RFCT

Placement organization

Name of organization: RFCT
Town/city: Kasese Town
Country: Afrika
Website: http://ugandatrip.org/

Name of student: Joëlle Glerum

Specialist area: ITMC
Placement period: 2015-2016

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Tourist organisation
Organization’s activities: Working and supporting multiple community campsite.
Target group of the organization: tourists
Company culture: n.a.
Number of employees: 1
Dress code: casual
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? yes and no (complicated situation)

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working? n.a.
Brief description of your daily activities: See placement report.
Brief description of your company assignment: See placement report.
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: Physical contact – monthly
Contact – regularly

Warm and friendly supervision of both my supervisors.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? management qualities, flexibility, independent, a teamplayer, patience.
Additional company requirements for this placement? Camera
English: Intermediate
Spanish:
French:
German:
Italian:
Other languages:

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: airplane, local transport: bus, taxi, boda boda

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? company arranges it
How did you go to work every day? by foot

Visa / work permit / vaccinations

Do you need a visa? yes, tourist visa – 3 months
Do you need a work permit? no
How did you arrange the necessary documents: on arrival
How much time did it take to arrange the necessary documents? 1 hr
Did you need certain vaccinations? Yes
How long in advance? 3 months

Language course

Did you take a language course before you started your placement? No
Would you recommend to have a language course prior to this placement? no

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 600 dollar
Accommodation (monthly): € 50 dollar
Local transport (monthly): € 30 dollar
General costs of living (monthly): € 100 dollar
Costs of visa: € 100 dollar + 100 dollar
Costs of work permit: € n.a.
What did the company pay for/to you? Nothing.

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
I read about the country and we had a lot of project before the placement.
Did the culture of the country influence your performance during the placement in any way? no

Future students on placement

Future students are free to contact me for further information: No
My e-mail address: keeperjoelle@hotmail.com

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: Be yourself and everything should work out.
Be respectful, open and friendly.
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: Walking, climbing, safari tours, swimming, guide tours in the mines etc.

Media

Youtube link Youtube placement video link