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In Sweden and the rest of the EU we have the opportunity to apply to send out our professional students on internships to other countries. Before it was mainly within Europe, but a few years back in Sweden we were also given the possibility to seek money for pupils to travel to countries outside of […]

My internship experience went above and beyond anything that I expected.  I worked for a very successful non-profit dealing with HIV/AIDS. I definitely felt needed in the office where I was lucky enough to be given the opportunity to actually participate and work on big projects. I left feeling accomplished and learned in a whole […]

When I signed up to be a social work intern for a children’s home in Cape Town, I was hoping to gain a kind of education that my master’s program simply could not give me. I had just finished graduate school, and wanted to add some tangible “real life” time as another kind of schooling. […]

“The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page”. – St. Augustine The whole of my experience in Cape Town was unforgettable! I arrived ready to complete my academic goals, experience and explore the South African culture. Fortunately, for me, I left with more than I could have planned! […]

South Africa seems like a dream. I can’t believe I was able to experience such a diverse and beautiful country. Connect-123 secured my living space and provided a home base for me while I explored this country. I was placed with an amazing literacy NGO. The work I was able to accomplish with them was […]

I don’t think there are words that can adequately describe my experience in Cape Town. I’ve heard people talk about “life-altering” experiences, and my internship with Connect-123 gave me mine. The work I did over the course of my three-month internship will play a defining role in my professional life. Working in Cape Town not […]

I look back on the four months I spent in Cape Town as some of the best in my life. My internship at Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital was truly incredible. Connect-123 was able to set me up working with the hospital’s Child Life team, something that the program actually helps make possible in […]

Trying to find the right words to accurately describe my experience in Cape Town during my 7 weeks as a Connect-123 participant would, quite frankly, be impossible to do. I’ve grown immensely as a person during those 7 weeks, experiencing things and emotions that will forever leave an imprint on who I am as a […]

I came to the refugee center in Cape Town expecting to be around every type of person this world has to offer. My goal was just to have overseas experience to have on my cv. I got so much more out of my volunteer experience than simple overseas experience. At the refugee center you sharpen […]

Spending the summer in Cape Town was the opportunity of a lifetime. When I arrived in June I wasn’t sure what to expect, though only a few hours after landing, I knew this summer would be something to remember. During my three months in South Africa, I worked with an NPO focused on youth empowerment, […]