Practical Nursing Internship in Tanzania

Nursing Intern — Clinical & Community Health | Tanzania (On-site, Erasmus+)

Recognized in 2026 by the Tanzanian Government Prime Minister's Office for Humanitarian Work, and winner of the Community Development, International Volunteering & Sustainable Impact Excellence Award 2026.

Type: Clinical placement (documented hours)

Location: Dispensaries, hospitals, schools and community groups around Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Duration: Flexible, year-round · clinical mornings, advocacy afternoons

Ideal for: nursing, midwifery, community health, mental-health nursing

Skills: ward & community nursing, health promotion, outreach, documented clinical hours

About the role

Join an award-winning program: clinical mornings, community-health afternoons, with documented hours for your university. Combine facility-based nursing with community advocacy across a range of specializations.

What you'll do

• Practice BSc nursing across wards and community settings
• Support psychiatry and mental-health nursing
• Contribute to GNM: maternal and newborn care
• Deliver health-promotion nursing
• Provide community nursing: outreach and patient navigation

What you'll gain

• Clinical experience across facility and community settings
• Exposure to a tropical-disease caseload
• Documented clinical outcomes and confidence employers recognize
• Erasmus+ eligibility, with full support for your learning agreement
• A certificate and reference letter on completion

How to apply

Start dates are flexible, so you choose when to begin. Questions? Email kari@volunteerafrica.fi or WhatsApp +255 767 777 773. Testimonials: volunteerafrica.fi/art-in-tanzania-testimonials

The Benefits and Perks are as follows:

Accommodation with breakfast and dinner is EUR 175 per week and is a personal expense. However, the cost drops the longer you stay. https://volunteerafrica.fi/african-safaris/questions-and-answers/

Airport transfers from and to EUR 120 are a personal expense.

The charity visa for immigration is USD 50 and is a personal expense. A VISA with multiple entries valid for less than 12 months costs USD 250.

We pay you a USD 50 per month stipend. It is small, but equivalent to twice Tanzania's national minimum wage. The minimum participation time for assistance is four weeks.

Flights are a personal expense

Local transportation in Tanzania is a personal expense, but it is small if needed.