What People Say about the Tanzanian Experience
Robin
Go MAD in Tanzania is amazing! This gap year opportunity allowed me to do such a great variety of things from building a water tank and pit latrine, to helping in an orphanage, to singing and dancing in a church choir.
The best thing about it was building relationships with the locals, both in the town of Musoma where we stayed and in the village of Mkirira where we did our service. People are so friendly and it’s great to see how people live in Tanzania. Real people, not just the glossy touristy view of things.
It has been a great eye opener and I no longer see POVERTY as just a word associated with nameless faces, but the real circumstances of my friends here.
This has been such an opportunity to learn about life in Tanzania, to learn Swahili and also to learn how people worship God in their own culture. They are full of faith, hope and happiness, despite all their hardships.
If you want to serve and have a good time with lots of fun and adventure, you can do it here in Tanzania. You will be making a difference and I guarantee you won’t come back unchanged.
Jez
So we are going MAD in Tanzania? Building roofs, holding babies, dancing with choirs, playing village football, taking bumpy rides, eating rice and beans… Yes the place is crazy but we love it!
Ollie
The variety of projects we can get involved in is great . I have really enjoyed both the practical and medical / health awareness opportunities. I feel I have gone MAD in more ways than one! It really was an amazing experience and I have loved every day of it.
Naomi
The whole Go MAD adventure has been exciting and eye opening. Tanzania is so colourful and alive. Working in the village, but living in the town provides the best of both worlds as we serve two very different communities. Both as welcoming as each other and both providing hilarious characters, who I feel privileged to call friends.
The best thing about this gap year scheme is the variety of projects it offers, from Children’s work to building projects, from playing sport to health care and lots in between.
