Public Health Internship in Zambia

I thoroughly enjoyed this internship and learnt a lot about health challenges in different contexts. There was a lot of freedom to shape the internship into what I was interested in or what I wanted to pursue with the right support to make it happen. The staff are great and really lovely to work with, the challenges you face from a working environment perspective are very different to back home and give a good development opportunity.

Having completed my first year of my Masters in Public Health, I found this internship with African impact very hands on, practical and rewarding. Being able to create my own project/intervention to target local community health issues was an amazing experience where I was able to implement the skills that I have gained during university. I really enjoyed the variety of activities we were able to participate in, including project, after project and on the weekends. If I were not able to do the public health internship, I believe I would have really enjoyed doing the medical volunteering or even girls impact. All round the experience exceeded my expectations and has left a huge impact on my life.

My 4 weeks in Livingstone with African impact has been one of the most unforgettable experiences of my life. During my time here, I was able to ultilise my public health knowledge and skills that I have gained from my studies back at home and be able to apply them to real life public health situations. I came to understand some of the barriers to successful program intervention through talking to the local caregivers in addition to conducting various interviews with nurses, community members etc. I have learnt so much on this trip and got a taste of global health advocacy. Would 100% recommend this internship, you will not regret it!

The public health program has potential and if you've never been abroad before its a decent (but expensive) place to start. Theres a decent amount of downtime and the first week is spent with the medical volunteers but you do get to interview some cool people and create your own workshop. Livingstone is a great city with plenty of stuff to do which is fun. Would recommend Girl impact even though I didn't participate in it because it seemed to have the biggest impact but again, for the price, you may want to consider another volunteer program.

My month at African Impact has been amazing, I have made the best friends I could have imagined. I also really valued the public health experience that i have gained as a result of this internship, interviewing NGOs/doctors/nurses has really changed my perspective. In addition I learned so much from the other interns that I was working with.

I've had an amazing month with African Impact. The Zambian community has been such a delight to work with and I have only good memories of the people that live. It's been a life changing experience and I have gained so much for my Public Health work and also life long friends.

African Impact have been a great company to volunteer with. You are constantly busy with varying work and project tasks. They are also very accommodating - if you have any specific interests which you would like to explore, they try their best to fit it into their schedule. The food here is amazing and everyone who comes is very sociable and friendly, and keen to help. I will miss living here so much and cannot wait to come back!

To convey the breadth and depth of emotion I have felt during these past four weeks has been nothing short of incredible. I cannot find words to fully explain it. The people I have met and helped and who have helped me in return will always be my greatest treasure.

I will never forget this past month with African Impact, Livingstone. My perspective of health care is now much broader than before, and I feel that I have contributed effectively to the communities of Livingstone.

I had an amazing experience. I have learned so much from the projects I participated in and I have learned from the people in the communities. I have loved my experience here and being able to learn and immerse myself in the culture.