Internships in Cape Town, South Africa | Intern Abroad HQ

From start to finish I really enjoyed this Physical Therapy internship in Cape Town. I can't fault it - thank you for this experience! I feel so much more empowered to be successful in my field - I feel inspired and ready for my next academic year and so proud of myself for completing this 4 week internship! I have also booked onto another internship in Spain with Intern Abroad HQ for next summer!

I enjoyed everything about the Social Work internship in Cape Town. The internship helped me to learn more about adverse childhood trauma and the experience is valuable for both my personal and professional development, offering hands-on experience, skill enhancement, and career clarity. It provided a bridge between academic learning and the professional world, assisted with gaining practical skills, built networks, and allowed me to understand my career goals better.

My Program Manager was super helpful and answered all questions I had thoroughly. She was also patient with me as I took care of coordinating, planning, and making my decision to partake in the program. She was also super helpful in helping me in making sure that any additional items I needed covered by this internship with my university were taken care of. I knew that I really wanted to do an internship abroad, but I had never heard of Intern Abroad HQ before. With my interest in non-profit / NGO work, I wasn't immediately sure where to start as there are so many criteria to keep in mind in the process. After I found out about Intern Abroad HQ, I felt heard immediately and my Program Manager ensured that all my needs / interests were met within the program. This internship has really pushed me to get out of my comfort zone, to confront myself with uncomfortable questions, to think and reflect more about how I live my life and how that may indirectly affect other people. It also gave me a better awareness of the world beyond my direct surroundings. Ultimately, it allowed me to appreciate the world around me and what I have in my life -- it helped me to see how I can actively cause change in the world and be a global citizen. Professionally, this internship allowed me to gain meaningful experience and skills in a field that I'm interested in. There's a lot you can learn through books, other people, documentaries, and the internet in general, but there's something invaluable in getting yourself out there and experiencing something for yourself. The people in Cape Town know from first hand experiences what living in Cape Town is like, both the good and the challenges, and it's incredibly valuable to gain experiences that allow you to hear new perspectives and truly try and understand people, rather than assuming that we have an understanding that may predominantly be based on biases. Acknowledging this has helped me to see the world around me and leave my own biases behind, which is an extremely valuable skill to have in this field. It has also allowed me to see what skills I already have, where some of my strengths are, as well as where I still need to learn and see my own weaknesses, too. I'm excited to continuosly apply this experience into my pers