VOLUNTEER – Apply
OHS offers volunteer programs year round. We are an education-based program seeking driven, enthusiastic students and college-age individuals who are creative thinkers, eager learners, and motivated to take action.
We are currently taking applications for 2012 Spring, Summer, and Fall volunteer programs. The next application deadline is February 15, 2012, and will be the final application deadline for Spring and Summer programs.
Program options are as follows (please click for each program's information):
6 week Spring program (Arusha): April 9, 2012 - May 18, 2012
4, 6, and 10 week Summer programs (Arusha, Zanzibar, Cape Town): Click to see program information for Summer 2012!
10 week Fall program (Arusha & Zanzibar): September 10 - November 16
Please click on the program that interests you most to view application deadlines, program dates/costs, contact information and more!
Download Application (Word Document)
Download Application (PDF)
E-mail the completed application to applications@oneheartsource.org
Application Process:
- After you send in your application to applications@oneheartsource.org, an OHS representative will confirm the receipt of your application and contact you for an interview.
- If accepted into our volunteer program, a $400 deposit (which is included in your program fee) is due approximately two weeks after acceptance.
- Once deposit is paid, you will receive a copy of the OHS Volunteer Handbook which contains all of the materials needed to prepare you for your work in Tanzania or South Africa: logistical information for your trip, the curricula which you will be learning and teaching from, and much more.
- Your program’s manager and coordinators will guide you through the pre-field preparation and training process in the months leading up to your departure.
- The remainder of the program fee is due approximately eight weeks before the program start date.
The Program Fee is tax-deductible for U.S. residents and includes:
- Food, clean drinking water, housing, mosquito nets while in village
- All teaching supplies for surrounding schools, manuals, training supplies
- Full-time in-country leadership
- English - Swahili training guide
- On-site orientation and pre-field orientation training
- Arranged transportation from airport to village
- Transportation in and out of city to village
- 24-hour transportation to health services
- Cell phone with domestic and international capability
- Volunteer Residence Permit
Program Fee does NOT include:
- International or domestic airfare
- Costs of immunizations or travel insurance
- Costs of weekend travel trips and cultural activities on free time
OHS encourages and assists all of our volunteers to fundraise. Fundraising your program fee creates a “win-win-win” situation, in that there are three people benefiting: individuals who cannot directly go to Tanzania but would like to help otherwise, the volunteer who no longer carries the financial burden, and the kids of course!
If you have any questions concerning the volunteer programs or application process, please e-mail us at volunteer@oneheartsource.org.
