Where Are They Now?

"I was brought up in Nigeria. But going to Ghana was a totally different experience!"

Now working as a Tissue Viability Nurse Specialist, Leanne reflects on her time in Tanzania.

Jemma travelled to Ghana in 2010. Since then she’s worked as a cardiac nurse and pursued her passion for tropical nursing in Malawi.

After a year of working as a Staff Nurse at her local hospital, Jordan took the plunge and travelled to Ghana for the experience of a lifetime.

"Just go for it, don’t think too hard about it. Take the opportunities while you have them because once you’re working it’s not so easy."

"To see a breech baby actually being delivered in Tanzania was incredible. I wrote my dissertation about it."

"In Nepal, if you don’t have the money for treatment, you’re not getting it even if you need it to save your life"

"If you’re thinking about undertaking a placement with Work the World, just do it. Literally, just do it."

"The new perspectives I got while I was in Ghana are what helped shape my current practise more than anything else."

"People who understand the mechanisms of their injuries often undergo much more successful rehabilitation, which I see in my work today."