Becoming an Ally: A closer look in 2024
By Pearl Sakoane-Nogi In 2020 I wrote my first piece directly and pointedly examining the racial disparities and power/privilege dynamics...
Maternity Care Through a Cultural Lens: Advocating for Women's Health
Maternity care work in Tanzania requires navigating the space between cultural sensitivity and advocacy for underprivileged women in a...
Intersectionality and African Women's Empowerment
Intersectional feminism and Western feminism are two frameworks that offer different lenses through which we can understand and advocate...
Julius Nyerere - The Father of a Nation
Former President Julius Nyerere stands as a towering figure in Tanzanian history, celebrated for his role as an anti-colonial activist,...
Decolonising intercultural exchange
Decolonising intercultural exchange By Pearl Sakoane-Nogi Decolonising Internships Abroad and Volunteering in Africa sounds like a...
COVID-19 update: Tanzania 2021
Dear Medi Trippers I’m sure by now many of you would have heard a new mutant strain has been detected in South Africa. At the time of...
Girls these days...
This generation of girls don 't just want to be told what they can have or who they should be. But want the opportunity to figure it out
Refuse to rest until you have won some victory for humanity.
The Helping Hands Medi Trip's initiative to get involved charitably in the most meaningful and impactful way possible. At this time we...
Refuse to rest until you have won some victory for humanity.
We have begun giving out free reusable masks to those who are the corner stones, the spirit, the soul of our community. For those....
A turn around in Tanzania...
We understand how hard it has been for many of you who have had to change your plans or return back home midway through your placements. In
