Within the framework of Going Global, the International Office at katho advertises internships abroad in cooperation with selected institutions. katho is familiar with these institutions either through long-standing contacts, successful previous student stays or links to partner universities. The portfolio of Going Global is constantly being expanded and new institutions are being added.
Organisations in the current portfolio (as of 10/2025)
VAMOS JUNTOS carries out social street work in La Paz, Bolivia, and works with around 400 shoe shiners of all ages and their families (approx. 1,800 people). The organisation aims to improve the living conditions of shoe shiners and their families in terms of education, health and social recognition in the long term. The work is based on the concept of helping people to help themselves, as well as personal encounters and support. From Germany, the VAMOS JUNTOS Freundeskreis Deutschland – Bolivien e.V. (Friends of VAMOS JUNTOS Germany – Bolivia) has been providing financial support to the organisation in La Paz for over 20 years and is responsible for selecting volunteers and interns, as well as preparing and supporting them before and after their stay.
Homepage: www.vamosjuntos.de
The University for Development Studies (UDS), one of katho's partner universities, is the first state university in northern Ghana. Together with the School of Public Health, internships are organised each spring at a UDS teaching hospital for students from the Faculty of Health Services.
Homepage: https://uds.edu.gh/
The core task of the organisation Africachild e.V., founded in 2005, is to carry out socio-educational projects in Kenya. The association runs the Africachild Village project in the Kwale region in the south-east. The hinterland of this region consists of rural areas that are barely developed. Social upheaval is evident in the form of rural exodus, uprooting, impoverishment, prostitution, corruption and violence. The social situation is particularly threatening for women, especially young pregnant women and mothers. At Africachild Village, pregnant girls and very young mothers (aged 13 and above) who have been rejected by their families are cared for with their children in a village of round huts in the Kwale border region.
Homepage: www.africachild.de
The Colegio Andino is a recognised German international school in Colombia that offers bilingual and bicultural education from pre-school to A-levels. It follows the German curriculum, integrates Colombian educational standards and promotes intercultural learning and academic excellence. The internship is in the inclusion department at the German School Bogotá. The focus is on providing individual support to pupils with special educational needs and participating in inclusive measures in everyday teaching.
Homepage: https://www.colegioandino.edu.co/
The Peermade Development Society (PDS) is an NGO based in Peermade in the Indian state of Kerala. Founded in 1980, the organisation is now one of the largest voluntary organisations in India. In terms of personnel, it has close ties to Marian College Kuttikkanam, a partner university of katho. The PDS's activities include tribal development, organic farming, climate change, food security, community health and informal education. Its target groups include marginalised small farmers, tribal people, women and children.
Homepage: www.pdspeermade.com
The Centre for Social Action (CSA) is an NGO affiliated with CHRIST (Deemed to be University) in Bangalore, a partner university of katho. Depending on personal motivation and interest, the CSA arranges internships in community development projects with different target groups. The core strategy of CSA is to enable students to highlight the socio-economic, cultural and ecological challenges faced by disadvantaged population groups and to motivate students to become active participants in sustainable social action.
Homepage: https://christuniversity.in/center/C/Centre-for-Social-Action
STAND TOGETHER FOR CHANGE (STC) is a non-profit organisation dedicated to meeting the needs and supporting people with various disabilities and their families in rural areas of Rwanda.
Homepage: https://www.standtogetherforchange.org/
Kisiwa Art Farm e.V. is a non-profit association founded in 2021 in Germany with a local Zanzibari NGO called BWECODEO, which supports women in Zanzibar in leading self-determined lives. In Zanzibar, there are few opportunities for women to receive education and employment, as their traditional place is within the family. Traditionally, women marry after school and take care of the family. This means that their chances of leading a self-determined, independent life are very slim. At Kisiwa Art Farm, women are given the opportunity to learn skills in various projects and thus improve their lives in the long term through cooperation that values people and culture. The guiding principles of the farm's work are education, sustainability and independence.
Homepage: https://www.kisiwa-art-farm.com/start/