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Preparing for a Mission Trip to South Africa

Arrive as a guest who did the homework — the history, the languages and the harm to avoid.

Reviewed monthly · last reviewed October 2026

55 min Principiante 7 módulos Aprobar con 80%

EnglishPara: Short-term mission team members, youth group leaders, trip coordinators and first-time travelers

Este curso se tradujo al español con asistencia automática. La versión en inglés es la original.

Lo que aprenderá

Explain what apartheid was, when it ended, and why townships exist where they do
Greet, thank and apologise in isiZulu, isiXhosa and Afrikaans, and know which to use where
Talk about race the way South Africans do, without flinching and without correcting your hosts
Tell a partner-led community visit from poverty tourism, and photograph nobody without consent
Speak about HIV accurately and without stigma, in the country with the world’s largest treatment programme
Plan for malaria areas, inverted seasons, power and water interruptions, and host-arranged transport

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Contenido del curso

1
Why preparation is the work
What an American team usually gets wrong about South Africa before it even lands, and the posture that prevents it.
6 min Cuestionario
2
The history in the room
Apartheid, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and why the township is where it is.
9 min Cuestionario
3
Race, language and the words people use
Why South Africans name race out loud, what Coloured means here, and the twelve official languages.
8 min Cuestionario Interactivo
4
Greetings that land
isiZulu, isiXhosa and Afrikaans — which to use where, how the clicks work, and the order of a first meeting.
8 min Cuestionario Escrito + interactivo
5
Respect in practice
Greeting before business, dressing for church, hospitality, and the photography rules that protect everyone.
7 min Cuestionario Interactivo
6
Do no harm
Township tourism, orphanage visits, fundraising imagery and free labour in a country with a real labour market.
8 min Cuestionario Escrito + interactivo
7
Staying well, staying safe, and before you fly
Water, malaria areas, speaking about HIV without stigma, power and water interruptions, security rules and the pre-flight checklist.
9 min Cuestionario Escrito + interactivo

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