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Zanzibar Winter

Dates

December 27, 2024 – January 10, 2025

Cost

$3,295 + airfare   
Scholarships & Financial Aid

Subjects

Public Health, Environmental & Occupational Health

 

Deadlines

Aug. 1: Apply Early & Save $100
Sept. 15: Regular Deadline 

Program Overview


This program is designed for students and professionals in public health and related areas. With a site in the world heritage center of Zanzibar Island, East Africa, the program offers a 3-credit hour course (grad/undergrad) that offers participants with an opportunity to engage in collaborative learning, service learning, and internships alongside their local counterparts and community members. Students will learn about the organization of health, occupational, and social services, business structure, and natural resource services of Tanzania through educational excursions to cultural, natural, community, and historic sites. Guest speaking events and assessment or observation of community development initiatives are included as part of the learning process.

Note: Studying abroad likely is more physically strenuous than you are used to at home. KIIS study abroad programs typically involve approx. 5-10 miles of walking (approx. 10,000-20,000 steps) or the like in a day, including the possibility of walking, hiking, and climbing stairs in heat and humidity, over elevations at higher altitudes, and over rocky terrain. See Health & Wellness for more information.

Language Requirement: None. All courses are taught in English. 

Accommodations: Hotel, 2 students per room

Orientation: Mandatory orientation on Saturday, November 2, 2024, in Elizabethtown, KY. See Orientation for more information.

Program Courses

All courses are taught in English and are 3 credit hours. You may enroll in 1 course.

HCA 347/572 Topics: International Comparative Health Systems

Dr. William Mkanta

This course is designed to offer students with an interest in global health care- systems and intervention, an interactive experience of the rehabilitation process within the Tanzanian healthcare system. In collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MOH) and its affiliates, the students will learn about the structure of the Tanzanian system, access and distribution of human resources, and the narrative of the growing role of the client in healthcare delivery. 

ENV 475 Topics: Occupational Health and Safety in Africa

Dr. Edrisa Sanyang 

Examines the principles of occupational safety and health in the workplace for controlling hazards, preventing occupational exposures, and improving worker health. Concepts surveyed will include hazards in the workplace, hazard and safety analysis, hierarchy of controls, injury prevention, industrial hygiene, workplace health promotion, and occupational safety and health management.

All KIIS course credit is awarded by Western Kentucky University. Prior to your KIIS program, please speak with your home campus academic advisor and/or study abroad office to determine course equivalencies. Grades will be transferred to your home institution in late January after the completion of the program. Course offerings are subject to change according to enrollment. For more information, visit Transcripts & Grades.

Program Excursions

Rock Café

A famous restaurant in the Indian Ocean accessible by boat in high tide, with a 360-degree view of the beautiful coastline. We visit the Rock Café or “the floating restaurant” for lunch and ocean viewing after a day of community outreach.

Safari Blue/Prison Island

A day on the Indian Ocean dubbed as “Safari Blue” includes opportunities for swimming, eating local fruits, volleyball and sunbathing, seafood lunch, visiting a former island that held slaves and viewing giant turtles.

Spice Excursion

Zanzibar is known as the Spice Island and spices are the main source of income among the residents of Zanzibar. We will have the opportunity to visit a farm to touch, smell, and taste different spices, eat a traditional Swahili dinner and enjoy a traditional dance performance.

Jozani Forest

One of the few places in the world where the rare colobus monkeys can be spotted. We also examine many species of butterflies, birds, plants and trees and learn about alternative medicine derived from the forest that is used among the residents of Zanzibar.

What's Included

Program Cost: $3,295 + airfare

Earn 3 Credit Hours

Group Flight (Required)

Airport Transfers in Zanzibar

Accommodations

Two Meals per Day

Groups Excursions & Transport

Security Evacuation Protection

Medical Insurance

Program Director & Faculty
on-site 24/7

To help you budget, keep in mind that you are responsible for the cost of your textbooks & materials, passport fees ($165), one meal per day + personal expenses (approx. $400), and any fees from your college/university.

Although KIIS tries to foresee all possible expenses in formulating program fees, please note that dramatic fluctuations in foreign currency valuations and/or airline surcharges may affect the total cost of the program.

Required Group Flight

Estimated Cost: $2,100 – $2,200

The Zanzibar Winter program requires the group flight option where you travel to your program location with other students and faculty. KIIS will purchase a flight ticket on your behalf. The flight cost will be added to your final program fee on November 1.  

The Zanzibar program group flight will depart from Dulles, Washington, D.C on December 27. The group flight is scheduled to depart in the morning on December 27, and you will have the option to stay at a pre-arranged hotel near the Dulles airport on the night of December 26. The cost of the hotel is covered by the group flight airline ticket.

Flights to Zanzibar are typically overnight. The program departs the USA  on December 27, arriving in Zanzibar on December 28. Return flights to the USA also are typically overnight. The program departs Zanzibar on January 9, arriving in the USA on January 10. Visit Flights and Passports & Visas for more information.

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Dates

December 27, 2024 – January 10, 2025

Cost

$3,295 + airfare   
Scholarships & Financial Aid

Subjects

Public Health, Environmental & Occupational Health

 

Deadlines

Aug. 1: Apply Early & Save $100
Sept. 15: Regular Deadline 

Program Overview


This program is designed for students and professionals in public health and related areas. With a site in the world heritage center of Zanzibar Island, East Africa, the program offers a 3-credit hour course (grad/undergrad) that offers participants with an opportunity to engage in collaborative learning, service learning, and internships alongside their local counterparts and community members. Students will learn about the organization of health, occupational, and social services, business structure, and natural resource services of Tanzania through educational excursions to cultural, natural, community, and historic sites. Guest speaking events and assessment or observation of community development initiatives are included as part of the learning process.

Note: Studying abroad likely is more physically strenuous than you are used to at home. KIIS study abroad programs typically involve approx. 5-10 miles of walking (approx. 10,000-20,000 steps) or the like in a day, including the possibility of walking, hiking, and climbing stairs in heat and humidity, over elevations at higher altitudes, and over rocky terrain. See Health & Wellness for more information.

Language Requirement: None. All courses are taught in English. 

Accommodations: Hotel, 2 students per room

Orientation: Mandatory orientation on Saturday, November 2, 2024, in Elizabethtown, KY. See Orientation for more information.

Program Courses

All courses are taught in English and are 3 credit hours. You may enroll in 1 course.

HCA 347/572 Topics: International Comparative Health Systems

Dr. William Mkanta

This course is designed to offer students with an interest in global health care- systems and intervention, an interactive experience of the rehabilitation process within the Tanzanian healthcare system. In collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MOH) and its affiliates, the students will learn about the structure of the Tanzanian system, access and distribution of human resources, and the narrative of the growing role of the client in healthcare delivery. 

ENV 475 Topics: Occupational Health and Safety in Africa

Dr. Edrisa Sanyang 

Examines the principles of occupational safety and health in the workplace for controlling hazards, preventing occupational exposures, and improving worker health. Concepts surveyed will include hazards in the workplace, hazard and safety analysis, hierarchy of controls, injury prevention, industrial hygiene, workplace health promotion, and occupational safety and health management.

All KIIS course credit is awarded by Western Kentucky University. Prior to your KIIS program, please speak with your home campus academic advisor and/or study abroad office to determine course equivalencies. Grades will be transferred to your home institution in late January after the completion of the program. Course offerings are subject to change according to enrollment. For more information, visit Transcripts & Grades.

Program Excursions

Rock Café

A famous restaurant in the Indian Ocean accessible by boat in high tide, with a 360-degree view of the beautiful coastline. We visit the Rock Café or “the floating restaurant” for lunch and ocean viewing after a day of community outreach.

Safari Blue/Prison Island

A day on the Indian Ocean dubbed as “Safari Blue” includes opportunities for swimming, eating local fruits, volleyball and sunbathing, seafood lunch, visiting a former island that held slaves and viewing giant turtles.

Spice Excursion

Zanzibar is known as the Spice Island and spices are the main source of income among the residents of Zanzibar. We will have the opportunity to visit a farm to touch, smell, and taste different spices, eat a traditional Swahili dinner and enjoy a traditional dance performance.

Jozani Forest

One of the few places in the world where the rare colobus monkeys can be spotted. We also examine many species of butterflies, birds, plants and trees and learn about alternative medicine derived from the forest that is used among the residents of Zanzibar.

What's Included

Program Cost: $3,295 + airfare

Earn 3 Credit Hours

Group Flight (Required)

Airport Transfers in Zanzibar

Accommodations

Two Meals per Day

Groups Excursions & Transport

Security Evacuation Protection

Medical Insurance

Program Director & Faculty
on-site 24/7

To help you budget, keep in mind that you are responsible for the cost of your textbooks & materials, passport fees ($165), one meal per day + personal expenses (approx. $400), and any fees from your college/university.

Although KIIS tries to foresee all possible expenses in formulating program fees, please note that dramatic fluctuations in foreign currency valuations and/or airline surcharges may affect the total cost of the program.

Required Group Flight

Estimated Cost: $2,100 – $2,200

The Zanzibar Winter program requires the group flight option where you travel to your program location with other students and faculty. KIIS will purchase a flight ticket on your behalf. The flight cost will be added to your final program fee on November 1.  

The Zanzibar program group flight will depart from Dulles, Washington, D.C on December 27. The group flight is scheduled to depart in the morning on December 27, and you will have the option to stay at a pre-arranged hotel near the Dulles airport on the night of December 26. The cost of the hotel is covered by the group flight airline ticket.

Flights to Zanzibar are typically overnight. The program departs the USA  on December 27, arriving in Zanzibar on December 28. Return flights to the USA also are typically overnight. The program departs Zanzibar on January 9, arriving in the USA on January 10. Visit Flights and Passports & Visas for more information.

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