With a stunning combo of mountains and ocean, Cape Town is this amazing city that’s just waiting to wow you. As one of South Africa’s three capitals, it’s a cosmopolitan hub that proudly embraces a multicultural spirit.
![A beautiful vista overlooking Cape Town](https://tiltingfutures.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/53504182153_8d7d73e738_c.jpg)
![Street art in Cape Town, South Africa](https://tiltingfutures.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/52278972578_49e3072090_c.jpg)
![A young person running alongside the ocean with a South African flag draped over their back](https://tiltingfutures.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/52328904142_7ca54bcc90_c.jpg)
Theme: Human Rights
If you’re passionate about human rights, there’s no better place to learn! Start with our online Foundations Course to prep for getting the most out of your term abroad. Before you know it, you’ll be exploring history where it happened. Learn how South Africa went from Apartheid to one of the most progressive constitutions in the world. Contribute to, and learn from, the meaningful work local organizations are doing to protect and promote human rights.
![A Tilting Futures gap year travel program student posing for a picture next to a statue of Nelson Mandela in Cape Town, South Africa](https://tiltingfutures.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/kuir-1_53503224243_o.jpg)
I was blown away by how much history is concentrated in one place…
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Teaching my friends my native language during dinner 😆🙏🏿
![Portrait of Kuir Makuol, a Tilting Futures gap year travel program student](https://tiltingfutures.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Kuir-768x768.jpg)
The Foundations Course helped me learn more about myself, my peers, and South Africa.🌟
Kuir Makuol
South Sudan | South Africa ‘23
![Performers highlighting South African music and dance](https://tiltingfutures.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Cosima-opt-1.gif)
Culture Series learning traditional South African music and dance.
![Cosima Kaspar, a Tilting Futures gap year travel program student, hanging with friends on the bus](https://tiltingfutures.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/cosima-2_53503380804_o.jpg)
![A selfie of Cosima Kaspar, a Tilting Futures gap year travel program student, hanging with friends](https://tiltingfutures.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/cosima-3_53503073761_o.jpg)
Grocery shopping with my housemates!🌟
Cosima Kaspar
Germany | South Africa ‘23
![Karine Saraiva, a Tilting Futures gap year travel program student, hiking down a beautiful mountainside](https://tiltingfutures.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/karine-1_53503073791_o.jpg)
My first time hiking was in Cape Town. It’s something I wouldn’t normally do, but here I am! ⛰️🌎 Painful? Yes Breathtaking views? YEAH !!!⛰️
![Karine posing with penguin at Tilting Futures program](https://tiltingfutures.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/karine-2_53503073776_o-300x300.jpg)
Boulders Beach with my new best friend ❤️
![Karine Saraiva, a Tilting Futures gap year travel program student, posing for a picture with a friend in a library](https://tiltingfutures.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/karine-3_53503224278_o-1024x1024.jpg)
Curriculum planning with my apprenticeship supervisor. I’m an assistant English and History teacher.
Karine Saraiva
![Doreen Wanjiru, a Tilting Futures gap year travel program student, showing off a massive collection of books](https://tiltingfutures.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Doreen-1-opt-2.gif)
![A local boba tea spot in Cape Town, South Africa](https://tiltingfutures.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/doreen-2_53503499280_o.jpg)
![Tilting Futures roommates hanging out at the dinner table](https://tiltingfutures.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/doreen-3_53503224288_o.jpg)
Doreen Wanjiru
![Hai Yen Nguyen hugging a performer from the Culture Series](https://tiltingfutures.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/hai-yen-1_53503224298_o.jpg)
My most favorite moment in the Culture Series 💛
![Hai Yen Nguyen cooking pratha and roti with their housemates](https://tiltingfutures.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Gifs-for-Student-Life-page-of-website-1-opt-1.gif)
Learning to cook pratha and roti with my housemates
![Hai Yen Nguyen doing a solo getaway to Camps Bay Beach to read Sense and Sensibility](https://tiltingfutures.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/hai-yen-3_53502188677_o.jpg)
Doing a solo getaway to Camps Bay Beach and spent 8hrs there just to finish Sense and Sensibility
Hai Yen Nguyen
Vietnam | South Africa ‘23
![Anushka Sharma hugging a friend on her last day working with Grandmothers Against Poverty and AIDS](https://tiltingfutures.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/anushka-1_53503073861_o.jpg)
Tomorrow is my last day at my apprenticeship with Grandmothers Against Poverty and AIDS. I never expected to find such deep love and connection.
![Anushka Sharma showing off a flower on her hike up devil's peak](https://tiltingfutures.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/anushka-2_53503073876_o.jpg)
Spotted this flower on my hike up devil’s peak!
![Anushka Sharma laying down at the beach next to a friend from Tilting Futures](https://tiltingfutures.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/anushka-3_53503502160_o.jpg)
Anushka Sharma
There’s no such thing as a “typical” day with Take Action Lab. It’s all waiting for you!
You will have structure from your apprenticeship four days a week, but also a lot of independence.
Get creative with it!
![5 Tilting Futures gap year travel program students hanging out at the top of a mountain](https://tiltingfutures.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/52827162657_1ed7c7d1e1_o.jpg)
![Aerial view of Tilting Futures gap year travel program students looking out over the ocean from a mountaintop](https://tiltingfutures.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/52276505711_ec2a8cea91_o-1024x683.jpg)
Dig into South Africa’s history at a Learning Connect
Connect with local artists and leaders
Join our weekly excursions and Culture Series
Experience it all with an amazing community
Find your people here! Take Action Lab brings together a global student community that’s open-minded, adventurous, and there to support each other.
![Tilting Futures gap year travel program students walking up the street next to bright and colorful houses](https://tiltingfutures.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/52750772957_ae80c5c51b_c.jpg)
![A Tilting Futures gap year travel program student sitting at the edge of a cliff overlooking the sea](https://tiltingfutures.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/52940577447_7691626e02_o-1-1-e1711489983328.jpg)
![Several Tilting Futures gap year travel program students taking a happy selfie outside on the grass](https://tiltingfutures.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/52762695850_5597273dd6_o-1-e1711489487873.jpg)
STUDENT LIVING
You’ll get to live together in a house with several other Tilters from all over the world. Every student has their own private bedroom for downtime, while the communal living room and kitchen make it easy to gather and socialize. Cooking meals together, sharing stories, and making plans with new friends from everywhere brings cultural immersion home.
"I sit around the dinner table every night with a Filipino, a Kenyan, and a Mexican – eating food from all of those places and learning about the cultures. It's beautiful. We all have our biases, but we also have so much that brings us together."
Madhav Prakash
India | South Africa ‘23
"Living with people from all over the world is a challenge sometimes, but it shows you so many interesting things about how others see the world."
Anita Narimanova
Russia | South Africa ‘23
"This community has been the most instrumental part of my experience. I no longer view everything from my own perspective, I'm viewing things from a more global perspective."
Kuir Makuol
South Sudan | South Africa ‘23
"I learned how to take care of myself in a completely new country and also take care of my peers. We are like a family."
María Fernanda Llanquecha León
Peru | South Africa ‘23
"It’s not just about being in a different country, but creating community with other young changemakers, who are also exploring how to shape their futures."
Karine Saraiva
Brazil | South Africa ‘23
Coliving FAQs
What amenities does housing include?
Each student will have their own private individual bedroom with a bed frame, mattress, bed sheets & blanket, pillow & pillow cover, desk, mirror and wardrobe/dresser. Each shared house is unique, but all are equipped with:
- Common recreational/lounging areas
- Shared bathrooms: showers & toilets
- Kitchen with a range, tableware, cookware and cooking utensils, microwave, refrigerator, kettle, toaster
- Laundry facilities: washing & drying machines
- Smoke alarms
- Security alarm systems
- Wifi internet
Are meals provided?
Meals are not provided, but each student is provided a stipend for purchasing food and groceries. Each shared house comes with an equipped kitchen including a range, tableware, cookware and cooking utensils, microwave, refrigerator, kettle, toaster.
Are houses co-ed?
Yes, all shared housing can include students of all genders, gender identities and sexual orientations.