Why you should go on a humanitarian internship abroad

You may have heard about the humanitarian internships that AIESEC offers. You can choose between 125 countries, an internship that lasts between 6 and 8 weeks. You keep hearing about it and people encourage you to go for it but you have no idea why they do that. So here are 5 reasons why you should go on a volunteering internship with AIESEC:

•           Improve your skills: Have you ever heard about volunteering internships? Are you interested in working in community services? Well, this is your only chance with the volunteering internships abroad you can improve skills like: Leadership skills, presentation skills, social skills and even your English.
•           New Challenge: Life is getting boring… This is a fact, everyone is feeling it… This is the chance to shake your existence, this is your chance to live a life changing experience… These internships are your only chance to live a new experience, to discover new countries and by which you make a change in your life. What’s life without some challenges that bring joy and strong feelings to your life and that make you achieve something.
•           Enlarge your Network: Go to places you’ve never been before, discover new people and new cultures. Going on an internship with AIESEC will give you the opportunity to make new friends from all the corners of the globe and these friendships will last for a long time. You will end up with friend in every country around the world.
•           Impact the world: Have you ever dreamt about changing the world and making it a better place? There is a saying I like: “Be the change you want to see in the world”. Those volunteering internships or like so many love to call them Humanitarian internships will give you the opportunity to make a change in the world, by helping people and impacting them. You will light a candle in our way to peace, as you will be able to give the world a better impression about your people and your country.
•           Improve your Resume: Everyone has a diploma, everyone has done professional internships in their own countries and even abroad and everyone is starting to find interest in extracurricular activities like sports and arts… What would distinguish you from the others when applying for a Job? The volunteering internships. As companies are starting to focus on social responsibility, they will be interested in recruiting people who did some social work and community development internship.

This is your best chance to get engaged with AIESEC and see it for what it really is and what it can offer to youth.

It is simple, it is amazing and it is fruitful.

It is simple because with a simple resume, fees and an average English level, you will find yourself spending the best two months of your life working abroad.

It is amazing as it changes your life and shakes your existence.

It’s fruitful as it improves your skills, gives you a lot of opportunities, enlarges your network and improves your resume.

Your life is a story, make it worth telling.

Don’t forget that you can dare to do all of that alone or with your friends.

                                                                                            W.H