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Meet a Volunteer – Read interviews and reviews from past volunteers
Real stories from volunteers who travelled with us — in their own words.
Learn more about VS volunteers. We have more than 25000 volunteer alumni from all across the world who have taken part in our different programs. Read volunteer stories – Why they chose to volunteer with Volunteering Solutions,how the experience has changed their outlook in life and their future plans.
Given below are links to some of the interviews of Volunteering Solutions program participants from around the world.
Meet our volunteers
Hear directly from people who have volunteered abroad with us — why they went, what they did, and what they took home.
Meet Caroline Poell, Volunteer in South Africa
Caroline Poell is from Germany, she graduated from the Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University in Karlsruhe with a Bachelor of Arts Honors Degree…
Meet Claire Moynihan, Volunteer in Tanzania
Claire Moynihan is from Cobh, County Cork in Ireland. She currently works as a primary school teacher in Dubai where she has…
Meet Debbie M. Vasquez, Volunteer in Thailand
Why did you decide to do the Thailand Summer Program with Volunteering Solutions? As an educator I have my summer’s off and…
Meet Devon Adlawan, Volunteer in Thailand
Devon Adlawan is a Pre Nursing major and a resident of California, USA and took part in the Thailand Summer Volunteer and…
Meet Francis A., Volunteer in Ghana
Why did you choose to volunteer at all? Volunteering was a way for me to travel and get the full experience of…
Meet Hayder Jiggy, Volunteer in Ghana
Why did you choose to volunteer at all? I wanted to help less priviledged people in the world, and see how the…
Meet Irene Dolan, Volunteer in Ghana
Why did you decide to volunteer through Volunteering Solutions? And where did you come to know about this organization? I heard about…
Meet Jacob Custer, Volunteered in India and Kenya
Jacob Custer is from Washington, DC and currently recruits quality teachers for a network of schools working to close the achievement gap…
Meet Jenaya Smith, Volunteer in India
Jenaya Smith is from United Kingdom and volunteered with Volunteering Solutions in the Women Empowerment Program in Delhi, India in Summer 2012…
Meet Jill Torrance, Volunteer in Ghana
Jill Watt Torrance is a 60 year old lady living in Hawaii, where she has been for 23 years. She was born…
Meet Julia Tzeng, Volunteer in Thailand
Julia Tzeng is from Potomac Maryland, attended college at the University of Pennsylvania, worked for 5 years in finance in New York…
Meet Kirstin Wingler , Volunteer in Nepal
Kirstin Wingler is a nutritionist (PhD) with versatile experience and expertise in biomedical research, drug development and teaching of medical students. Currently,…
Meet Lauren Kenny, Volunteer in Thailand
Meet Lauren Kenny from Christchurch, New Zealand. Lauren works as a Customer Service Representative and volunteered in the 2 Weeks Special program…
Meet Lisa Drese, Volunteer in India
Lisa Drese is an 18 year student from Germany who likes traveling and watching Indian movies. Lisa volunteered for three months in…
Meet Lisa Kohlmann, Volunteer in Cape Town, South Africa
Lisa is a native of Germany and volunteered in the Childcare and Social Welfare Volunteer Project in Cape Town, South Africa with…
Meet Lucia Merino, Volunteer in India
Lucia Merino is originally from Barcelona, Spain. She is a graduate of the School of Social Work at UNC-Chapel Hill, NC. She…
Meet Maritza Dávila – Volunteer in Vietnam
Meet Maritza Davila from Mexico. Maritza volunteered for 2 months in childcare project in Hanoi, Vietnam
Meet Naomi Daniel, Volunteer in Thailand
Why did you decide to volunteer through Volunteering Solutions? And where did you come to know about this organization? Myself and my…
Meet Sean Lee, Volunteer in Ghana
Sean Lee, a rising 18 year old senior, is a Korean national who lives in Japan. He attends the Tilton School, a…
Meet Sonam Sadhnani – Volunteer in Cambodia
Sonam Sadhnani is a resident of Singapore.In July 2013, Sonam volunteered for 2 weeks in the Childcare Volunteer Program in Cambodia with…
Meet Tanusya Murali, Volunteer in Cambodia
What motivated you to do a Volunteer project abroad? I have done volunteering within Malaysia so I wanted to experience something new…
Meet Taylor Horton, Volunteer in Nepal
Taylor Horton is 19 years old and lives in Freetown, Massachusetts. She just ended high school and will be attending Salem State…
Meet Tejal Ladha, Volunteer in Nepal
Tejal Ladha, 25-year-old HR and Admin Manager, volunteered in Nepal with Volunteering Solutions during year 2011. She is from Nairobi, Kenya and…
Meet Veronica Moffitt, Volunteer in Nepal
Veronica Moffitt is from New Jersey, USA, where she received an Associates Degree in Business Management. She’s 22 years old and is…
Meet VolSol Volunteer Valerie Wheatley
Valerie attended school at the University of West Florida, where she studied psychology, child welfare, and education. She enjoys traveling, basketball, staying…
VolSol Volunteer Sharon Umayam – Peru – Thailand – South Africa
Sharon Umayam is from Dededo, Guam and currently works as a registered nurse in San Francisco, CA. Sharon volunteered with Volunteering Solutions…
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