Dar Es Salaam - Post Report Question and Answers
What is the relative size of the expatriate community? How would you describe overall morale among expatriates?
Expat community on the peninsula is great! I run, do green initiatives through the school and kayak with friends from all over the world. I think most at post have high morale. - Nov 2022
It’s large. I think the moral is excellent. - Jul 2022
Medium, morale ranges from love it here to hate it here, maybe 70/30. - Jan 2022
Not that large. Dar Yacht club is the place to join. You will meet people. - Oct 2021
I'd day it's mid-sized but it's shrinking. I understand the current government has not been renewing work permits for expats. Besides the American Embassy group, there's a decent NGO/UN community and a sizable group of British, South African, and Italians that have residency. - May 2020
Large, as TZ is one of the largest foreign aid recipients in the world. Therefore, most of the countries which are large aid donors have missions here and all the aid implementing organizations are also represented here. Morale is seemingly entirely tied to your previous experiences/expectations (as usual). For Africa, Dar is a fairly nice place, with lots to do and much available. However, that "for Africa" caveat is nothing to take lightly. The infrastructure is not up to Western standards. This isn't simply a smaller version of Nairobi and is nothing like South Africa. Morale within the development workers is good. Families with small kids appreciate the affordability of help. However, the daily frustrations of living in Tanzania and dealing with the local system tend to wear on people. - Jun 2017
Great! Dar is a medium sized post. - Dec 2015
TONS of expats in Dar, specifically on the peninsula. Morale within expat community is high. Morale within the Embassy is not as high. - Jul 2015
Large size and morale is good. - Mar 2014
It's a fairly large community. - Feb 2013
Relatively large between the embassies, NGO's and others. - Feb 2013
Very, very large, and very diverse. - Aug 2011
Large with many nationalities, as there are so many aid groups here. - Jun 2010
