About us:
Zanzigap is a not for profit gap year company offering something completely different; providing opportunities for volunteers to work, live and play in a completely different culture and environment in Zanzibar. Zanzigap is a unique partnership between educationalists in both locations. The Director is John Errington, a former Trustee of the Yorkshire & Humber Global Schools Association and a Director of UKOWLA (The UK One World Linking Association). UKOWLA is a majorplayer in the Government’s strategy for promoting global issues in schools in the UK. John has briefed the Prime Minister at Downing Street, and spoken at Westminster on several occasions. In 2004, he was awarded an MBE for ‘services to International Citizenship, and North-South Linking’. We are purely dedicated to you and the community in which you will be serving, not in making a profit. We pride ourselves as being as personal as possible.
Our Experience / Expertise:
Zanzigap is run by a group of teachers and ex-teachers in Sheffield, who have a vast experience both of this part of the world, and organising long-term visits by students within the framework of educational partnerships. Zanzigap is a unique partnership between educationalists in both locations. The Director is John Errington, a former Trustee of the Yorkshire & Humber Global Schools Association and a Director of UKOWLA (The UK One World Linking Association). UKOWLA is a major player in the Government’s strategy for promoting global issues in schools in the UK. John has briefed the Prime Minister at Downing Street on North-South issues, and spoken at Westminster on several occasions. In 2004, he was awarded an MBE for ‘services to International Citizenship, and North-South Linking’.
Our Vision:
While there might be a holiday element to the whole scheme, Zanzigap offers something more essential and elementary, and ultimately fulfilling, rewarding and gratifying.We believe dedicating time to others and integrating into a new culture benefits the volunteer as much as the community they are placed in.
Location:
The company is Sheffield based offering gap years in Zanzibar, East Africa.
Benefits:
Zanzigap is something completely different from your average gap year! We operate on a not-for-profit basis. We are offering the real thing; and while Colobus monkeys in Jozani forest, swimming with wild dolphins, snorkelling on the coral reef, breathtaking sunsets and glorious beaches are part and parcel of the total experience, there is much, much more on offer here. Experience has shown that a great mutual benefit accrues when English-speaking students are given placements in Zanzibari schools. English continues as the teaching medium in Tanzania; native speakers are greatly valued, and your presence will make a great difference. The positive improvement in students’ learning certainly impacts upon the school, but it is also an amazing and empowering experience for Zanzigap volunteers. Taking a Gap Year shows you more than a holiday ever could. Turn the mundane into challenges, what you take for granted into gratification and touch, taste and look at how other people really live.