I found the company website easy to navigate and very informative. It was great to read the testimonials and hear that they had a great experience. The service staff were excellent. If and when I had any queries I received a reply mostly within 24 hours.

I very much enjoyed working at the school. It was an amazing experience and one that I will never forget and hope to repeat.

Accommodation and meals were good – perhaps just make it clear that not all the bedding is provided and only hand washing is possible (of clothes etc).

The In-country staff were excellent. The children are the highlight of my trip. I will definitely recommend this program. Keep up the wonderful job you are doing.

I really liked all the areas on the website it is well organized and have all the information you need. The pre-departure booklet was also very helpful it has good recommendations and informations that you need to to know and the staff was very quick answering all the questions.

I really enjoyed my placement the children were awesome very kind cheerful and respectful. The accommodation was good and the meals were always delicious.

All the staff was very helpful the whole time. It was a great experience it did fulfil my expectations. I would love to do it again sometime.

I liked the personalized trip page on the website because I found it very easy to use and appreciated all the steps laid out for me. I thought it was very thorough and useful.
It was a bit difficult to communicate with the service staff due to time differences.

I really enjoyed working with all the children and staff at my placement. The children were absolutely adorable and greeted me everyday with hugs and affection. I also grew very close with the teacher I was working with and found the staff overall very welcoming and appreciative.

At first it was not clear that the school necessarily needed help but it turned out that many of the students actually came from poor townships and really appreciated the attention and affection given by the volunteers. I feel my experience was very worthwhile and only wish I could have stayed longer.

The accommodation was fantastic. The Sea Point house was cleaned every single day and always felt comfortable and homey. I felt that the meals provided could have been a bit better considering how cheap everything is in South Africa is.

The local staff was amazing! We were given a very thorough orientation which helped prepare me for the rest of my trip. Our hostel manager Kevin was always available to assist with anything we needed and made sure our tours were booked taxis arrived and that we were comfortable at home and at our projects. He played such an integral role in the house dynamic and definitely contributed to my unforgettable experience!

The highlight of my volunteering experience was how open and appreciative the children and staff were to the volunteers. The children showed me so much affection from day one and always made the work so enjoyable. The highlight of my whole trip was having the opportunity to live with and make friends from all over the world. I will always carry with me all the amazing memories from this trip.

During one of my tours I met someone volunteering through a different organization that worked in the townships and poorer areas of South Africa. I think a project like this would be very valuable and allow volunteers to have a more direct impact on the people and communities they work with.

I am from Peru however I moved to US in 2001 and I currently live in Irvine California. I am 38 years old. I am currently working for Deloitte Tax LLP as a Tax Manager. While I love my work at Deloitte I always had the passion for teaching specially little kids. As a result I made the decision to take few months off from work and do a Sabbatical Program. I have been volunteering for 4 months in various countries and my last program was here in Shanghai. I volunteered at Creativity Kindergarten for 6 weeks. This was the most amazing experience I have ever had in live. I enjoyed teaching the kids at Kindergarten. They are about 4 to 5 years old. The kids were very sweet and I was able to get their love very quick. While I did not have the skills to teach I truly believe that love for kids make you do amazing things. We had fun with the kids learning English and singing together. I am very grateful for this experience and the names of the kids are sealed in my heart forever.

I also enjoyed my stay in Shanghai I love the food the sightseeings and I also enjoyed meeting people from other countries/cultures. We had a good time at the flat and also taking the subway together. Those memories are also in my heart now. And because I love Shanghai so much I am planning to volunteer next year again.

Lastly I have to thank the organization in Shanghai I feel they are my friends now and I want to keep in touch with them. Jane Athenna Summer Angel in Shanghai they were so nice to me and they helped me to have a great experience here in Shanghai. I will miss them but I know we have built a great friendship that will remain even we are so far from each other.

I don’t want to say bye to Shanghai because I know I will come back in the near future. As a result I will say only “ SEE YOU SOON”. SHANGHAI YOU HAVE CHANGED MY LIFE!!!!!

The website was easy to use for the most part. The pre-departure booklet was useful maybe a reminder to pack light and to pick up small toiletries. Also info about staying abroad or going earlier. Information from previous groups and what they commonly did would have been helpful also.

I really should have asked more questions before but the staff did a great job in answering what I did ask. I totally enjoyed my placement. I really enjoyed the experience but I expected and hoped to do a lot more work. I really wanted to remember a difference that I made whether it was plowing all day or really affecting a curriculum.

I really liked the accommodation for the most part but I wish there was more info like there won't be elevators available. Also an idea on what food spending would be like. The in-country staff ?was very nice. Working at ?The elephant village was the highlight of my trip.

You can also watch my review video here – VolSol is Thai for ‘life change’

The website is very easy to navigate organized in a logical way and Included a lot of helpful information. The Pre-departure booklet was very helpful. Again I think more information about the specific placements would be useful. I also think a bit more information on what to pack would be nice. The service staff were very good very responsive and helpful.

I enjoyed my placement very much and I felt like I was doing real work and made a real contribution. I learned a lot myself as well. My efforst are definitely appreciated. Everyone at the project was very appreciative and supportive. I thought the trip overall was an excellent experience.

Accommodation was fine. It was not the most comfortable but I made do fine. I think again that some additional pre-departure information would be helpful. For example my house didn't have toilet paper. I would not have minded packing that myself I just had no idea that toilet paper would not be supplied to me. I liked the food there.

The incountry support staff were excellent very friendly helpful and professional. The highlight of my trip was learning about Moroccan and North African culture and the struggles it faces.

Overall a great trip. Very happy with my experience. Hope to do it again.

At the first the placement was a challenge so many kids playing around but once you adapt was a very fulfilling activity. I felt my efforts get appreciated and I had a great experience because there are so many kids and just one teacher so they are always in need of our help. My host family accommodation and meals were great. The in-country support staff and coordinators were good. The highlight of my volunteering experience was the second week when I felt that the kids were happy when I stayed with them the smiles on their faces was an amazing feeling. So after two weeks in Cusco I feel peace and harmony in my heart I am so happy.

I found the website very easy to use. The design is aesthetically pleasing and appears professional. Payment sale is also clear and concise.

Pre– departure booklet was helpful and has a lot of useful information. I was confused initially about arrival/starting dates but this section has already been edited and is now clearer. I was also confused about the amount of info on the orphanage position in the booklet. As I was not in the placement I was helping to get more info on my own volunteering placement. any questions I had were answered promptly via email.

I have thoroughly enjoyed the placement the staff at clinic was very welcoming and excited to work with me. All the physicians that I worked with were genuinely excited to have me and eager to share their experiences in the medical field in India. The patients were also open to my presence in the clinic.

Accommodation was clean and comfortable very convenient location for my placement.

The staff is very attentive and obviously care very much that the volunteers have a fun fulfilling and safe volunteering experience. Highlight has been exploring Delhi with fellow volunteers! Lot of delicious food beautiful sights to see and an amazing rich culture to experience. Volunteers in the healthcare placement are from a variety of different backgrounds – nurses doctors medical students enjoyed meeting them too.

This is the most incredible experience of my life and I am thankful to Volunteering Solutions for making this even better for us by guiding us at every step. I feel like the luckiest girl in the whole world. I spent the last two weeks with the most amazing people and children. I really enjoyed teaching the children and made many little friends in the orphanage school. I love being with the children and I will come again for them. This was by far the best decision I could have made to come to South Africa and volunteer. I will cherish these friendships forever.

On the weekend I took a safari trip which included elephant interaction and lion walking. I also took the helicopter tour of the Cape Town city and the views are amazing and beyond imagination. I have volunteered with one of my best friends so we did Skydiving and Sharkcage diving together and for that you have to watch this video of my life changing journey to South Africa hope you all like it.

Thanks for all the memories South Africa. I will treasure this experience always and remember each of these smiles for a lifetime.

I had an absolutely amazing time on the Thailand summer special beginning June 25th. The entire group absolutely adored our tour guides. Both of them did an amazing job the entire trip helping us adjust to the culture shock of Thailand and helping us learn and submerge ourselves in the culture.All of the VOLSOL staff here have been amazing and have really helped us get the full Thai experience.

It’s difficult to include everything here so I have shared all my Thailand story on my personal blog.

I liked the login system which had a personalised account for you telling you exactly what you had completed and what you need to do. The website was very clear and simple

I had very good communication before and during the programme. Pre-departure information answered all my questions.I thoroughly enjoyed my time volunteering at the women’s Hospital. Everyone was so friendly and welcoming and I have learnt so much about healthcare in India and about myself!

The volunteer house is perfect for what I needed and it is located in such beautiful surroundings. The food was authentic Indian and delicious. Our In-country coordinator Bobby and Amit were very helpful and organised as well as being very friendly and accommodating.

I have had so many highlights in this trip I cannot specify the best from delivering babies making new friends visiting temples and sitting around the campfire every night my whole stay has been incredible.

I will definitely recommend this programme and organisation. In a heartbeat I will say yes for it!

Thank you so much to all of the organisers and coordinators – I have had a truly wonderful time!

I really like the website it is well designed and we know exactly what we have to do and what left. Pre-departure booklet is also very nice. It has every information that was needed for our preperation. Support staff Sahil is nice and help us for any of our requires.

Our placement was so nice. The elephant camp is a peaceful place with so many nice people. I couldn't imagine it’s going to be this awesome. I learn a lot about my self and the Thai culture.

Accommodation is really good we had a room for 4 with a lot of space. We had one bathroom to share and a kitchen to share too. There were some snack provided and lots of things to eat so it was really nice.

The in-country support staff were so helpfull and nice. They are a really good team they are always there to help us in any situations. They help us to plan our trip to discover Thailand. They try to know more about us and it was a really good thing to meet them.

The highlight of my trip is being with elephants and meeting thai people. It's an amazing experience that I really want to do again. I will never forget it. Thank you so much.

Information is easy to find on website and it looks very nice with all the pictures. Predeparture booklet is very helpful. Good information on the country. Support staff were very good always reply back very quickly no matter what your question or request is.

I loved my placement. The kids were so much fun and the staff was really nice and helpful. I think the kids were very excited about us volunteers being there. And the staff at the project definitely appreciated us being there. Because they had more time to plan the lessons someone was there to do the yard work (they wouldn't be able to do all that on their own).

Our accommodation was nice and clean. In a nice neighborhood. There was no food provided but there were are lot of really cheap and delicious places to eat traditional food close to the accommodation.

The staff was always trying their best to help you with any problems you had. Helped us book weekend trips and even helped me change to a different project (elephant village) for my last week. The staff was also always friendly and helpful.

I miss being at the elephant village and playing with the kids in the project. Keep up the good work!

I liked that the site was user friendly and it was easy to find information about certain areas and programs. I thought the Pre Departure booklet had a lot of good information. Staff were very helpful in answering my questions and helping me prepare.

I did enjoy my placement very much. I do feel that my experience was worthwhile and efforts were appreciated. The accomodations were very nice and well kept and the meals were very good. Everyone was very helpful. Joe (Country Coordinator) was good about answering questions and helping work things out when there was uncertainty about anything.

I think one of the best parts was just meeting so many people from all over the world but I of course loved working with the children also as well as going on Safari.

The Pre-Departure Information was good. Some very useful information and it helped to become used to the project.

I really liked the project and it was so much fun working with the children and other Ghanaians. The training was always good and my players were so nice to me. It was fun to work with them. The placement was very nice too. The people made it easy to feel welcome and to have a great time.

I really enjoyed the time and I made so many good experiences. I am really happy that I came to Ghana and worked in the project. I have the feeling that the children and the other people liked my work and I am sure they appreciated it.

The accommodation was good. I did not have any expectations so it was easy to feel good. In the room I shared with another volunteer there was only a bed but for me it was not a problem. The meals were good I got lots of our common food like rice or noodles but I always was invited to try the local food.

The in-country staff was very friendly and helped at the beginning. If I had a problem I could always tell him and he gave his best to help me. It was always funny with him as well.

The training with the children was so great. In my last week we had an exciting match against a very good team but finally we were able to win the match. That was a really good feeling. It showed me that my work was of avail and my players and me reached something together.

Ghanaian people are so nice and helpful. You should just greet them and be kind and they will like you. For the children you are like a star. They always shout when they see you and always want a high-five or play with you. People who like children will feel very well in Ghana. If you want to go to Ghana you don't need to be afraid. There are always people helping you and the medical supply is very good too. I am really happy that I came to Ghana and hopefully I can go there again.

I like the tracker system on the website which gave you a countdown until the start of your program.I have received my pre-departure booklet just on completing the online sign up process and I find it really informative.

I volunteered in Delhi with Volunteering Solutions in July for two weeks. Obviously I was very nervous before I arrived as I'd never been to a foreign country before on my own. but upon arrival I was met with a smile at the airport and was driven straight to the accommodation.

The staff and hosts at VolSol made us feel incredibly safe and comfortable and they were very welcoming. The volunteering experience was incredibly rewarding. Working with the kids and learning about their backgrounds is a very eye-opening experience and has made me eager to volunteer again some time soon.

If given the option I'd also recommend going on the weekend excursions that VolSol offers to its volunteers. I opted to take the weekend trip to Jaipur and Agra which was an unforgettable experience.

My placement was very enjoyable. The kids were fantastic and the placement was very organised with dedicated staff. The accommodation was fantastic and I really enjoyed the meals. The in-country staff was very organised dedicated and helpful.

I really enjoyed volunteering with the kids but also trip to Jaipur and Agra particularly the Amber fort and Elephant ride. Overall I would highly recommend Volunteering Solutions and I will certainly be volunteering with them again some time in the near future!

I like the whole website because the structure of the website is very well so it is easy to find everything as quick as possible. All in all the pre-departure booklet was helpful. I got many information about the country and the culture.

I completely enjoyed my placement if I had the time I would have extend for 2 more months. And I find my experience worthwhile because I can speak Nepali I had the opportunity to translate in Nepali when the children did not understand me.

I was happy with the accommodation and with the meals. In-country staff support was very well.

Actually every day was an highlight. But they were two special highlights. One was that we were allowed to take the children from the orphanage out from their hostel and we went to garden of dreams in Kathmandu. It was a lot of fun especially for the children because they are never allowed to go out from their hostel. The other special highlight was my farewell. The children and me were really sad because I enjoyed to be with the children and it was nice for them to have a volunteer who can speaks Nepali for them.

I liked that the countries that I could volunteer in were shown very clearly on the website. The volunteer programs were described very specifically.

The pre-departure was very useful after reading it I did not need to read any guides. The service staff answered all my questions and the replies came very quick.

I loved my volunteer project! I get to meet amazing children and help them in their studies. We also had a lot of fun because we played games.

The accommodation conditions were very good. There was always drinking water available. Meals were delicious. There were 3 meals and every time you could eat as much as you liked.

The highlights of my trip are – Teaching English to the kids by singing with them and playing memory games. Meeting all the other volunteers and making friends with them. Exploring Kathmandu city all the tourist places but not only sights.

I will definitely recommend this program and organization to others.

I find the website organized easy to navigate and appealing. The pre – departure booklet was very helpful and gave good and relevant information about Nepal. Service and staff was nice.

I did enjoy working at my project and I am glad that I was able to switch hospital to a closer one and one that better fit my interests. I would have enjoyed it more if the work been more hands-on than observational.

The accommodation was comfortable and good location even given that it was out of the city center. Food was good and plenty for all volunteers. It would be nice to have a group cooking class to make traditional Nepali food altogether.

The highlight of volunteering trip was the interaction with the hospital staff and seeing a wide range of cases and how different the hospitals are here. The highlight of my trip was travelling on the weekends and bungy jumping.

I will recommend the program by informing that the work is more observational than hands-on.

The area 'account' with all the information and instructions about my personal trip is my favorite on the website. The staff responses are efficient and punctual.

I enjoyed working with the children and I felt that they enjoyed my company too. The accommodation was very good but the meals were small.

The in-country support staff was excellent. I'm so glad to have done this experience It was really really worth it.