Through my university’s partnership with Connect-123 I was able to intern in Cape Town for two months. I interned at an afterschool care organisation based in schools in underprivileged areas. As some days were spent in the office and others, at the school, I was able to understand the processes and policies involved within the NGO, as well as gain first-hand experience teaching the charity’s learners and organising holiday programmes for the youths involved. At the office, I wrote fundraising proposals for the charity, planned the annual general meeting and its report, wrote ideas and articles for the charity’s website, edited policies, completed general administration tasks, observed some social auxiliary worker training, and helped screen potential workers in interviews. At the schools, I was able to lead a cooking programme, facilitate a leadership one, and observed and evaluated the charity’s ‘Big History Programme’. My time in Cape Town, and at my internship, enabled me to experience what it would be like working in the education sector, the challenges involved when dealing with youths from disadvantaged areas, and more importantly, what we can do to combat this. I would like to thank Connect-123 for giving me this opportunity and being so welcoming during my stay at Cape Town.