What areas did you like about our website?
Information was easy to find.

How did you find the pre departure booklet given to you and the service of the staff in regards to answering your questions and helping you prepare?
Information was helpful.

Did you enjoy working at your project / placement?
The work at my project was inspiring and educational. The staff were helpful and nice.

Accommodation and meals
The hostel was nice and clean.Food was varied and good. The location of the accommodation was very good and within walking distance to the town.

Coordinator
The coordinator was helpful and considerate. We had weekly meetings with him at the accommodations where he asked us about our stay and project work.

What was the highlight of your volunteering experience and your trip?
I liked meeting new people. The project I was working at was really rewarding.

Would you recommend this program and our organization to others? yes/no
YES. I had only positive experiences on this trip.

Did you enjoy working at your project / placement?
I enjoyed working at my placement. I found the kids and the company very welcoming.

Accommodation and meals
The accommodation was comfortable clean and peaceful. The meals were very tasty and healthy.

What was the highlight of your volunteering experience and your trip?
The highlight of my volunteering experience was doing the placement in the nursery class at Sirius School.

Would you recommend this program and our organization to others? yes/no
YES I would recommend this program and the organization to other people. I would also consider doing another placement with the same organization.

Any comments and suggestions
Great Program.

What areas did you like about our website?
Easy to use and the pictures on the site.

How did you find the pre departure booklet given to you and the service of the staff in regards to answering your questions and helping you prepare?
The staff answered all my questions very quickly.

Did you enjoy working at your project / placement?
Yes. I worked at a local school.The staff and the students were very welcoming. I got to be included in the community since the school was very near to the house.

Accommodation and meals
The house was very clean and safe.Uma treated us like a family and helped me have a great experience.The meals were traditional Nepalese dishes - a great way to experience Nepal\' s culture.

What was the highlight of your volunteering experience and your trip?
Working in the community and building relationships with the teachers and students.

Any comments and suggestions
I had a wonderful time in Nepal. The people culture and lifestyle are great.

What areas did you like about our website?
The website provided very useful information about the different places and details of types of projects taking place in different countries. I am generally pleased with the website as a whole.

Any recommendations to improve the website
Maybe the setup and organization. Sometimes it was hard to find certain detailed information about the placements. It would be nice to look at more detailed feedbacks as well. But no pressure.

How did you find the pre departure booklet given to you and the service of the staff in regards to answering your questions and helping you prepare?
The Pre Departure Booklet was good and the staff were all so helpful.

Did you enjoy working at your project / placement?
Very Much . People were very friendly and considerate. It was almost like a new family to me and and i enjoyed the stay here very much.

Accommodation and meals
Everything was well provided for. The food was nice healthy and with variety. The room was comfy enough and i didn' t need to ask for anything more at all.

What was the highlight of your volunteering experience and your trip?
The Festival time was starting in Nepal so i got to see how people live and celebrate their festivals and of course i got to look around their religious and historical sites which were all so wonderful.

Would you recommend this program and our organization to others? yes/no
YES I think Volunteering Solutions has good connections and knows how to really prepare their volunteers for trips abroad.

Any comments and suggestions
The experience in general was lovely and i will never forget it. Even a week away from my departure i cant seem to even think about leaving everyone behind. It was a truly memorable experience and i thank Volunteering Solutions for preparing me for this.

Did you enjoy working at your project / placement?
Yes I enjoyed working at the orphanage very much.

Accommodation and meals
The meals were incredible nice and the accommodation was perfect.

What was the highlight of your volunteering experience and your trip?
I loved it so much when I was with the kids.

Would you recommend this program and our organization to others? yes/no
YES because it is really interesting. You will be doing something that you will never forget in your life.

Pre Departure
Great - Prompt reply to my enquiries by email with helpful information. The information booklets were also very useful and comforting.

Arrival / Airport Pickup
Really good. I was picked up as I arrived. Anica and Raphael explained everything and I immediately felt comfortable and happy. This was a brilliant start to an amazing month in Cambodia.

Project Placement
The Orphanage was fantastic. The children were amazing and so happy all the time. I really enjoyed my month here and will really miss everyone. I felt this orphanage in particular really needed and valued help from volunteers as they do not have much staff.

Host Family and Meals
This was great. The house was very nice and had everything that I needed. The family were wonderful and very accommodating. I enjoyed the food a lot too and there was always plenty of it. I think staying with a family made it much easier and more enjoyable than if I had stayed in an apartment or a hotel.

Coordinator
EXCELLENT ! Both Anica and Raphael made my experience enjoyable. Without them it wouldn' t have been half as good as it has been.

Would you recommend this program and our organization to others? yes/no
YES!

I would like to thank Volunteering Solutions who helped to organize the trip for me. The website was very helpful and easy to find what i was aiming to do. Separate thank you to the family who took care of me from the beginning to the end with whom I felt absolutely secure in the new place and whom I am enormously missing now. In the pink Sri Lankan house i truly felt like at home.

Volunteering enriched understanding of the real values in my life and I believe it changed me for a better person. I will be keeping in my heart all the kids i was taking care of at the orphanage and pray they have a bright future.
I will definitely come back to do something similar and recommend it to everyone. Thank You..

Pre Departure
It was easy to get in touch and the whole communication process was very effective. What i liked most of all is the VS website. It was user friendly easy to navigate and to choose the programs.

Arrival / Airport Pick Up
There were no problems with the arrival and airport pick up. I was picked up by Anica and delivered straight to my host family.

Project Placement
The Orphanage i was placed to was very well organized with many teachers and other volunteers and my impression was that they don' t need any additional help. However timing of my stay was too short to switch to another orphanage and in the end it was great to teach some English and to play with the kids.

Host Family and Meals
EXCELLENT ! The hospitality and warmth of my host family and delicious Khmer food they were giving to me is one of the reasons why I want to come back to Cambodia..

Coordinator
The coordinators were great. I appreciate their support and was happy to meet them in Phnom Penh.

Would you recommend this program and our organization to others? yes/no
YES

What areas did you like about our website?
It was very organized and informative. It gave feedback from other volunteers and contact information. I also liked how it broke down expenses so i knew exactly where my money was going.

How did you find the pre departure booklet given to you and the service of the staff in regards to answering your questions and helping you prepare?
It was very helpful and if i had any questions they were answered immediately.

Did you enjoy working at your project / placement?
Yes I did.

Accommodation and meals
The houses I stayed at had everything I needed and everyone was very welcoming. I did not like the local food first so my hosts went out of their way to find or prepare food that I liked.

Coordinator
Fred was very helpful and assisted me with any problems I had. I appreciated that the organization headquarters contacted me to make sure everything was okay.

Would you recommend this program and our organization to others? yes/no
Yes!

Pre Departure
We decided to do the volunteering at very short notice the email and phone support I got was excellent to sort it all out before we arrived.

Arrival and Airport Pickup
No problems! we were greeted by the coordinator at the bus station and brought to the host family for introductions any questions we had were sorted out and very good introduction sorting out transport for us for first few days until we sorted ourselves with some bikes.

Did you enjoy working at your project / placement?
Really enjoyed working in the Orphanage I would have liked to have more time but we could only manage a few weeks. Was more than we expected and was tough/sad leaving at the end. Orphanage works really well it seems very well organized and all the staff were admirable.

Host Family Accommodation and meals
Family were excellent very friendly and really good to us. Food was really good we never went hungry and didn' t want to leave it behind. They taught us the names of loads of the food/fruits so we could get them ourselves after we left Phnom Penh.

Coordinator
The coordinator helped us with everything and always just a phone call away. Sadly it rained during our city tour bus was still very useful to get an idea of the city layout and to get our bearings.

Would you recommend this program and our organization to others? yes/no
YES

Pre Departure Information and Support
All the questions were answered very clearly. I didn' t have to wait even for a day for a reply. It was quick and clear. All the information about my program were clearly laid out.

Arrival / Airport pickup
Pickup was right on time. I didn' t have to do any searching for my volunteer coordinator. It made me feel as they really care about me and my safety.

Placement / Volunteer Project
I really enjoyed my placement. I learnt so much from these kids that I couldn' t have learned from others. I would definitely like to come back and spend more time with the kids. I got everything that I planned to do from this program.

Accommodation and meals
Meals were absolutely amazing. It made me feel as if I am at home. All my needs were fulfilled.

Coordinator
Rajiv was very helpful. Without him I would be lost in Delhi. He helped me out in every possible way.

Would you recommend this program and our organization to others? yes/no
Yes

Pre-departure Information and Support
The Pre departure Information sent online was very helpful and covered a lot of information. All of my emails before I left were answered very quickly and thoroughly.

Arrival / Airport Pickup
No problems at all. It was easy to find someone with a sign with your name on it.

Placement / Volunteer Project
The placement/project has been great. The project staff have been very nice and have given me many options of things that I can do. They do great work in the village and I am learning a lot from them.

Home stay / Host family and Meals
The host family has been absolutely amazing. They treat me like I\' m part of their family and always make sure that I am comfortable. The meals are more than perfect. They always make breakfast a packed lunch dinner and plenty of tea for me.

Coordinator
I have had a very easy time keeping in contact and always get my questions and worries answered. Things run very smoothly and efficiently.

Would you recommend this program and our organization to others? yes/no
YES!

Pre Departure
Volunteering Solutions was very thorough and communicative before my departure. They answered my questions quickly and made sure I had all I needed for my trip. They made sure I was safe and knowledgeable very good.

Arrival and Airport Pickup
My arrival went very smoothly. I found my coordinator right away as he was holding a sign with my name on it and we talked as we rode in his van. He made me feel comfortable and welcome.

Placement and Volunteer Project
I began by teaching English to monks but decided to switch to teaching school children in a local village. I loved teaching the kids and talking with their parents and felt welcomed into the community. While in school I had the kids study grammar vocabulary and geography and we would finish by playing games and singing songs.

Host family and meals
My host family was wonderful. The family was very warm and kind. I was very well looked after. The house is very comfortable and has a good location in relationship to temples schools and the town. The food was wonderful and always available.

Would you recommend this program to future volunteers ?
YES!!

Pre Departure
Very prompt with replies gave good Pre departure information.

Arrival / Airport Pickup
No problems.. Very Helpful

Placement and Volunteer Project
Beautiful kids. Very hard to say good bye ! Very appreciative. We are very happy with the placement.

Host family and meals
The family was very nice and hospitable. Meals were very good and the food was well catered to our vegetarian requirements.

Coordinator
Very Helpful and resourceful

Would you recommend this program and our organization to others? yes/no
YES!!

Orientation and Hindi Language Classes
The history lesson as well as Hindi Language classes were very exceptional as well as informative. The Hindi classes were very practical and allowed me to travel throughout Delhi very efficiently.

Food/ Welcome Dinner / Accommodation
The food was very much to my liking. The meals were on time and enough to satisfy my appetite. The welcome dinner was a choice of mine which made the experience all the better. My one week stay there was very comfortable and safe. I did not hesitate for a moment about the entire setup and as a result my host family earned my complete trust.

Your experience visiting the different historical sites and places of interest in Delhi
Delhi has proved to be a very attractive city to me. The beautiful architecture as well as the many markets have all left an imprint in my memory. I will never forget this stay.

Coordinator
The coordinator has been very accommodating and have many a times gone out of there way to make me comfortable. I will never forget Mr. Rajiv' s vast amount of knowledge that he shed to me within my few days. Their hospitality is unmatched.

Would you recommend the Orientation week to future volunteers ?
Absolutely. No Question about it.

What areas did you like about our website?
I liked the idea of how the guidelines are informative. The information is structured well enough for incoming volunteers. Also the pictures and videos.

How did you find the pre departure booklet given to you and the service of the staff in regards to answering your questions and helping you prepare?
It was easily sent by an email before the departure along with a link.

Did you enjoy working at your project / placement?
It was my pleasure to work with street children in Delhi. I had an absolutely amazing time by teaching and playing with the kids.

Accommodation and meals
The living facility was warm and cozy with neatness. It was well organized and even the food was delicious. Breakfast and dinner were served on time and you can learn some Indian cooking as well !

What was the highlight of your volunteering experience and your trip?
The trip to zoo with kids and taking them to park for activities. My trip to Taj Mahal with the coordinator was also a rewarding experience. Overall helping the kids will broaden my experience.

Would you recommend this program and our organization to others? yes/no
Yes because the program has coordinators that explain and show you the best parts of Delhi.

Coordinator and staff
The Coordinator was very helpful and filled with enthusiasm to help the volunteers. More importantly always greeting and suggesting places to visit and with the taste of food. The staff was very supportive and ready to fulfill your necessities.

Any comments and suggestions
The program is running fantastically. I was fortunate enough to be a part of Volunteering Solutions.

Orientation and Hindi Language class
Hindi and cultural lessons with the coordinator were wonderful. We were able to gain knowledge through his personal experiences and ask any questions we wanted. It gave me a great background knowledge of the customs here in India.

Accommodation / Food
The accommodation has been over and above what I expected. Rajiv and Priya are so warm and helpful. We get delicious meals which have been specifically designed to keep us away from getting sick.

Your experience of visiting the different historical sites and places of interest in Delhi
I usually hate sightseeing because going on tours can be so annoying but the the coordinator knows where to go when to go gives us a background of where we are going and it is a wonderful experience.

Coordinator and Staff
The staff is so helpful welcoming and kind. I couldn' t be happier.

Would you recommend the Orientation week to future volunteers ?
Definitely especially if you are staying in Delhi you will feel more comfortable.

What areas did you like about our website?
-Well set out and easy to understand
-Lots of information about each program
-Good pictures to show as what it will be like but you can add more pictures

How did you find the pre departure booklet given to you and the service of the staff in regards to answering your questions and helping you prepare?
Booklet was very useful and provided all important information nothing appeared to be missing. Service staff were helpful in answering questions but can improve the response time.

Did you enjoy working at your project / placement?
Yes it was an extremely enjoyable and life changing experience. I felt very welcome and felt like I have made a difference in helping the young children.

Accommodation and meals
Meals were fine. The coordinator Frederick ensured I did not eat raw local food and as a result I was not sick. Accommodation was good well fed every morning and evening and provided nice room to sleep.

What was the highlight of your volunteering experience and your trip ?
Highlight was seeing the smile on people\' s faces when you help them in any way. Teaching the children was a highlight and also the send off party in the village at night.

Would you recommend this program and our organization to others? yes/no
Yes Of Course I will be recommending this program to anyone interested in traveling.

Any comments and suggestions
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to volunteer here and experience amazing things.

What areas did you like about our website?
-Photos
-Blogs from Previous volunteers
-Testimonials
-Volunteer portal for pdf files

How did you find the pre departure booklet given to you and the service of the staff in regards to answering your questions and helping you prepare?
The staff were very helpful in getting back to emails and answering the questions.

Did you enjoy working at your project / placement?
Yes the placement was very organized and the children and staff were very friendly and accommodating. The children were very keen to learn which made for a fulfilling experience.

Accommodation and meals
Definitely above expectations - The family was very friendly and helpful. They made us feel at home and the accommodation and meals were great.

Coordinator
Orientation social activities and city tour were helpful. Coordinator was accessible and helpful.

What was the highlight of your volunteering experience and your trip?
Getting amongst a school and understanding the context of these children and their former lives through home stay and traveling made teaching an easier process.

Would you recommend this program and our organization to others? yes/no
YES the Program the facilitation of everything and transition of teaching was fantastic. This is a truly rewarding experience.

What areas did you like about our website?
Past Volunteer Stories and email system

How did you find the pre departure booklet given to you and the service of the staff in regards to answering your questions and helping you prepare?
Very Good. I felt we were well informed and could ask any questions

Did you enjoy working at your project / placement?
Definitely. It was the most amazing experience. 3 weeks was too short though !

Accommodation and meals
Absolutely no complaints. Very well taken care of by the host family.

Coordinator
The coordinator was always very friendly and helpful. Made us feel welcome.

What was the highlight of your volunteering experience and your trip?
It was a unique experience to teach but I loved playing with the kids too ! The river cruise was lovely and meeting the other volunteers was great.

Would you recommend this program and our organization to others? yes/no
YES The whole thing went very smoothly.