African Studies Spring Break Study Abroad Opportunities
Ghana Centennial Lab: Africa is People
What is Africa to you? How should Africa be written? How should Africa not be written? These fundamental questions are among other crucial questions informing the direction of the Africa is People C, where the world’s second-largest continent, Africa—humankind’s cradle—will be at the center of our discussions. Together with Professor Kwame Otu, students will contend with the historical representations of Africa, its peoples, societies, and cultures and what it means to imagine Africa in the contemporary moment.
Application Deadline: October 1st, 2025
Egypt Centennial Lab: Heritage and Development in the Arab World
Heritage and Development in the Arab World explores architecture, art, manuscripts, libraries, monuments, poetry, dance and the natural environment, as well as the roles of non-governmental organizations, governments, the UN and diplomatic missions in developing and protecting heritage. Our focus will be on the Arab world, specifically Southwest Asia and North Africa (SWANA, often referred to as the Middle East and North Africa). Along Professors Fida Adely and Rochelle Davis, you will learn about the role development plays at the national and local level, as well as its role in defining and protecting cultural heritage.
Application Deadline: October 1st, 2025
Kenya Alternative Spring Break
Led by the African Studies program since 2011, this week-long alternative spring break program for graduate and undergraduate students includes visits with government, firms, and development organizations. Since 2017, the program has been held in Nairobi, Kenya. Students study one of Africa’s most dynamic political economies, which boasts major innovations in health, decentralization, mobile technology, and business, but still faces entrenched development challenges. Professors Bulelani Jili and John Kramer will guide this spring break trip, combining lessons in international development and historical analysis with site visits and outdoor adventures in Kenya.
Application Deadline: October 15th, 2025
Summer in Tanzania Program
In the Development Challenges in Tanzania internship program, you will study the complexities of current challenges and approaches to community-driven development, while testing and applying new knowledge in a part-time internship with a local community-based organization. The organizations’s fields include community development and activism, environmental conservation, women and youth empowerment, and public health among others. The internship will be paired with a seminar consisting of readings, reflection assignments, and weekly discussion meetings, with a GU faculty member and other students to deepen your understanding of how your internship site addresses the challenges of sustainable development.
Application Deadline: TBD
For more information about our Study Abroad programs, email our Assistant Director Ella Yohannes at my662@georgetown.edu