Thankyou for the opportunity to spend some time in Tanzania. Heather and I had a great time. Thanks again to IVHQ for letting us go together. I would definatetly recommend your organisation to others and maybe I will go again to another of your placements.

I truely had an amazing time in Ghana! It was an impressive experience to work there and be around the kids all the time and yet it was challenging and rewarding all in one. The school system was so frustrating at times but it's great seeing how happy the kids are although they barely have anything. Being back now I miss the children at the orphanage and I get sad thinking that I probably won't see them again.

The local team did a fantastic job and always went the extra mile for us and also their weekly visits at the orphanage made us feel they were always there for us. Beforehand I felt a bit nervous about signing up for the teaching programme as I thought this would be the only thing I would be doing at the programme but it turned out to be more varied than I had thought - which was pretty much what I had wished for. So I only taught a few hours per day and I found that if you had your eyes open there were plenty of other things to be done around the orphanage. As such I ended up putting up some new moskito netting at the children's dormitries, sorting out the library, went to the nursary, did a bit of painting on a house etc. The project ended up being the way I had wished it to be. I definitely think the experience was worthwhile and I will recommend it to my friends and family.

I cannot thank you enough for organising such a fabuolous experience. Although I left my placement less than a week ago, I already miss the children, the staff and my host family desperately. They all made such a huge impact on my life in such a short space of time, and I feel so honoured to have had the opportunity to meet them all and learn from them. I would never have felt comfortable travelling over to Cambodia by myself and trying to find such an experience by myself, so I am incredibly grateful to IVHQ for ensuring the host organisation I worked for was legitimate and supportive.

The information booklet was very helpful and was clearly well researched. Particularily for Cuzco, if going in the winter, perhaps recommend a few really warm sweaters as the temperature changes are extreme and it is very cold at night and in the early morning. Information on suggested donations to bring to your placement (ie. soccer balls, bubble solution and wands, skipping ropes for schools and orphanages; gloves, swabs, scrubs, etc. would be really appreciated at medical clinics)