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International Practice Placements,South Africa

Practice placements in Cape Town in cooperation with Good Hope Volunteers, directed at social enterprises and initiatives that create social value through work, inclusion and coping.

Cape Town

Placement base

4–8

Weeks on site

1:1

Local supervision

2025–

Cooperation since

Plates of freshly made sandwiches lined up in the Good Hope kitchen in Cape Town

Good Hope volunteers serving food to guests at an outdoor outreach in Cape Town

A Good Hope volunteer selecting donated clothing from a rack for distribution

Table Mountain rising above Cape Town under a bright sky

Project overview

Practice placements in Cape Town in cooperation with Good Hope Volunteers, directed at social enterprises and initiatives that create social value through work, inclusion and coping.

Background

KBT wanted to offer placements abroad that go beyond ordinary work or study periods. The stated aim is to carry the KBT concept into the placement itself, keeping the focus on marginalised and weak voices through direct 1:1 contact with people and small user surveys.

Objectives

· Give students practical experience from social enterprises
· Develop new models for international practice
· Develop professional modules together with local partners
· Strengthen the exchange of experience between South Africa and Norway

Partners

· Good Hope Volunteers, Cape Town

KBT's role

KBT organises and supervises the placement, and students follow their teaching in Norway digitally in parallel with the stay abroad.

Target groups

· Students in the Peer Consultant Education
· Students in Social Entrepreneurship

Activities

· Initiatives that help women into working life
· Recovery and rehabilitation for people with addiction challenges
· Work with youth and vulnerable groups
· Community development and social inclusion
· Workshops, supervision and learning with local professionals

Results / expected results

· Placement in South Africa approved for support from Lånekassen from spring 2026
· A repeatable model for supervised placements abroad

Timeline

Cooperation established with Good Hope Volunteers
2025
Approved for Lånekassen support
Spring 2026

On the ground

Volunteers in action in Cape Town

From the daily kitchen and meal service to sorting donated clothing, the volunteer work KBT students join during their placement with Good Hope Volunteers.

Photographs and film from the study stay courtesy of Good Hope Volunteers

News from this project

Student Mobility South Africa

Practice placements in South Africa approved for student support

The practice placement in South Africa was approved for support from Lånekassen from spring 2026, opening the first destination in KBT's international placement programme.

2026