Personal, professional and life experiences that I will never forget!

Raleigh is a fantastic sustainable development charity who are so focused on their objectives. I travelled to Tanzania as a dual role of Volunteer Manager and Expedition Medic. Prior to going this was about developing medical skills and knowledge in a remote environment, working with young people and along the way making a positive impact for the local community.

However I soon learnt that you cannot put into words the real feelings and impact that you have whilst on Raleigh whether that's with the national and international volunteers or your homestay families or the school children or the field base team. It honestly will have a lasting impressive on me for the rest of my life and I highly recommend this to anyone. You are made to feel part of the Raleigh family from day 1. How much you get out of the programme is completely up to you, the more you invest the more you get out.

Raleigh consider your safety as a number one priority which is great for those first time travellers who may be anxious about travelling to a new place. There is lots of travelling time and Raleigh do their best in a developing country to reach the safety standards that we have in the U.K. with regular vehicle checks and driver checks and any concerns are tackled early to prevent any risks.

You will meet a huge variety of people which is fantastic for life skills particularly when times are tough and moods are low or tempers short which often are only brief and as we discovered 'what doesn't kill you makes you stronger!' Much stronger. And also gives you TONNES to talk about at job interviews!

If I was a recruiter for a company I would look very favourably on anyone who had taken part in a Raleigh Expedition or ICS programme as it takes a certain kind of person to donate their time for a selfless and worthy cause and I would know their work ethic and ability to tackle challenges would be a positive one.

As you can see I am struggling to find a fault....