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My trip to Tanzania with Leeds Law School

Student spotlight | Godson Katoto

Leeds Law School student Godson Katoto stood outside

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Godson Katoto

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MLaw LPC student Godson Katoto recently took part in a volunteering programme in Tanzania, learning about Human Rights Advocacy. Here, he shares his experience.

Course: MLaw LPC

A life-changing opportunity

In 2021, I came across an advert at university which said ‘Are you interested in volunteering abroad to practice Human Rights Advocacy in Tanzania?’

I applied and was successful in securing a place on the volunteering programme. I travelled to Tanzania to work with an organisation called Art in Tanzania, which offers international volunteering internship programmes in areas from human rights to climate change and NGO management.

Eye-opening

My project was Human Rights Advocacy, but I also took part in the Teaching and Climate Change programmes when I was there.

Human Rights Advocacy consisted of women’s rights in both private and public spheres. Many women and girls, especially in villages and tribes, are still very repressed and are victims of all violence. Our job was to meet with different groups of women and orphans and hear their stories. We’d then go back and research the best ways to support them legally, financially (mainly empowering them) and through education. We helped them understand their rights.

Supporting orphans

We visited various orphanages to make young people aware of what their rights are, what is an offence, who can commit an offence, where to report, and how to report anything that they now know to be a violation of their fundamental or autonomous right.

Climate change project

For my climate change project, we planted trees in the village and vegetables at orphanages.

My favourite part overall was meeting the other interns there. We enjoyed games nights, walks in the forest and crowded markets, prepared presentations together and planned trips. We came together from all parts of the world and brought ambition and ideas to help the people of Tanzania.

Thank you

I want to acknowledge the courage and devotion of the local staff at Madale Village compound, my fellow interns’ friendship, and the support of Leeds Law School to ensure I had the chance to take part in this life-changing opportunity. While it was hard work at times and not perfect, I would strongly encourage others in the School to pursue opportunities like this when they come up.