Notre Dame Mission Volunteer Program in Nigeria

I spent two years volunteering in Africa with NDMV and it was by far the best decision of my life. I worked in schools doing a wide variety of things, everything from teaching classes and tutoring after school to helping in the school office and working on the school farm. Sometimes we had access to electricity and running water, sometimes we roughed it. I may have gone without a few creature comforts but the way the community embraced me made it all worth it. Nigerians are very welcoming and fun to be with.

This program is not about being a tourist. (I did not see a single zebra, giraffe, or elephant in Nigeria.) This program is about living in solidarity with the people and using education to empower people. My work was very meaningful and I looked forward to each new day. I loved volunteering with NDMV in Nigeria.