Contribute to the overall development of a nonprofit organisation. You’ll gain valuable experience in strategy, management, research, and planning. You’ll also help in making a cause-driven organisations successful and sustainable. These business development internships are available in Cape Town and Johannesburg, or you can join us remotely for an online internship.
Join us for a creative writing internship in Africa! As part of a nonprofit organisation, you’ll create content that will help spread a cause-driven message through a variety of platforms. You can expect to improve your writing skills and build a strong resume – and to have an inspiring work experience with a charity. We offer creative writing internships in South Africa and online.
Join us on one of our sustainable development internships in Africa! You can be based in Ghana, South Africa, and Malawi, and contribute to grassroots initiatives that promote sustainable land management and development. You’ll develop your skills, gain practical experience, and contribute to an important cause at the same time.
We offer a wide range of marketing and communications internships with nonprofits in Africa. Bring your skills to charities doing important work in social development, environmental, or animal welfare – it’s a rewarding and valuable experience. We have internships available in South Africa, Zambia, and Malawi.
Contribute to urban greening, organic farming, permaculture, and environmental education programs in Africa during one of our environmental management internships. As an intern, you’ll gain experience in the field as part of a local charity doing important work. You can join us for environmental internships in South Africa, Malawi, and Ghana.
Improve the lives of street dogs and cats by interning for an animal welfare charity in Livingstone, Zambia. You’ll assist rescue and rehoming projects, either through communications and fundraising activities, or by helping run projects on the ground. You’ll gain a wealth of experience, live in a wonderfully stunning place, and contribute to an important cause.
Join us for an event management internship in Cape Town, South Africa. You’ll develop your organisation skills by setting up and running events for local nonprofit organisations. The events can vary greatly in size and focus, but the aim is always to support the work of a worthwhile cause.
If you’re looking for a gender equality internship abroad, join us in South Africa, Zambia, or Tanzania. We offer internships with nonprofit organisations focused on the empowerment of girls and women. As an intern, you’ll develop your skills while contributing to these worthwhile charities. Check out our women’s empowerment internships!
If you’re a keen photographer with a desire to travel, join us in South Africa for a photography internship or volunteer program! If you’re into photographing animals, join us as a wildlife photography intern in Kruger National Park. Or, if humanitarian photography is your preferred focus, you can join us on nonprofit photography internship or volunteer programme in Cape Town.
Our fundraising internships in Africa are a great way to develop a variety of skills while contributing to the development of inspiring charities. You can join us in Zambia or South Africa, and focus on environmental, animal welfare, or social impact causes. Learn about the nonprofit sector, gain valuable work experience, and build an impressive resume!
Contribute to human rights programs in Cape Town, South Africa, during an internship. As an intern, you’ll be part of a nonprofit organisation that provides valuable support to refugees. Depending on your skills and experience, you can focus on communications, skill development workshops, women’s empowerment, or general management and development.
If you’re interested in learning about the overall management and development of charitable organisations, these nonprofit management internships are a great opportunity. As an intern, you’ll gain insights into the nonprofit sector, and practical work experience in the day to day running of cause-driven programs in Africa.
Join us in Cape Town, South Africa, for a podcast internship or a graphic design internship. You’ll be part of Greenpop, an environmental organisation, or Sunshine Cinema, a nonprofit that uses different media to spread important messages in rural South African communities. These internships offer some great practical learning opportunities.
Enjoy a practical learning experience during social work and psychology internships in South Africa and Kenya. Guided by professionals in the field, you’ll help provide important support workshops and sessions to children and adults who have dealt with different traumas. It’s a wonderful way to gain practical experience while offering support to people who need it.
Join us for a wildlife conservation internship in South Africa or Zimbabwe! We offer wildlife research internships for those who are looking to gain practical field experience, and wildlife photography internships for photographers of all levels. And if you’re interested in a career as an African field guide, you can join us for an accredited field guiding course.
We offer a great variety of internships with social impact projects in Africa. As an intern, you’ll be part of a nonprofit organisation focused on education, refugee support, or early childhood development. Depending on your university course and skills, you will work on communications, workshop or lesson development, or overall daily management.
If you’re studying Sociology, or if you just have a passion for learning about societies and human connections, you might find the perfect opportunity in our sociology internships in Africa. You’ll be part of a nonprofit organisation with a social impact focus, like youth support, education, and women’s empowerment.
If you’re training to be a teacher, studying pedagogy, or interested in gaining experience in these fields, check out our education and pedagogy internships in Africa. You’ll be part of a nonprofit organisation doing social impact work on a grassroots level. As an intern, you’ll develop skills and get practical work experience, while contributing an important cause.
Gain field experience in the impact assessment and sustainability of forest restoration programs.
Find yourself rewarded by doing impactful digital marketing, and surrounded by puppies!
Help increase food security, educate children on growing food, and encourage micro-enterprises in neighborhoods in need.
Help develop food gardens to increase food security and spread education on growing organic food.
Help increase food security and encourage economic development in and around Cape Town.
Gain experience in managing a variety of communication channels
Assist with research, online fundraising campaigns, proposal writing, and impact monitoring.
Gain practical experience in NGO management, communications, program coordination, and fundraising
Sharpen your writing skills and learn to write content that is creative and optimized for search engines.
Gain practical work experience in fundraising and communications for a Malawian charity.
A unique event that allows you to plant trees, learn about eco-issues, and enjoy a forest setting.
Bring your analytical and research skills to this varied internship with a social enterprise.
Gain field experience as part of projects that provide greening and eco-education in townships.
Get involved in the overall management of a grassroots charity that supports street animals.
Help drive a variety of fundraising initiatives that will support street dogs and cats in Zambia.
Improve your creative writing skills, learn about SEO, and build a varied writing portfolio.
Gain a thorough insight into the tourism industry and gain strategic development experience.
Help develop and manage communication channels for a grassroots social impact program.
Learn about strategic development in a nonprofit context and assist with fundraising activities.
Be part of a creative charity that offers skill development to women in townships.
Contribute to the development of an inspiring nonprofit, and gain valuable work experience.
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