Experiences

Tanzania is a beautiful country with beautiful nature and friendly people. I immediately felt welcome and I have always felt safe. Volunteering in a developing country is a wonderful experience where you can certainly make a difference. The accommodation was clean, there was good food and the hosts were very friendly, there was always someone available. I have
mainly focused on teaching, especially English, but also mathematics, business, and my own topics such as addiction, self-confidence, and mental health. When necessary, there is guidance, but you are mainly responsible for lessons, etc. together with other volunteers, so taking initiative is important. I have learned to go out of my comfort zone and be open to all
people and cultures. There were enough contact moments for me from LGA. I was always able to ask questions and I was well prepared!

South Africa is beautiful, very different from Europe. It was my first internship in another country, and aspects such as safety, workload, traffic, etc. were very different from home. This took some getting used to, but after two weeks I was completely accustomed to the culture and environment. I have learned that it is very important to show initiative yourself, which was sometimes difficult because otherwise I would not know what to do. Yet I always had help when I had questions. Furthermore, Let's Go Africa was a very nice organization where you can clearly see that they have experience and can offer the right guidance for people who want to do an internship abroad and/or are making a long-distance trip for the first time. I knew clearly from the step-by-step plan what I had to do and I was asked in a timely manner what the status of our trip was. This was very pleasant. Definitely recommend!

I think Tanzania is a fantastic country. The people are very sweet and welcoming and the nature is beautiful. I already felt at home there after just two days. I did two projects and two outreaches. I really enjoyed working at the Hospital. I have seen syndromes and case studies there that I am very happy to have seen. I did feel like I had a lot of responsibility. I performed many actions independently. There was however, the language barrier. Patients and family speak KiSwahili while we spoke only English, but in the end everything worked out fine. My time at Medical Center was very different. The staff seemed senior trained, the care was better, but also much slower. I really enjoyed the Outreaches. There, I really felt like I could help and contribute. I have vaccinated babies there and carried out preventive screenings. I had thought in advance that the accommodation would really be in the middle of the city, but when I opened the doors the first morning and saw nothing but jungle, I thought it was incredible. The house moms were so sweet. Every day, they put their heart and soul into taking care of us. They will forever have a special place in my heart. The rooms were nice. I found it very valuable to see this experience as a kind of pre-work internship. That I was able to get up close to all these departments is something that I cherish immensely. I think that the preparation with Let's Go Africa is very nice if you are going abroad for the first time. You will have a lot to deal with and thanks to the checklist you can be sure that you will not forget anything!

South Africa has a very special culture, the people are extremely friendly and helpful! I mostly helped with the local marketing projects, based on NGOs working on development issues, which was extremely educational and interesting. I would definitely recommend it to other students because you can gain a lot of wisdom from it and make a fantastic world trip. I learned a lot about African culture and way of life. A world of difference with Europe, but very interesting to experience yourself. I will never forget the overall experience of doing an internship abroad and the wonderful trip to Cape Town. I definitely recommend Let's Go Africa! It was very nice that everything was well arranged in advance and I felt well prepared.