TWELVE sixth-form students from Huddersfield New College have just arrived in Tanzania.
They are spending three weeks in the African country, learning about the lives of young people there.
The visit is part of a long-standing exchange relationship between the college, in Salendine Nook, and Moshi Technical School.
The school is at the foot of Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain.
New College principal Philip Forrest said: "Africa has featured a lot in the media recently, but living alongside Tanzanian young people will give our students an unparalleled opportunity to really get to know what it is like to grow up in a developing country."
Two of the 12 students will be staying in Tanzania when their colleagues return home.
Rachel Broadhurst and Neil Holbrook took part in last year's exchanges.
The felt they gained so much from the experience that they have chosen to spend a gap year as teaching assistants at the Moshi school.
In October, a group of Tanzanian students will visit Huddersfield.
The New College group is raising cash to pay for the Africans' visit.
The Tanzanians' visit is also supported by the Commonwealth Youth Exchange Council.
