TAKE ACTION LAB
Learn to create meaningful change
Join students worldwide for an immersive semester in Cape Town where you’ll develop the emotional and intellectual toolkit to create meaningful impact on global issues.
Want to learn more about what to expect during Take Action Lab?
PROGRAM EXPERIENCEUpcoming Semesters
Fall 2024
Aug 12 – Dec 6, 2024
Spring 2025
Feb 3 – May 30, 2025
Next Application Deadline
March 15, 2024
Apply Now!

WHY JOIN
Real-world experience to tackle real world issues
Immerse yourself in a new culture and learn from experience, mentors, and the history that surrounds you. Collaborate on causes you care about at your apprenticeship with an organization advancing human rights issues. Gain not just hands-on experience, but the humility and determination of an effective changemaker.


Turn intent into positive impact
Develop the skills to turn your potential into responsible and sustainable action. During the semester, you’ll expand your awareness – about the world and yourself – while building empathy, agency, and collaboration. Come ready to explore your sense of purpose, the systems you aspire to change, and how to get started.
Together we can change the world
Embark on your semester with a supportive community of students from all over the world. Approach global issues from diverse new perspectives and discover how your collective hopes for the future are interrelated. Upon graduating, you’ll join a lifelong alumni network that’s creating a more just, equitable, and sustainable world.

Because of Take Action Lab, I actually know how I want to use college and my career to create social impact. I feel more empowered, like I can do anything. I can create change because I have a community of other young people who will change the world in their own ways, in their own countries.”

Karine S. | Brazil
Upcoming semesters - Apply now!
Cape Town, South Africa
Fall 2024
August 12 - December 6, 2024
Application Deadlines
First: Sept 6
Priority: Oct 11
Regular: Mar 15
Final: Apr 19
Cape Town, South Africa
Spring 2025
February 3 - May 30, 2025
Application Deadlines
First: Mar 15
Priority: Apr 19
Regular: Sep 4
Final: Oct 4