John Wenn

John studies Sports Management at Fresenius University of Applied Sciences in Germany. He joined VAC in July 2026 and completed a sports management internship with a South African professional football organization, where he gained insight into South African football culture, worked on a variety of projects, and contributed to a campaign creating opportunities for girls to participate in football and develop their personal and social skills.

My main goal was to understand how South African football culture works, and I would say that I totally reached this goal. With a variety of different tasks, specifically the #She’sABaller campaign, I came to understand how football and its surroundings work here. The organization that I worked with helps give people the chance to play football no matter where they come from. Especially through our #She’sABaller campaign, girls also have the chance to play football and develop their personal and social skills. 

I also really enjoyed being able to meet the people at my internship site beforehand and have a conversation about what I could expect and what they could expect from me. 

I love Serena, Kus, Loyd and Rowan. They have great personalities and made the start in a country outside of Europe so easy and comfortable. If you have problems, they are also very helpful contact people. In my eyes, the VAC program was the best program I’ve ever done. You offer great activities and create moments that will last forever. I’m gonna miss you :'( 

I also liked that every week was a different activity. The best was at GAPA!! 🙂