Tanzania

Country Profile

More than 2,320 Peace Corps Volunteers have served in Tanzania since the program was established in 1961. Currently, Peace Corps Tanzania has 148 volunteers in 13 regions of mainland Tanzania: Arusha, Dodoma, Iringa, Kilimanjaro, Manyara, Mbeya, Morogoro, Mtwara, Lindi, Njombe, Ruvuma, Singida, Tanga and on Zanzibar (Pemba).

Peace Corps Tanzania is currently stomping out malaria by training all volunteers in all sectors (health, environment and education) and hosting sub-regional trainings for volunteers and community health workers.