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Why choose Roots Interns?

Roots Interns offers academic internships with grassroots projects worldwide to anyone looking for a program that balances meaningful work and valuable learning. With the help of our highly skilled and experienced team, you will be matched with the organization that best fits your internship goals and personal passions. Interning with these innovative organizations allows you to gain invaluable...

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Ruby in Cape Town (I am not sure what I am supposed to put)

by: Ruby de BruijnProgram: Fundraising Internship in Cape Town, South Africa
9

My overall experience in Cape Town was amazing. The city is truly a magical place. I have met some amazing people and was able to do a lot of fun stuff. My internship suited me and was definitely one of the things that made this experience so great. I worked with the New Heritage Foundation in NGO management, focusing on fundraising, social media, creating a business plan, and networking. One thing that I am really taking from this internship is how important it is to have a network with valua...

Education intern, Malawi

by: ShayaniJ Program: Education Internship in Malawi
9

My experience in Malawi was incredible. From the ease of getting to my accommodation on the first day because it was all sorted for me to making new friends at my accommodation and feeling like an asset at the school, every single moment was amazing. I felt useful and respected daily, and it was beautiful to see the impact I was making! In my role, I provided classroom support, interventions with struggling students, painted walls, created resources, ran the social media accounts, and assisted ...

I think it's a good working experience.

by: iceteaProgram: Award-Winning Grassroots Internship Programs
10

This is my first internship in this organization. My overall evaluation is that this internship experience has taught me a lot, and I believe it will be helpful to me in the future. The main task and responsibility is to complete the tasks assigned by the supervisor. Key learnings in areas of interest: I learned skills that can be transferred to future positions, and I also learned skills about databases and Android systems on a professional and personal level. The most enjoyable thing is that...

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Marleen Lammers

Interviewed in 2020

Staff

What inspired you to travel abroad?

We founded Roots Interns because we saw an opportunity to match skilled interns with grassroots organisations; a mission that provides both unique internships for students around the world, and hugely valuable support to small nonprofits doing important work. Roots Interns grew organically within Greenpop, an environmental organisation based in Cape Town that I was part of for many years. International interns were a vital part of Greenpop from the start, and undoubtedly helped make the projects what they are today. Seeing how much Greenpop benefited from having interns on board, and how valuable the learning experience was for the interns drove us to launch Roots Interns; so that we could host a larger amount of interns and support more important causes.

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Talitha van der Waerden

Interviewed in 2020

Staff

What inspired you to travel abroad?

I was inspired by the opportunity of being able to help other people have a similarly good experience as the one I had when coming to South Africa for a skills-based volunteering experience. And it's great to be able to help our non profit partners grow and develop by sending them valuable interns.

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Laura Penninga

Participated in 2019

Alumni

I've always wanted to go abroad. I grew up in a small town in the Netherlands, with not much to see and not much to do (except for staring at the horizon, which is quite far away as the Netherlands is extremely flat).

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Recognitions

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Innovative New Program, Intern Abroad Winner 2022Innovative New Program – Intern Abroad Finalist 2022