Testimonials for Team works!

Nico is a young carpenter from the west German town of Kaarst. His Team works! internship last summer took him to a woodworking firm in Kigali, Rwanda. Read about his experiences there, not all of which were work-related. In fact, the internship ended up having quite an impact on his personal life too!

Obed is a young researcher and biomedical laboratory scientist from Kigali, Rwanda. Last year he did an internship at a hospital in Bayreuth. He talks about his experiences as a Team works! participant and his time in Germany. Take a look!

Kelvin is a graphic designer and sales man from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Last year he did an internship at Shapefruit AG, a marketing agency in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler. He talks about his experiences as a Team works! participant and his time in Germany – but see for yourself!

Brigadier is a young engineer for renewable energy from Tarkwa, Ghana. Last year he did an internship at SolarBakery GmbH in Stuttgart. He talks about his experiences as a Team works! participant and his time in Germany, including a visit to the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart.

Klaus Gengenbach lives in Berlin and has already been on 16 SES assignments. As he’s something of an expert on tourism and the hotel business. That’s why he accompanied Anna, a young professional,  on her Team works! internship at an ecotourism hotel in Uganda.

29-year-old Erica is an electrical engineer and lives in Ghana. She was able to gain new professional experience in the installation and maintenance of photovoltaic systems at Sunnycontrol in Bottrop. Here she talks about her impressions.

Laura Nordhoop is 27, lives in Wiesbaden, Germany, and is a trained cook and restaurant manager. Her Team works! internship took her to Lycée de Ruhango Ikiezi, a vocational school in Ruhango. Working with Andreas Nommels, a former vocational school teacher, she planned and delivered training for the “food and beverage” teachers. Laura talked to us about her time in Rwanda.

Joseph Obore (30 years old) is a social worker and the executive director of the NGO Action for Development of Grassroots Communities (ADEGCO) in Bukedea, Uganda. He talks about his experiences as a Team works! participant in Germany, what he shared and learnt at PIRON Global Development in Bonn, and what life was like for him staying abroad.

Hajo is 71 and lives in Bonn in Germany. He worked for a company as a management consultant for a long time and works freelance as a consultant now that he is retired. He does voluntary work for a hospital, the “Fit für den Beruf” association and the Senior Expert Service (SES). Hajo talked to us about his experiences as an SES expert and as a Team works! tandem partner to Beauty from Botswana.

Now 31, Yudy is a qualified non-profit organisation manager. When she did her Team works! internship, she was working in the Latin America department at Brot für die Welt. Currently, she’s a volunteer with PBI (Peace Brigades International) in Mexico. Yudy’s Team works! Internship was at the Maisha Capacity Development Opportunity (MCDO) NGO, which has its headquarters in the Babati district of Tanzania’s Manyara region. She shared her thoughts about her internship, which she did as part of a tandem team with an SES expert.

Grady, 30, works as a surgical nurse in a hospital in Essen. She did an internship at a hospital in Nyangao, Tanzania, with Mr and Mrs Krawzak from the SES and Lara, who’s also a young professional. In our interview, Grady talks about her experiences in Nyangao.

Oloshuku Mbukure Lerug, short Ole Lerug, is a physiotherapist from Usa River in Tanzania. He talks about his experiences as a Team works! participant in Germany. Reflecting about what he shared and learnt at the neurological specialized hospital and rehabilitation centre of the Hegau Jugendwerk, he also describes which aspects surprised him during his stay.

Jonas Bergdolt is 29 and lives in Bietigheim-Bissingen. A young data scientist, his internship was at Aunt Kevin Primary School in Nkokonjeru, Uganda, where he helped set up a computer room. In our interview, he shares his thoughts about his time on the programme.

Marlena is 29 and lives in Cologne. In her work as a social worker, she helps and advises young volunteers. She travelled to Sierra Leone with SES Expert Rosaline M’Bayo for an internship with the Global Empowerment and Development Association (GEDA-SL). Marlena spoke to us about her takeaways from the internship.

Rebecca Biira from Kasese in Uganda works as head of kitchen and trainer at the Rwenzori Royal Institute. She talks about her experiences as a Team works! participant in Germany, what she shared and learnt at Kaffee Wippler GmbH, Konditorei Wippler in Dresden (in the Federal State of Saxony) and which aspects surprised her during her stay.

Carolin is 29 and lives in Schwerin. She is a nurse in adult and paediatric healthcare. When a paediatrician who is an expert with the Senior Expert Service told her about the African-German Youth Office and the possibility of doing a joint assignment, she didn’t take long to make up her mind!

29-year-old Svenja Bloom from Münster went to Uganda with the Team works! programme. The educational consultant, who works for Eine Welt Netz NRW, spent a few weeks on internship with a non-governmental organisation – and came back with some useful tips.

Robert Haas is a volunteer with the Senior Expert Service and has already completed his first assignment for the African-German Youth Office. The former diplomat and ministry official accompanied Team works! participant Svenja Bloom to Uganda this spring.

Antonia Möltgen is 25 and lives between Cologne and Vienna. An aspiring textile and fashion designer, she spent three weeks on a Team works! internship at ZimTrade in the Zimbabwean cities of Harare and Bulawayo. In our interview, she tells us all about her time there.

Julian Schwab comes from Fulda, a district in Germany. He’s been a volunteer fireman for several years. In our interview, Julian tells us about discovering new perspectives and the hospitality he experienced during his Team works! internship as a young expert in Kenya.

Francis Kalema from Uganda works as director and teacher at a music school in Kampala. He talks about his experiences as a Team works! participant in Germany, how he came to music  and how his personal story motivates him to take action for others.

Max Orthey from Cologne, Germany, is in his last year of training. He talks to us about what aspects of an internship with Team works! in Africa would appeal to him most, what he would ask his colleagues at the host enterprise and what his family and employer would think of Team works!