Tenteleni Volunteers' Favourite Project Moments

Tenteleni volunteers have been all over Twitter and Facebook sharing their favourite project moments. With 15 years of volunteer projects under our belt, there was a lot to choose from... Here are just a few of the project moments our ex-volunteers picked. 2015 could be your opportunity to make your own Tenteleni project moments! We are recruiting now. Find out more

1. Sarah Waymouth - co-founder of Tenteleni's - favourite and defining moment

Sarah Waymouth

"My favourite Tenteleni project moment has to be writing a proposal for setting up a project with Gladys in her office in summer 1998"

2. "My Tenteleni project moment was successfully coordinating Alango school Sports Day for 300+ learners."

"My Tenteleni project moment was successfully coordinating Alango school Sports Day for 300+ learners." –Rachel Frodsham, Kisumu volunteer 2013

3. "coming home everyday to practice my Swahili & eat a PBandJ sandwich with my homestay brother Kester."

"Fave Tenteleni project moment: coming home everyday to practice my Swahili & eat a PBandJ sandwich with my homestay brother Kester." –Louisa Boydston, Kisumu Volunteer, 2013

4. "My favourite Tenteleni project moment was probably when we organised a sports day"

Nihad Cehic

"My favourite Tenteleni project moment was probably when we organised a sports day in the local township during a national teaching strike. We had low expectations as to the number of people who would turn up but when we reached the venue there were hundreds of kids there which made the day a huge success. We had great collaboration from 'the' Trevor Perrier and 'big and strong' Abongile Abo too!" -Nihad Cehić

5. "I enjoyed weekly meetings where everyone would come up and say challenges we went through during the week"

"I enjoyed weekly meetings where everyone would come up and say challenges we went through during the week. And the training week." –Dan Jombo, Kisumu volunteer, 2013

6. "My fave Tenteleni moment is was coming together for the Mid-Project Review, on the beach!"

"My fave Tenteleni moment is was coming together for the Mid-Project Review, on the beach!" –Katie Hindley, Project Coordinator, Zanzibar, 2011

7. "My Tenteleni project moment was singing & dancing at the end of the day"

"My Tenteleni project moment was singing & dancing at the end of the day" –Karin Romarker, Pienaar volunteer, 2010

8. "My favourite Tenteleni project moment was transforming the day care centre. It was an amazing project deliver in partnership with the owners and children."

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"My favourite Tenteleni project moment was transforming the day care centre. It was an amazing project deliver in partnership with the owners and children. The place has been transformed and everyone loved it!" -Ania Urbaniak

9. "My fave Tenteleni project moment- Seeing Pienaar volunteer Nonhlanhla getting a permanent job offer."

My fave Tenteleni project moment- Seeing Pienaar volunteer Nonhlanhla getting a permanent job offer. –Steph Moor, Project Coordinator, Pienaar, 2011

10. "My favourite project moment was the tug of war event at the end of the sports day"

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"My favourite project moment was the tug of war event at the end of the sports day we organised at our formal placement Alango Primary School. It was the last event of a week-long series of activities at the school including a talent show, guest NGO speakers and the sports day. All the students and teachers were really engaged and I felt a strong sense of achievement as my project partner and I had managed to organise something that both the students and teachers were enjoying." -Lucy Eaves, Kisumu volunteer, 2014

11. "My favourite moment of each day on this year's Tenteleni project in Lekazi was the School assembly at Khaliphani. "

My favourite moment of each day on this year's Tenteleni project in Lekazi was the School assembly at Khaliphani. My project partner Cristyn Lloyd and I loved starting our day hearing the cheerful singing of the learners which was normally accompanied by humorous impromptu dancing from both learners and teachers! It was a hugely uplifting way to begin the day, and never failed to make me smile. Holding our own assembly on our final day at Khaliphani was an emotional goodbye after 7 weeks of teaching, but it was one of my favourite moments on project nevertheless. -Carol Barker, Lekazi, 2014

12. Woody's favourite project moment was working with Young County Change Makers

Woody's favourite moments can be captured in this blog which focuses on his partnership with the Young County Change Makers, whose aim is to combat inequality in education, employment and human rights by working with the young people of Kisumu to ensure that they aren't left behind. -Woody Chau, Kisumu volunteer, 2014

13. "My inspiring Tenteleni project moment ? Understanding that young people can and will make an impact"

Kate Varley, Tenteleni Executive Director, with her favourite project memory from her time as Pienaar Project Coordinator in 2010

Tenteleni is a youth-driven, volunteer-run charity that supports the development of young people in the UK and Africa in collaboration with local partners. We provide young people with international volunteering placements in schools and local organisations in South Africa, Kenya and Tanzania for 8 weeks during the University summer period.

Tenteleni's values are centred on ethical and responsible volunteering. We work closely with long-standing in-country partners to meet the needs of the local community while developing our own young people. We are committed to developing the skills and employability of our own volunteers and the national volunteers we work alongside. Our alumni have gone on to careers in social work, teaching, the charity sector and finance.