Medical Student Elective Testimonials 

Co-ordinator:

Mehretu, our host for the four weeks, was great.

He’d make sure we arrived where ever we were headed and would accompany us home if needed.

He was very reliable and helpful and made our stay in Addis simple and enjoyable.

Would you recommend this program to future volunteers?

Sure. Traveling to a different country is always a great experience and to be part of a team traveling with a purpose to help others is not only rewarding for the recipient but also for you.

Additional comments:

The safari in Kenya was great too. Our safari driver, Simon, was very knowledgeable and eager to show us as much as possible over the four days.

It was great to meet some of the other volunteers whilst in Nairobi as well.

Pre Departure: We were very well informed about our host family, physiotherapy clinic and costs of living through email contact.

We also had a good idea of what was needed to bring with us. Contact details were provided early on in the correspondence which made it much easier to plan the trip.

Arrival/Airport pick up:

Mehretu was really punctual, in fact, he was waiting for me as the plane was delayed. He was very accommodating and well-organised with a car already waiting.

Placement:

I spent 4 weeks at a Physiotherapy Clinic, a private clinic in Megananga.

It was 30 minutes from our host families' house, which gave us the opportunity to catch public transport in Addis. The ride in the public taxis cost 2 birr per person, one way.

We learned so much at the clinic because the physiotherapist, Altaseb, allowed us freedom to do what we wanted with the patients, and we were able to teach him a few new things as well.

Home Stay/host family & meals:

We stayed with a family who lived in a new developing area in Summit, near CMC.

It was so lovely, the family were very accommodating and the home-cooked food was incredibly good.

We had so much traditional food, one of the many benefits of staying with a family versus a hotel.

Highlights:

The people were amazingly nice and really interested in learning about Australian culture.

Our host took us around Addis and one weekend to Langano/Awassa,which was a lot of fun and very interesting.

Ethiopian dancing was as much fun to watch as to try and do! Learning Amharic was also lots of fun!

Co-ordinator:

Joe Ngugi and Mehretu Mulu

Would you recommend this program to future volunteers?

Of course, it is a rewarding experience!

Thanks so much Joe for organizing everything, including the safari in Kenya!

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