What is the best of a solidarity trip? Travelers and travelers respond!

10 male and female travelers tell us what is the best thing about a solidarity trip.

Immerse yourself in another culture? Contribute the best of yourself to a small NGO? Meet people with the same concerns from other parts of the world? We want to know what is the best of a solidarity trip. And for this, nothing better than the experiences of people who have already lived this experience with Tumaini. 10 travelers tell us what was the best of their trips to 8 different countries. Do not miss it!

Nerea during her volunteering in Kenya.

1 Nerea Falco

• Collaborated in: cshelter for girls in kenya. 
• Main tasks: school reinforcement, recreational activities. 
• traveled: from June 17 to July 1, 2017.

“What I liked the most about the experience is the direct contact with a resilient, funny and dreamy girls, Every day with them was a life lesson.”

Image of one of the educational projects in Peru.

2 Cristina Lucena Ordonez

• Collaborated in: the Little school for boys and girls with few resources in Cusco, Peru.
• Main tasks: school reinforcement, recreational activities. 
• traveled: from March 30 to April 16, 2018

“The best thing about my solidarity trip to Peru was working with boys and girls who, even though they experience difficult situations at home, They know how to value the love and dedication of those of us who go there to be with them. It is very gratifying to collaborate with them: they are good and very affectionate boys and girls.

sonia in the Kathmandu educational NGO, Nepal.

3 Sonia Miguez Ruiz

• Collaborated in: he educational center for boys, girls and young people of Komang village in Kathmandu..
• Main tasks: school reinforcement, language and math classes.
• traveled: from June 17 to July 1, 2018.

“The best thing about my experience in Nepal was the location of the project, in the Ramithi neighborhood, which allows for a total immersion in Nepali life. I lived in its streets and breathed its “crazy peace”. It's very close to Bouddhanah, one of those places I can never get enough of!”

I will read with the children of the Mexican NGO.

4 Paul's Leyre

• Collaborated in: cultural camps in Mexico for children with few resources. 
• Main tasks: playful activities. 
• traveled: from June 30 to July 31, 2017.

“I loved working and playing with the boys and girls, learning with them and from them and sharing moments of happiness. But above all, collaborate in a reality totally different from mine where you can be a small part of a big change”. 

Pachi during his volunteering with elephants in Thailand.

5 Francisco Delgado-Iribarren Cruz

• Collaborated in: the elephant rescue center in Thailand.
• Main tasks: learning and awareness, English classes.
• traveled: from 22 to 28 January 2018. 

“From my solidarity trip to Thailand I would keep practically everything: live with 10 volunteers from different countries and different ages, talk with the Thais themselves who work on the project, who are charming and very funny... And, of course, the contact with the elephants and the complementary activities to this volunteering such as visiting a school and giving English classes, free time, food...»

Maria Jose in the animal rescue center Bolivia.

Collaborated in: rescued animal care in Bolivia.

• Main tasks: meal preparation, cage cleaning, etc. 
• traveled: from August 21 to September 10, 2017. 

“Bolivia is a very different country from the ones I had seen. It has been my first solidarity trip and I have been very impressed. I had never been to a "Southern" country. And I had never worked during my holidays and knowing that my work is really needed.  Perhaps that is the best feeling of all: knowing that you are useful., that your work matters, that the animals recognize you, are happy that you are there and show you their love.

Another great thing and that I have to thank for this trip is the restructuring of your schemes in your head: the culture shock is strong, but it does not mean that it is bad at all, the other way around. It is an injection of faith in people."

Photo of Javier during his solidarity trip to Cambodia.

7 Javier Bernardos Martin

Maria Jose in her solidarity trip to India.

8 Mª José Díaz Gómez

• Collaborated in: English classes for Tibetan refugees in India.
• Main tasks: English conversation classes. 
• traveled: from 2 to 17 November 2017

“I have loved my trip to know the way of seeing life and thinking of the Tibetans. They have firm beliefs, a very kind character and a very peaceful outlook on life. They see the positive side of things, even though they have been through tough and difficult situations in life. It motivates them a lot to learn English and they are very constant in it”.

Photo of Anna during her volunteering in Bolivia.

9 Anna Field

• Collaborated in: equine therapy school in Bolivia.
• Main tasks: support for children with disabilities in therapy with horses. 
• traveled: from September 6 to October 17, 2017. 

“I liked being able to live in a Bolivian family. The experience is more complete when you live integrated into the daily customs of a family there. Family that was wonderful to me. In addition, I have loved the relationship with children. Being surrounded by animals and children and seeing the relationship that arises between them, how they connect from the most emotional point of view, has been really nice”.

Eider while volunteering at Bali.

10 Eider Saez Left

• Collaborated in: school for underprivileged boys and girls in BaliIndonesia. 
• Main tasks: school reinforcement, recreational activities. 
• traveled: from August 14 to September 1, 2017. 

“In general, I liked everything: the people, the boys and girls, who were very nice. Also, the roommates I had were great too!«