- Core Integrated Program (nine week minimum): Three to six weeks or more of community training in the HIV/AIDS Prevention and Nutrition Education Program, combined with three to six weeks or more of community training in the Sustainable Agriculture Program.
- Expanded Integrated Program (twelve week minimum): This program adds to the Core Integrated Program by including the International Health Program. Therefore, this option includes a minimum of the following: three weeks of community training in Sustainable Agriculture, three weeks of community training in HIV/AIDS Prevention and Nutrition Education, and six weeks participating in the International Health Program.
- 9-Credit Summer Service-Learning Program in Tanzania (nine weeks): Students receive orientation and technical training in HIV/AIDS Prevention Education and Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security and then participate as training assistants in hands-on field work and community workshops.
- 15-Credit Semester Service-Learning Program in Tanzania (fifteen weeks):
This program in HIV/AIDS Prevention Education and Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security adds to the 9-Credit Summer Program by including six weeks of classroom training in African Culture, Public Health, and Community Development culminating in a final Capstone project.
Designed for individuals with multiple programmatic interests, Global Service Corps’ (GSC) Core Integrated Service-Learning Programs allow volunteers abroad in Tanzania to participate in a combination of GSC projects for a cross-sectoral experience.
This Core Integrated Service-Learning Program requires a nine-week minimum commitment to allow for effective volunteer orientation and technical training, as well as adequate community training time in each module. Occasionally, depending on the size and location of the community training groups, Integrated Service-Learning Program participants with extra time in the afternoons and weekends may have the opportunity to volunteer at one of the local orphanages affiliated with GSC, help build sack gardens for families affected with HIV/AIDS, and when appropriate, assist with one of GSC’s ongoing Community Development projects.
As a result of rural development projects funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Canadian Foodgrains Bank and other funding sources, and in partnership with an international NGO, GSC is not only able to continue to offer training to groups in the town of Arusha, but has also expanded a package of trainings to rural villages. Women's groups, people affected by HIV/AIDS, Maasai and other indigenous cultures are amongst those populations served in the rural areas. HIV/AIDS prevention, nutrition education and sustainable agriculture are just part of GSC’s community trainings to improve the health of Tanzania’s most vulnerable populations through increased food security and improved nutrition.
Depending on the in-country scheduling logistics and the needs of the community, your program may entail some of the following components of the overall Integrated Program. As a trainer assisting alongside of our expert staff, you may find yourself camping in tents at a base camp along with other volunteers and GSC staff in a rural village outside of Arusha delivering a package of interventions. These interventions may include trainings on community poultry vaccination and other food security innovations, sustainable agriculture, HIV/AIDS prevention, and nutrition. You will be a member of the team, which will include GSC Tanzanian counterpart staff. Together, you will help conduct week-long workshops introducing these innovations to the community. Although GSC has substantially expanded its programs to the underserved rural areas, we also continue to train community groups in the Arusha area so you may participate in town trainings as well. Integrated Service-Learning Program volunteers beginning their program in early June will fulfill the HIV/AIDS portion of their program by participating in the annual GSC HIV/AIDS Prevention, Health, and Life Skills Day Camp provided to students and teachers at Arusha secondary schools..
Program modules can be extended beyond the minimum time required if the volunteer would like to focus more time on a specific interest area.
Note: The length of Integrated Service-learning Program individual projects may vary depending on program start dates. Contact GSC for more information about nine-week and long-term integrated internship options and start dates.
