start with a wildlife safari through Tanzania’s greatest wildlife parks including Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crater. To the west of the Serengeti lies Project Zawadi’s partner community of Nyamuswa. It is in this rural community that you will support the English Bridge Program for one week.
Service Only: This option has volunteers arrive at the same time as the “Safari & Service” group but instead of going on safari to get to Nyamuswa, you will fly to Mwanza and be transported to the village. This option allows you to support the English Bridge Program for two weeks instead of just one week. At the end, you will fly back to Arusha with the rest of the travel group.
Each year, Project Zawadi offers the English Bridge Program for students in the Nyamuswa area who are transitioning from primary school (where instruction is in Swahili) to secondary school (where instruction is in English). This six-week intensive course is held at four local schools with English teachers leading lessons designed to prepare students for English-language instruction in secondary school.
A specialized English Bridge curriculum has been developed with our staff and volunteers. Travelers on the Project Zawadi Donor Trip will have the opportunity to support the program by participating in daily conversational English sessions. Our staff and volunteers will have specific lessons prepared for members of this travel group.
- Dates of Trip: November 8-22, 2025
- Safari & Service Itinerary & Pricing
- Service ONLY Itinerary & Pricing
- Registration Deadline: June 1, 2025
- Space is limited to 12 participants for the safari and 8 participants for the service only option*
- Access 2 Tanzania will donate all proceeds from this trip to Project Zawadi.
- Want to learn more? Join us for a Zoom Info Session on Wednesday, April 9 at 7 pm Central. Click here to register for the Zoom session.
- CLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SPACE (Google Form). A $500 non-refundable deposit will guarantee your slot.
For general information on travel in Tanzania, please visit the Access 2 Tanzania website and explore the Planning Tools section of the website for common questions. You can also reach out to Brian Singer (bsinger@projectzawadi.org) to learn more about the trip and the volunteer experience.
*If the November 8-22 set of dates fills up, we may consider opening up a second session.
“It was excellent! The pre-trip planning with Karen was great and she and/or Allison promptly answered my many questions at various points prior to our actual trip. Also, Karen was extremely helpful in making our final day in Tanzania as comfortable as possible – she arranged for us to spend the afternoon in the Arusha Access 2 Tanzania day room. Our transport guide for the day, Haji, brought us a wonderful selection of Tanzanian food for lunch! He as well as Stella and the A2T staff were very nice and welcoming! Our safari guide Noel was such a good man and an excellent guide. He was thrilled to learn that we had requested him at the recommendation of my friend, and he didn’t disappoint. I don’t know how anyone can navigate the unmarked Serengeti roads like he did. He made sure that we were comfortable, safe, and had everything that we needed. During the trip, another A2T guide, David, and his 2 passengers (whom we previously met during the village tour) invited us into their land cruiser to watch the wildebeest crossing because they had a better position. We really appreciated that!”