Everyone on the trip was great. The experience was even better. Came to the trip as a stranger and left with bonds stronger enough to call each other family. My tour guide Aum was amazing, she knew how to keep everyone happy and knew everything. She’s amazing. Overall a great trip and would recommend it to everyone.

I had an amazing experience with the medical internship in Palampur, India. The volsol staff was welcoming and friendly, and we had a wonderful time. I would highly recommend doing the culture and orientation week, we were able to see so many amazing temples and monuments in Delhi.

To make this better, i think there should be organized activites, events or sightseeing after work in the evenings. Otherwise it is very easy and tempting to not do anything and just stay at the house.

Amazing experience, I made some wonderful memories and met some incredible people! Bring more money than you think you'll need, and lots of books to read and things to do as you will have more down time than anticipated.

I found ny experience with Volunteering Solutions as a whole very positive. The booking process was smooth and very simple- the team were quick to respond to queries and always very helpful.

Once arrived in Delhi, the pick up process was again very simple and our guide wqs easy to find.

The accomodation was fantastic and Rajiv a very helpful host. The apartment was very clean and spacious- my only request would be to include a clearer list in the pre-departure pack of what we need to bring i.e. toilet paper, duvet/bedsheet, this was never explained. Other than this I found the living quarters extremely pleasant. The food each day was wonderful and very prompt.

It was great to have a guide drive us to our children’s centre on the first day to introduce us to the centre team and show us the journey. The centre was a great experience and I really enjoyed meeting all the children, the staff were really supportive at helping us understand how we can help the children with basic maths, English and basic life skills.

During the orientation session, it wqs helpful to have a guide of which sites we should visit when in Delhi, making the most of our evenings once finishing at the centres at 4pm.

I would like to thank Volunteering Solutions, Rajiv and his family for making my experience so fulfulling and comfortable- Ive really enjoyed my time here and will definitely be returning.

Easy to apply and manage, plenty of choices of destinations and types of volunteering , loved the flexibility on length and dates too. 100% recommended!
Felix

The elephant camp project was everything I hoped for. Great staff. Amazing program

It was an amazing experience. I have learned and had fun as well. All the staff in the clinic were so friendly and welcoming and many thanks to sister Gavor.
If I come to Cape Town again I would definitely do it again.

Everyone was so friendly and accommodating, the house and food were great and very conveniently located for exploring! The program was fun but a little different than I expected. I thought I would be shadowing doctors and getting to enter the OR, but when we asked why we weren’t the hospital staff said we weren't qualified and got mad at us for asking. I still enjoyed the program but was expecting more medical experience than playing with children.

Had an amazing experience and would easily take place in this again. The people were wonderful and accommodating. However, I wish we got a detailed itinerary with our travel and housing accommodation prior to the trip instead of just before each new section.

The living situation was very good. I was very impressed with the meals and the transportation. I would highly recommend this program.

I’ve been a month at Tamale, Ghana, and I can certainly attest this was a life changing experience. For those who might feel it is an unsafe country, it’s not. Numbers actually tell Ghana in the safest country in west-Africa and I could see that with my own eyes. As a really religious but also welcoming different beliefs people, Ghanaians are always sweet and they make everything in their power to make you feel at home. Starting from the amazing family that coordinates the football’s project by Fredrick Addai. A humble and wise man that will always be by your side and recommend you the best places to visit. The weather is certainly HOT, but there’s an AC in volunteer bedroom that will make life easier. From the program itself, you’ll find adorable and respectful kids that are ready to learn at anytime. If you do enjoy football be certain that you’ll be welcomed with infinite chats about the beautiful game. It opens the door for even meaningful conversations about life goals and how life is outside Africa. So, if you do like football, kids and helping the others, Ghana is for sure the right place for you to live a real Africa experience. You can see some of my own experience and connect with me anytime by following me on Instagram: @football.changes.br. Hope to see you soon!

Loved working with the children of the township and the vision of the project.

Volunteer in Kenya was the best and greatest experience of my Life!!!

Feedback is in Facebook!!! Very extense comment.
I think you should include more women to the staff, you can also contribute to the change in patriarcal India.

Kisses!

Hello

My friend Angela and i were in Kathmandu for two weeks. We worked at the Orphanage Bal Mandir. Our contact in Kathmandu was Uma. She was really kind although it sometimes seemed like she didn't really care about us or how it was going at work. The didn't even do the Feedback video with us, she let her son record it. At our first day the taxi dropped us at the orphanage and no one told us what to do or where we should work. The women there couldn't speak english, we felt a bit lost at our first day. I think this should really be better organised for the volunteers because we really felt like we're not needed there, there was no appreciation. After the first week 2 other volunteers came and they also didn't know what to do so they came with us. One of the teachers was really mad because there were too many volunteers in her classroom so she wasn't talking to us and she was not friendly at all. The orthers were happy with us though. If it would be better organised with where or what the volunteers should work these complications wouldn't exist...Also we weren't able to see the whole orphanage because Uma said we're not allowed to see everything. But I think if we work there and maybe want to raise money afterwards for the orphanage we should have the opportunity to see the whole place.

The Trips to Pokhara, Bhaktapur and Nagarkot were really well organised and we enjoyed it a lot.

The food at Uma's house was good, although we ate the same food almost every day but it was okay. The accommodation was also good, it was a bit sad that there is no space to hang out with other volunteers and also outside were no chairs or tables where we could spend time together.

All in all it was an amazing experience to work at the orphanage, the kids were adorable and the people were kindhearted.

What we would like to know is, where our money went that we paid to volunteer solutions. Was it all for food and accomodation or did some of the money go to the orphanage?

Thanks for everything.

Kind regards
Michelle Helfenstein

Good experience....incredible culture and people
Is possible I come back next year :)
Thank very much

Had an amazing experience of volunteering at the childcare center in Kenya. It was beautiful to spend time with the kids, know more about their stories of life from the house mothers and also, helping them out in their daily chores. The accommodation was great and Joe & Paul were really helpful and friendly.

Program was very educational. Would appreciate better if there was more hands-on work as advertised because it was very observational and sometimes it can be hard to get engaged and participate in active learning. Language barrier was obstructive in learning process and not all doctors will explain and willingly explain everything thoroughly but overall very good experience, but definitely have room for improvement!

It was the best decision I have ever made! To spend a month in Thailand, in a beautiful country with people so genuine and welcoming was incredible. Plus, Thai food is so good...! It was hard to deal with the heat during the day and night, but it was so worth it!! I recommend it for sure. I loved to teach English to young children, they were all very sweet.Thank you for this unforgettable month that I will be able to share with my children one day!