My time in Sri Lanka was great!
I was picked up from the airport and brought straight to the Aasha house in unawatuna. The Aasha house is where all volunteers live. It's a big Villa with a pool, a garden and terraces with a great view of the sea. I immediately felt at home here! All volunteers were somehow always in a good mood and there was always a very pleasant atmosphere. I made many new friends and never felt alone. The turtle project was great fun too. You work closely with the turtles and see what a difference you can make. The whole organization works very well and the trips on the weekends are always varied and interesting. My highlight: the elephant safari 😍.
Coming to Sri Lanka to the Aasha house yu was definitely the right decision :)
I'll be back!

The experience was all around great!! We chose the two week special in Thailand. We loved our time at Happy Elephant Home. The people were amazing, the food was amazing, and the views were amazing! Everything ran super smoothly and there was not a time where I didn’t feel safe! Highly recommend!!

Volunteer Solutions are very knowledgeable and great to work with. I highly recommend them.

I volunteered in Cambodia for 8 weeks with VolSol in Phnom Penh's childcare program. The location I worked at was the orphanage Bright Hope Cambodia. I will state quite plainly that my experience was very fulfilling. I built so many long-lasting connections here that I am simply compelled to return in the future, and I have VolSol to thank for this.
For all those young intrepids reading this, I urge you strongly to throw all your expectations out the window. There are times to extricate yourself from a situation, such as when your safety is unquestionably at risk, but it is otherwise very important that you see your volunteer placement through to the very end. VolSol is highly trustworthy and can be counted on to ensure that you can finish your placement. If you introduce a strong commitment into your life, it may be more transformative than your expectations ever would have allowed for. I, for one, was surprised to find that the francophone community in Phnom Penh is more vibrant and alive than any online source had ever led me to believe. Ten of my colleagues and fellow volunteers themselves were French, and as a Canadian who is well-along in his French proficiency, this was a very welcoming sight. This also extends to some of the local francophone Khmers whom I befriended.
Most importantly, if something good does come to an end, (and it will), do not for a moment think that the memory is now invalid. It is not. It will be with you forever. Already, I can see so many ways in which VolSol has enhanced my resume, and it will be invaluable for years to come.

I love traveling as a tourist but I wanted to try a new experience and leave more time by volunteering! I love children and this experience was wonderful! The organization of my weekends in other cities was perfect! The host family was great! Nice experience.

I loved my experience while volunteering in Cusco, Peru. The family I stayed with was wonderful and I felt very welcome all the time. The volunteering itself was amazing and I enjoyed every second with the kids I worked with. I would do everything all over again!

I can’t say how much I loved my time volunteering in Porto with Centro São Nicolau. The description of the program was what made me want to go. I wanted some experience working with community organizations and that is exactly what I got, only better! I really enjoyed the after-school program at the Centro, where I was able to connect with the students and help them with their English homework. The kids were so sweet and curious, and were very keen on helping me with my Portuguese:) The people at the Centro graciously adapted the program to my skills and certifications, which allowed me to meet the women’s group where I offered to teach a yoga class to the ladies. They were so fun and welcoming! Additionally, I got recruited to help make chocolate as part of a Christmas project with members of a youth group. The smell was heavenly!! My background in allied health aligned so well with the program, and because of my interest and experience, it was set up for me to attend a photography exposition on poverty in the community and how the community addresses it. It was a very thought-provoking and valuable experience. The Centro is an amazing place that assists many different kinds of people in the community: seniors, youth, women and the homeless, just to name a few. They do an incredible job at empowering the community and they work together with the community to achieve great things with lots of heart and kindness. The people working at the Centro and the students I got the privilege to meet were incredible and allowed me to gain opportunities, friendships and knowledge that I’d never get on my own. It was amazing!

It was one of the best experiences I have ever had. The coordinators were very helpful and responsive. Everyone was friendly. I would definitely do it again if I had the chance to.

I absolutely fall in love with this experience! The kids in the school are simply adorable and so full of love and joy! They are so eager to learn about everything new, about different cultures, religions, customs, to learn to dance, sing. So curious! The thing I like the most was digging into uncertainty about the school classes and from one day to another findings a style on how to teach, hold a class, discipline and motivation of all the pupils. The same stands for full emerging into the local style of life - so enriching and fulfilling. I will definitely repeat similar experience!

It was a very interesting experience as I was interested in the way of living of an Islamic country. The work as volunteer was affected by summer vacations in Rabat and also Covid restrictions, but anyway was satisfactory. You have to be clear that you go as volunteer and you may have to accept circumstances that are not familiar to you. The trips on weekends were great to complete the experience.

The price was good for what I got. The communication before the trip was very good.
I don’t recommend booking additional trips with volunteering solutions: They keep a good amount of the money for themselves and also I paid for things I did not get during the trip (2 nights in a hotel). I asked for a refund which was denied.
Always book extra trips when you are already in the country or directly with the other organisation you want to do the trip with.

We had a great time during our experience in Tanzania.

Volunteering Solutions was always available to walk us through the process and preparation of the trip. Special thanks to Sahil Sabharwal who really helped us in the initial stages and provided answers to all our questions.

In Tanzania, we were received by the local team like a family and we had great housing arrangements.

Overall, getting to know the children in the orphanages and being able to participate in their lives and day-to-day activities was a life-changing experience.

In our free time, we were able to go on a safari and also visiting a Maasai village, which was also something we'll never forget.

The only downside of our experience was the feeling that sometimes there wasn't a "continuity plan" for the volunteering work. We left our volunteering location without knowing who would come to pick up on what we've started if anyone at all.

La experiencia fue genial de principio a fin. Hay que tener en cuenta que es una cultura diferente y que el ritmo de vida es mucho más tranquilo. Mejor hacer las cosas sin prisas. El voluntariado en si maravilloso y los compañeros igual.

My experience in Portugal joining the Marine Conservation program has been incredible. In addition to learning about the importance of the marine ecosystems, I have met wonderful people from all over the world. I would like to praise the work of Ana Matos, the program coordinator of Impactrip, and the two diving instructors I had, Nuno Pereira and Sydney. Their enthusiasm and experience helped me to achieve my goals within the volunteering program and fully enjoy my time in Portugal.

I've spent two weeks at the medical program in Nairobi, Kenya. The coordinator was waiting for me at the airport and introduced the city to me. The volunteers' house is very clean, safe and the food can't be better.
I worked at Wema Hospital, in Kawangware. My job cosisted of helping at the lab, at the doctor's room and vaccinating children. Everyone is kind and friendly. The area is quite poor but I didn't have any problem comuting with matatus and walking.
The coordinator Joe always asked us how the day had gone and helped us with many issues, he's very nice.
I went to the Maasai Mara safari for three days and it was one of the best experiences ever: everything was arranged for us, our driver Paul was lovely and helped us a lot, we were lucky to see the migration (August) and saw so many animals, and the food was incredible.
Although it's not a professional-learning experience to me, I was able to practice a lot and see things I would have never seen in my country. I highly recommend living the experience and getting to know their culture.
Asante sana Kenya!

Volunteering Solutions offers to medical students and medical doctors the opportunity to see the practice of clinical medicine in Africa. It was a great experience. All the doctors and the other staff of the Wema clinic were really kind and helpful. Sahil and Jo were always there for everything we needed.It was a nice feeling to help in the clinic and support the staff. Highly recommended!!

I've recently participated in the Childcare program in Costa Rica. The family I was located in was great! They had no problem adjusting to my diet -vegan- and they helped me in every single way. Even though I spent all my mornings and some afternoons helping in the Kinder, I had enough time to visit the country at the weekends. I felt in love with the landscapes, the food, the locals. The best part of the program was meeting another volunteer. We were working at the same kinder and we became like sisters.

We had a really nice time during our volunteering. We did two different programs, one in Kenya and the other one in Tanzania. The experience was completely different, if I had to recommend one I would say the Tanzania experience was so much better because our host was much more aware of the volunteers. Whereas in Kenya, we were mostly by ourselves and the coordinator hardly came by to check on us. Also, we had a bad experience upon our arrival to Kenya regarding the visa issuance. Volunteering Solutions told us that it wasn't a problem to process it upon arrival but my brother couldn't travel to Africa because he was actually planning on doing it upon arrival as Volunteering Solutions told us it was not a problem. I believe that as an international organization, the agency should be aware about this matters because as a volunteer, you count with their assistance and knowledge.
When we were heading to Tanzania I asked again if the visa could be issued upon arrival and they sent me a Wikipedia link that said it was not a problem. But most of the time Wikipedia information is not trustworthy so that made me mistrust Volunteering Solutions even more.
Lastly, the activities in Kenya (visiting Mamba Village, Giraffe Centre, etc), was supposed to be included in the payment fee but we actually had to pay at the entrance.
Apart from that, we actually enjoyed a lot our programs, specially the one in Tanzania. Despite this I would not entirely recommend Volunteering Solutions.

Best experience of my life.

My daughter and I recently came back from Kenya,Africa were we worked as volunteers through Volunteer Solutions. Our experience in Africa,working in the Children’s home and my daughter helping at Wema Hospital was a life changing experience. One we will never forget. Met a lot of great people along the way.