Make a lasting impact through a Youth Sports Coaching, Health & Development Internship in Arusha, Tanzania. Working alongside local teachers and educators within a community school supporting more than 250 children and young people aged approximately 7–18, you’ll gain practical experience in sports coaching, physical education, youth mentorship and health and wellness education. Discover how sport can promote confidence, teamwork, leadership and healthy lifestyles, while exploring the role of physical activity and education in supporting positive youth development in Tanzania.
Your sports volunteering and coaching placement combines practical training sessions with opportunities to support broader youth development initiatives. Depending on school schedules and student interests, you’ll help organise and coach football, basketball, volleyball, fitness activities, physical education lessons and school sporting events. Beyond the playing field, you may contribute to age-appropriate workshops exploring nutrition, exercise, physical health, the human body, personal wellbeing and healthy lifestyle choices, working alongside local educators to encourage participation, inclusion and lifelong healthy habits.
Alongside your sports coaching internship in Tanzania, dedicated Global Citizenship, ethical volunteering and personal development workshops explore the connections between sport, education, health inequalities and community development. Learn how access to recreational facilities, sporting equipment, health education and positive role models can influence opportunities for young people, while developing skills in leadership, communication, inclusive coaching and sustainable youth empowerment.
Through your Legacy Project, you’ll collaborate with local teachers and school leaders to develop practical initiatives that strengthen the school’s long-term sports and wellness programs. Projects could include creating structured sports coaching guides, physical education lesson plans, youth health education resources, sports equipment management systems or school-wide wellness initiatives that can continue benefiting students and teachers after your placement. Combining sports coaching abroad, youth development, health education and community-led capacity-building, this Arusha internship offers a meaningful opportunity to develop your skills while supporting sustainable opportunities for young people.
We’ve designed the Academy to bring together everything you need for an unforgettable volunteering and gap year experience in Tanzania. Your program fee includes accommodation, meals, your internship, dedicated volunteer training, Global Citizenship and personal development workshops, and a certificate of completion. You’ll also enjoy organised safaris, a Zanzibar island adventure, cultural experiences, weekly activities, local transport and ongoing support — all thoughtfully arranged so you can focus on learning, exploring, making lifelong friendships and creating memories without constantly organising and paying for extras.
Almost everything you need for your 6 or 12 weeks in Tanzania is built into your Adventure Academy fee.
A small number of personal and independent costs remain outside your Academy program.
Your 10 weeks are designed as a journey — from settling into life in Tanzania and
building real relationships at your internship, to developing a partner-led Legacy Project
and putting your learning into action. Along the way, two signature overland journeys
take you across some of Tanzania’s most extraordinary landscapes, making travel,
culture and adventure part of the learning itself.
Settle into Academy life, meet your placement team and begin building genuine relationships. Through your internship, Global Citizenship learning and cultural experiences, you'll start understanding the people, place and context behind your work before deciding how you can contribute.
Become increasingly involved in your internship as your confidence and understanding grow. Alongside your placement partner, you'll begin exploring real challenges and identifying where your Legacy Project could make a useful, sustainable contribution.
Hit the road for your first signature overland journey — travelling from Arusha into Ngorongoro Crater, across the Serengeti and west to Mwanza on the shores of Lake Victoria. Six days of safari, road trips, wildlife and adventure mark the halfway point of your Academy experience.
Return to your internship and turn ideas into action through your partner-led Legacy Project. Co-design, build, test and refine something your placement has identified as genuinely useful — learning firsthand what responsible, community-led impact actually looks like.
Set off on your second epic overland adventure! Journey from Arusha through the beautiful Usambara Mountains to historic Bagamoyo and Dar es Salaam before crossing the Indian Ocean to Zanzibar. Discover Swahili culture, explore tropical beaches and enjoy unforgettable island adventures with your Academy crew.
Return to your internship to see how your project works without you, make final improvements and hand it over properly. Your final weeks in Arusha bring everything together through reflection, final placement days, Diploma completion, graduation and one last celebration with your Academy crew.
Our 6-Week Academy brings together your internship, Global Citizenship Diploma, Legacy Project, cultural immersion and one signature overland adventure in a more intensive format. You’ll move from learning to action faster, while still having time to build relationships, contribute meaningfully and
experience Tanzania beyond your placement.
Settle into life in Arusha, meet your placement team and quickly move from orientation into hands-on participation. Global Citizenship learning and cultural experiences help you understand the context behind your work as you begin identifying your Legacy Project.
Become more involved in your internship, develop practical skills and explore the challenges facing local communities. Alongside your placement, enjoy an unforgettable two-day safari through Tarangire National Park and the Ngorongoro Crater, discovering Tanzania's incredible wildlife and landscapes.
Swap the mountains of Arusha for the turquoise waters of Zanzibar! Fly to the island for five unforgettable days exploring historic Stone Town, discovering Swahili culture, enjoying a Safari Blue ocean adventure and relaxing on tropical beaches with your Academy crew.
Return to Arusha for your final placement week, refine and hand over your Legacy Project, complete your Global Citizenship learning and finish with graduation, goodbyes and one last celebration with your Academy crew.
Monday
Start the week with breakfast before heading to your internship placement, then spend the afternoon wrapping up placement activities, planning and enjoying some free time.
Tuesday
Start with optional morning yoga before heading to placement, followed by an afternoon Global Citizenship workshop exploring culture, ethics, sustainability and responsible global action.
Wednesday
Spend your morning at placement before switching into Tanzania mode with an afternoon of Swahili, cooking, art, music or another rotating cultural experience.
Thursday
Head to placement in the morning before an afternoon of personal growth, reflection and wellbeing, then switch off for Academy Social Night, drinks, games or Arusha nightlife.
Friday
Spend the morning at placement or developing your Legacy Project, then enjoy a free afternoon for cafés, the pool, markets, the gym or whatever you feel like doing.
Saturday
Saturdays are made for exploring, with Academy adventures taking you to waterfalls, coffee country, hot springs, cultural experiences, cycling trips and beyond.
Sunday
Sleep in, enjoy a slow breakfast and spend the day by the pool, exploring Arusha, grabbing brunch or simply recharging with your Academy crew.
For the next 6 or 12 weeks, this is more than somewhere you sleep – it’s home. Share a comfortable room with one or two other Academy travellers, each with a private bathroom and balcony off the main house, and enjoy Wi-Fi, hot showers, 24/7 security, a restaurant and bar, garden hangouts and a cosy indoor movie room.
It’s also the heart of Academy life – morning yoga in the garden, workshops and cultural afternoons around the house, lazy hours soaking up the African sun, movie and games nights, dinners and drinks at the bar, music, parties and plenty of spontaneous nights with your Academy crew.
Sport can create confidence, teamwork, leadership, wellbeing and belonging, but meaningful youth development requires understanding the wider context around participation and opportunity.
Through Global Citizenship learning, you’ll explore community development, inequality, education, sustainability, culture, ethical volunteering and locally led change while connecting those ideas to your practical placement.
Understand how sport can support confidence, communication, teamwork, leadership, resilience and belonging.
Explore how locally led recreational and educational programs create stronger opportunities for young people.
Connect physical activity with healthy lifestyles, wellbeing, nutrition and practical youth health education.
Explore ethical volunteering, inequality, sustainability, cultural perspectives and responsible international engagement.
Your Volunteer Project develops from what you learn during your placement. You’ll work with teachers, students and other Academy participants to identify a genuine priority within the school’s sports or wellness program.
The project could become a football league, coaching curriculum, tournament, girls’ sports initiative, wellness activity, health-education resource or another practical solution identified by the school. You’ll test it, gather feedback and refine it before handover
You’ll live with an international cohort in Arusha, sharing social nights, games, dinners and free time around the Academy schedule. Your placement is important, but so are the friendships and experiences outside it.
Across your 12 weeks, you’ll experience Tanzania through Swahili, cultural activities, safari, waterfalls, mountains, coffee country, local communities, weekly adventures and Zanzibar. And because football is such a strong part of everyday life, sport can become an immediate way to connect with people beyond your placement.
No. The master content states that professional coaching qualifications are not required. Enthusiasm, reliability, creativity and positive engagement with young people are equally valuable.
You'll work within a local school community in Arusha supporting more than 250 children and young people aged approximately 7–18.
No. The placement combines sports coaching with health and wellness education, mentorship, event organisation and broader youth-development activities.
Yes. Students range from approximately 7–18, so activities can vary from movement and games for younger children to more structured coaching and competitive preparation for older students.
Possible projects include a football league, coaching curriculum, tournament, girls' sports initiative, wellness activities, health-education resources or another priority identified by the school.
It can suit gap-year students, sports enthusiasts, aspiring coaches, sports-science and physical-education students, youth-work, education, public-health and community-development students.
Live, learn, intern and travel in Tanzania through immersive 6 and 12-week Academy experiences in Arusha and Zanzibar.
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