I went to Swaziland for 9 weeks, where I was able to see and experience a lot of the culture and population. At the various schools you get right into the living areas of the population. There you get a realistic picture. Now I know that what we have in the Netherlands and Europe is not at all self-evident. Beforehand, a lot had to be arranged and I had a busy period with school. So it felt to me as if I had a lot to do. The LGA checklist helped me a lot with that. The main goal of my project was to measure BMIs. I wanted to do this at various schools to compare them with each other. I wrote an advice on this, which I was also able to partly work out. One advice was a game for the children to make good and healthy choices, for which I made a game. I learned to be patient and to be flexible. This has made me very resilient. I realize more that you should never judge someone else's behavior and way of acting. I really liked the guidance of LGA, I was a bit stressed the period before I left because I had a lot of exams and I wanted to arrange everything. Not only my internship but also the vacation afterwards. Roel helped me really well with that and had a contact person for everything I wanted to do so that was really nice. I also liked the contact during my internship, it gave me the feeling that I had not been forgotten.
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I was able to help LGA from the Netherlands for a while, I thought it was a very nice experience and a great collaboration. I was able to see up close how LGA has a personal approach and wants to help everyone as best as possible. If I ever go to Africa, I would definitely go with LGA!
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Tanzania felt like coming home to me, I experienced the country and its people as wonderful. I found it very educational to do an internship in a developing country. Often you did not have all the products that you may be used to working with and through this experience you learn to practice your profession in a creative way with the materials and knowledge that you have. This has considerably strengthened my skills in solution-oriented work and my communication skills. The host was perfect! Friendly people and are open to teaching you new things. The accommodation was fine and provided with everything. Furthermore, the guidance of LGA was excellent, the communication was especially very nice, I received active, quick responses, so that I knew what to expect and everything went smoothly. I definitely recommend LGA, I have immediately forwarded you to a family friend who is looking for an internship.
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Hi, my name is Lisanne Cnossen and I study HBO-V at NHL-Stenden in Leeuwarden. For my third-year internship, I traveled to Tanzania to work and learn in practice for 5 months. I found this very exciting, because I went alone. Once I arrived, everything was fine and a new world opened up for me.
Over the past 5 months, I have immersed myself in the culture, met incredibly nice people, worked in the medical world of Tanzania, and learned a lot about myself during my time here. With an upward trend in development, I have completed my internship and I will take all these learning gains with me in my future as a nurse.
Tanzania has a special place in my heart and I will definitely go back! I can 100% recommend this to anyone who is curious about adventures and new cultures.
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Why should I choose for Let’s Go Africa (LGA)?
What is included in the LGA service package?
Can I also do my Minor in Africa instead of internship/volunteer work?
Yes, many different Minor and research projects are possible.
Do you offer travel service and how does that work?
Yes, for our destinations in Africa we offer fully organized tours and customized travel services based on personal experience. On the Home page under destinations, you can click on the countries where all unique travel options are described.
Do you have travel and volunteer combinations?
In our different program countries in Africa we have challenging combination packages. Please contact us.
What is Travel 4 Charity?
Travel 4 Charity is a unique concept where you always support a local partner organization financially. T4C can provide a fully organized travel experience or your trip completely customized. Optionally, you can experience the development work organization up close, see where your support ends up and even collaborate there.
How much of my trip goes to charity and to whom?
Minimum 10% of LGA service package costs. Check the country pages for each trip to see which partner organization we support.
Is there always money going to charity via T4C?
Absolutely! The support for T4C charities is a guarantee for every trip regardless of XMS participation and concerns at least 10% of LGA service package costs.
Can I combine different projects?
Please send us your preference because we have many opportunities!
I am graduated/retired or having a sabbatical, can I do a LGA project?
Absolutely! People with experience are very valuable at our projects.
Can we also go in pairs or with groups?
Definitely, it is even recommendable to share the experience.
Do I have to be Dutch to participate?
No, everybody wanting to go to Africa is welcome to contact us.
What is the minimum age to participate?
18 years old. However we sometimes make exceptions depending on the situation and guidance of an adult.
Does LGA assist with organizing flights/visa?
Yes, of course we assist with the cheapest options and easiest procedures.
What is the cancellation policy of LGA?
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