During our stay in Morocco
During our stay in Morocco, Tangier, the director of the hospital that me and my friend did our placement with was absolutely unprofessional and very disrespectful. He had slapped me and my friend around the head and was way too forthcoming with the way he presented himself - as in he touched my arm. Maybe this is the way that he is with his colleagues but with two foreign students that he does not know is completely unprofessional. He also was quite rude one day and called us useless and tried to say that we will do everything in that department that day and when we agreed and didn’t give him the annoyed reaction that he wanted, he became hostile towards me especially and dismissed me and fanned his hand away at me when I asked for the key to the lift. The clinic was very unwelcoming as a whole and we felt very out of place and spent majority of our days standing around. There was probably only a handful of staff that made attempts to talk to us and teach us a few things which we really appreciated. Those kind of people are the only ones that deserve to host foreign students.
Moving onto accommodation. The oven exploded on me whilst I was cooking which was absolutely horrifying. The oven wasn’t used by any of us that were living in the accommodation at the time which made it even more concerning that it had randomly combusted. We obviously called our coordinator and he came however he made it seem as if it was my fault that it exploded?? Stating that I turnt it on and didn’t turn it off properly which was just ridiculous. In the end it turned out that the oven was never really off as the knobs had indicated and the whole stove was old and looked very faulty from what myself and the other people living with me had seen when our coordinator left.
Overall, I would never recommend that someone goes on their placement or volunteering in Tangier, Morocco because it was an overall horrible experience in the hospital. It is a lovely city to visit, but to work? Absolutely not. And for the amount of money that we had spent to do this experience, we 100% did not get our moneys worth.
World Unite! からの回答
We are sorry to hear that your experience in Tangier did not meet your expectations.
Regarding the allegations concerning the clinic, we take such matters very seriously. During your placement, no inappropriate physical contact or disrespectful treatment by the clinic director was reported to us. Had such concerns been brought to our attention at the time, we would have investigated them with the clinic and taken appropriate action.
The clinic has hosted international participants for many years and has generally received positive feedback from interns. While cultural differences, communication styles, and expectations can sometimes lead to misunderstandings, we do not dismiss concerns raised by participants and always encourage them to contact our local team as soon as issues arise.
We would also note that, during your placement, the clinic contacted us regarding repeated absences and attendance issues. Our local team addressed these concerns at the time. As with any placement, successful participation requires cooperation and communication from all parties involved.
Concerning the accommodation, we would like to clarify that there was no explosion. The incident involved the outer glass panel of the oven door breaking. The appliance had only recently been purchased by the property owner. We responded immediately after being informed of the incident and ensured that the situation was assessed.
We regret that you felt unsupported during this situation. Our intention was to understand what had happened and to ensure everyone's safety, not to assign blame.
We appreciate that not every placement experience is the right fit for every participant. At the same time, we believe it is important to provide context and clarify factual inaccuracies so that prospective participants can form a balanced view.
We thank you for your feedback and wish you all the best in your future studies and career.
