South Africa Wildlife Conservation Short-Term Internship

My name is Zakkiyyah Barron. I am from Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. I was looking for an opportunity to gain experience in the conservation field and I came across the GVI programs. After my introductory call, I was ready to go to South Africa and jump right in. Even better, I qualified for a portion of my fees to be covered by the grant. The financial assistance was a great help and facilitated access to the Wildlife Conservation program at the research hub in Limpopo, South Africa. The program ...

It has been the most amazing time. Being back in the bush makes me so happy and learning all new things was so interesting. Seeing how much work gets put in by staff is incredible and staff are just amazing. The opportunities this opens for people from all over the world is crazy and to see where everyone comes from to do this is amazing. They are really making a difference here and I cannot wait to see what they achieve. Will definitely be back even if it is ust for a visit. Truly is a once in ...

Name: Charlotte Nicolson Course: South Africa 18+ Wildlife Conservation Careers First program start date: 07/01/2023 ? What made you decide to do a BW course? (2 sentences) I have a huge passion for the bush and have known people who have done the Bushwise course and had only good things to say about it. ? What was your BW experience like? (2 sentences) If I could do it again I would in a heartbeat. Definitely the best 6 months of my life. ? What have you done since graduating? (2-4 sentences) I...