Bea's experience in Kenya: "They teach you more than you teach them"
My experience was collaborating in a Kenyan orphanage founded by a couple from there, where they have welcomed 40 orphaned children and have also founded a school which in turn is attended by more children from the town. I went with a friend from Madrid and I have to say that it has been the best experience of my life. At the orphanage you can help in various ways, helping to teach school classes, helping them with homework, teaching them new things, playing with them, helping them with the
Blanca's experience in Peru: "I am left with the good relationship with the volunteers and the affectivity, affection and energy of the boys and girls"
It has probably been one of the best experiences I have had. I have learned a lot from the project, from my colleagues and from myself. But above all the little ones, children with many problems and disadvantages but with a huge heart. Blanca, in the middle, with other project volunteers The project is from Monday to Friday with 2 shifts, one in the morning, from 8:30 to 11 :30 and another in the afternoon, from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. You can go to the 2 shifts or only one. The morning shift is usually
Cristina's experience in Nepal: "It has been a great personal satisfaction"
Cristina spent two weeks collaborating on the organic farm with which we work in Nepal. It was before the earthquake that devastated this wonderful country. Your experience helps us to know how everything was before and to work to get everything back to normal as soon as possible. "I have lived with the family of the coordinator Govinda, eating with them, sleeping in one of the rooms of his house, carrying out the daily routine of the family, etc.
Chus' experience in India: "Reality has exceeded all my expectations"
It has been great! A fantastic experience, I imagined that doing the volunteering that I had wanted to do for so many years would be very good and positive, but the reality has exceeded all my expectations
Joana's experience in Thailand: "Seeing the behavior of the elephants in different situations and being able to interact with them has been unforgettable"
My experience in the Surin project has been totally positive, and it has met all my expectations. The project takes place in the village of Ban Tha Klang, in the Surin area of Thailand, which is known as the "elephant village" because the inhabitants have around 150 captive elephants.Joana with one of the mahouts, keeper of elephantsThe main tourist attraction is a show in which the elephants do different performances such as playing soccer
Patricia's experience in India: How Tibetan culture changed her life
Patricia was in India last January. He collaborated giving English classes to Tibetan refugees in one of the projects we work with in McLeod. We have been able to closely follow his experience thanks to his blog, we recommend you follow him to get to know the Tibetan people and their culture more closely. Back, he has given us a summary of his work that month. Patricia on the volunteer board "In Tibet World I gave classes to children of 13 and 15 years apart from adults and I carried out administrative tasks.
Judit's experience in India: I really liked sharing knowledge with all the people I have met
It has been a short experience, just over 2 months, but intense :) This time has gone through several different phases. Preparing the workshop with recycled paperMy volunteering at Tibet World has been quite free and spontaneous, when necessary and when the opportunity arose. I have designed and set up the notice board at the entrance, helped organize events, drawn a map of McLeod Ganj for future volunteers and for marketing, and conducted a recycling paper workshop with teenagers during the school holidays in
Eneko's experience in Kenya: It is impressive how these children face life
For Eneko this has been his first experience on a Solidarity Trip. He spent three weeks in the project in Kenya. That's how he lived it! The first two weeks I was alone with 12 children, because they were on vacation at school, and the rest went with their relatives. The first two weeks were playing, playing and play. In the morning, at noon and in the afternoon!!!! We played with anything, ball, marbles, tree leaves, wheel tires,
We celebrate Volunteer Day!
Today is a special day for Tumaini, we celebrate Volunteer Day with all of you for the first time. There are many of us who collaborate with Tumaini on a voluntary basis. We want to thank both those of you who support us from here and the people who have trusted us to carry out a solidarity trip. This work that we have done together is giving many people the chance to make a different trip. A way of knowing other realities from within. Live, understand and share many moments with
Lara's experience in Kenya: "The best trip I've ever taken in my life"
It has been a wonderful experience, without a doubt, the best trip I have ever taken in my life. It has been very enriching and has helped me to understand, even more, the situation in which a large part of the Kenyan population lives. Lara in one of the activities The day to day was calm, as they say there, pole pole, we set up and conditioned the room for the volunteers, we put the bunk beds and made wooden coat racks. In the morning he went to classes, since the orphanage had also enabled him as