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What made my experience truly great was the combination of meaningful professional work, cultural immersion, and strong support throughout the entire journey. Projects Abroad did an excellent job creating a placement that genuinely aligned with my interests and career goals, and I appreciated how intentional they were about making sure volunteers feel safe, informed, and valued.The company is doing very well in facilitating real impact placements rather than surface-level volunteer tasks. I felt trusted with substantial responsibilities at my internship, and the staff at the firm were welcoming, supportive, and invested in helping me learn. Projects Abroad also did a great job with logistics and communication — from the pre-departure guidance to airport pickup, accommodation, and check-in messages, I always felt guided and cared for.The balance between structured support and personal independence made this experience empowering, exciting, and unforgettable. I left feeling more confident, connected, and inspired.
My two weeks of volunteering on the Older Person's Conservation and Community project in the Galapagos wasn't long enough! No sooner have you started to find your way around and feel like you're doing something useful, than you have to leave! That said, it was a well organised project and although we had to work quite hard, we did also get the opportunity to see some wonderful wildlife and experience working with members of the good-natured San Cristobal community.It was a great experience, but we did still have to pay quite a lot for the privilege.
I'm Fabrizio, Francesco’s father, who had a two months volunteer experience in Kenya. Francesco has returned home after spending two months in Kenya with Projects Abroad. He took part in the environmental conservation project at the Soysambu reserve and then in the child care project in Nanyuki. According to him, both experiences were wonderful and very different from each other.The one that left the strongest impression on him was the work with the children, he had a lot of fun with them during school hours, playing math games and doing lots of drawings. He came back home with an endless number of notes and drawings, which are now hanging on his bedroom wall.What stayed with him the most are the children’s smiles. At the end of the school term, he also took part in classroom renovation activities. He didn’t miss out on anything, including two safaris and several excursions.Francesco went to Kenya because he needed a major change in his life. He’s only 17, but he left school because he kept having anxiety attacks every time he entered the classroom and couldn’t handle oral tests or written exams. The Italian school system is one of the most stressful in the world for teenagers, and at the same time, it has never been modernized, it’s still the same as it was in my day, and I’m 56. I don’t understand why the Italian school system hasn’t adapted to modern society.When he came back, after just two months, I saw a new Francesco: motivated, eager to take initiative, and ready to engage with the working world. I always hope that one day he’ll go back to studying, but I don’t know if that will ever happen.Francesco will definitely set off for another experience at the beginning of next year, and I believe it will be with Projects Abroad again. He met many people, both from Projects Abroad staff and among the volunteers and locals, from whom he learned a great deal. He’s realized that he’s genuinely interested in helping others.
Thanks to you for planning this project, I was able to have a valuable experience. Thank you very much.You provided incredibly comprehensive support, including pre-departure briefings, on-site transfers, and orientations, as well as arranging my hospital placement. I was also very grateful for the opportunities to learn about the local food and language.
I had a wonderful two weeks in Cambodia. The accommodation was very basic but ok. The pre-departure information was very good and I was given a contact who answered all of my questions very promptly. Once in Cambodia the local staff couldn’t have been more helpful and knowledgeable and answered queries even when not working.
Our son, age 18, went to Vietnam (4 weeks) and Cambodia (3 weeks) with the Projects Abroad Gap Year Program in Fall 2025, for part of his gap year between high school and college. As a parent, I was very impressed and reassured by how quickly and clearly the Projects Abroad staff (specifically Riyaad Herman, who also met with us by zoom) responded to my (many) questions before the trip. The myprojectsabroad.com interface was very thorough and helpful with regards to travel arrangements, itinerary, etc etc. As for the trip itself, it was a small group, he had an incredible time and raved about not just the food, the learning, and experiences, but also the in-country guide Vinh (for Vietnam) and how much he learned about history, politics etc which are very interesting to him. I had the sense that the participants had a pretty good balance between organized activities but also had a chance to be on their own in some of the days and evenings, which I think was good for learning about international travel and independence. From his description and photos I think the accommodations were above par as well. He also was glad he added the Cambodia portion: Cambodia was more different from Vietnam than he expected and thinking about what and why that is led to some interesting insights. He loved the food, the beaches, Angor Wat, and pretty much every experience in both countries. I would really recommend this gap year program, I just wish they offered it for my age group....
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