Abeer Majed Al Swailem
Verified Buyer
Jan 22, 2019
Great experience! I met some wonderful people and enjoyed beautiful nature. I expected more patients though.
The location could've been better ; the views are beautiful and all but the dental portable clinic would've been busier and more productive if there were more patients who actually need treatment. After arrival, I learned that people in Palampur and neighboring areas don't need dental volunteers much. Citizens below poverty line (the vast majority) are eligible for full access to medical and dental care free of charge for most services.
If I had known better, I would've traveled to a location where people don't have access to healthcare. For example, camps for Myanmar refugees or Syrian refugees which I plan to visit with a local saudi team sometime in the near future.
Overall, It was a very enriching and humbling experience.
Thank you for everything.
Dr. Abeer AlSwailem
The location could've been better ; the views are beautiful and all but the dental portable clinic would've been busier and more productive if there were more patients who actually need treatment. After arrival, I learned that people in Palampur and neighboring areas don't need dental volunteers much. Citizens below poverty line (the vast majority) are eligible for full access to medical and dental care free of charge for most services.
If I had known better, I would've traveled to a location where people don't have access to healthcare. For example, camps for Myanmar refugees or Syrian refugees which I plan to visit with a local saudi team sometime in the near future.
Overall, It was a very enriching and humbling experience.
Thank you for everything.
Dr. Abeer AlSwailem
Stephanie Furler
Verified Buyer
Jan 16, 2019
Our volunteering experience at CSDS was a positive one. Our group consisted of two families with teenage children (12,13 &14yrs old). One of the few organisations that could accomodate volunteering children / families with only teenage children a short amoint of time to contribute. Staff were very friendly and provided meals were delicious. A great and rewarding experience. Thank you.
Thuraya Hamieh
Verified Buyer
Jan 10, 2019
Uma was very kind, and the rooms were also super clean and comfortable. The trips were also very informative and well planned. However, it wasn't that great to find out that there were no other volunteers than myself in the program, especially since I'd asked prior to booking my flight whether or not there would be other volunteers. There were only two of us, each having a different placement. As for volunteering at the school, it would've been nice to know that the students had an exam period, meaning that they couldn't receive English lessons the entire first week I was there. I helped proctor a few exams and honestly felt useless seeing as I couldn't speak in Nepali to communicate properly with the students who barely spoke English. I didn't have much to do at the school at all, and it just felt like I was a burden to the teachers who didn't know what to do with me. It wasn't until the middle of the second week that Uma offered to host an English class for the children, by which time I had to leave due to some airline issues. All in all, I loved seeing Nepal and walking around Kathmandu, but I'm not sure I'd repeat the experience.
narmin taha
Verified Buyer
Dec 12, 2018
It was an overall very nice experience. I simply loved it!
Both accommodation and meals were so good. In country staff were wonderful extremely friendly supportive and generous. I already miss them!
Working in the hospital was great because I can help and work a lot there.
The highlight of my program is that I had a chance to go to orphanages and schools some days, which was awesome.
We went to many trips that we arranged with the house like a safari, massai village.
Accessing My Account was good. The pre-departure booklet was complete and very useful.
Thank you very much for all your support. When I have any question or need anything, you are always there to answer and make sure that everything is ok. I would love to volunteer again in the future, and I strongly recommend Volunteering Solutions to everyone.
Both accommodation and meals were so good. In country staff were wonderful extremely friendly supportive and generous. I already miss them!
Working in the hospital was great because I can help and work a lot there.
The highlight of my program is that I had a chance to go to orphanages and schools some days, which was awesome.
We went to many trips that we arranged with the house like a safari, massai village.
Accessing My Account was good. The pre-departure booklet was complete and very useful.
Thank you very much for all your support. When I have any question or need anything, you are always there to answer and make sure that everything is ok. I would love to volunteer again in the future, and I strongly recommend Volunteering Solutions to everyone.
Pieter Van Rossum
Verified Buyer
Nov 15, 2018
Indian manager was not cooperating in the early days, because he wanted more proof of my payment to Volunteering Solutions.
Guest house accomodation was a little bit below my expectations, and I was earlier in this area.
Girls school project was a nice activity. As a professional teacher I could help school with education and also I could help girls with school attributes and even pay the medical doctor for them. I liked the school and the good work they are doing very much.
Guest house accomodation was a little bit below my expectations, and I was earlier in this area.
Girls school project was a nice activity. As a professional teacher I could help school with education and also I could help girls with school attributes and even pay the medical doctor for them. I liked the school and the good work they are doing very much.
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