Volunteer Reviews

Temple Restoration Review by Mary

I had a wonderful experience in Sri Lanka and I can’t thank the Hemantha and the team enough for what they gave me. I’ve learned so much and I was able to discover a different country and culture, in a way this experience alone was enough to teach me many things. I started my journey with the introduction week which …

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Sri Lanka Review: Ella & Daniela

We came to Sri Lanka intending to do 10 weeks of temple renovation, but after we arrived ended up doing 6 weeks of special needs, 2 weeks of temple renovation and hill country. That’s how flexible you can change and try new things anytime you like. The Community Project was by far the most meaningful to us both as the …

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Sri Lanka Special Needs Review by Arden

My experience in Sri Lanka was incredible! Every day, since the moment I arrived, to the day I left I felt safe! Not only did the leaders guide us through busy streets of Kandy and navigate the busses for us, tell us how to get places safely on weekends and provide a lovely home for us, they are also very …

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Childcare and Construction Volunteering Sri Lanka

  Sri Lanka: Highlights: The highlight of Sri Lanka was definitely the team; the drivers, coordinators, managers, chef, cleaners – everyone was so helpful and lovely. Everything felt very well organised and I felt very comfortable to talk about anything with them. The people of Sri Lanka in general were all so beautiful and friendly.    Team, food and accommodation: …

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Review of 11 Weeks in Sri Lanka

I’ve spent 11 weeks in Sri Lanka and it was the best experience I had so far in my life. Sri Lanka is a beautiful country, I love it so much and I consider it as my second home. I spent my first 8 weeks in Kandy, which was so great because I had the opportunity to help in so …

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Sri Lanka Special Needs School Experience

Traveling alone in Sri Lanka Michelle’s Experience of volunteering in Sri Lanka I joined for a four week stint in Kandy, Sri Lanka. I had never joined such a program before and was quite nervous to be traveling alone to a foreign country halfway across the globe, but my mind was set as soon as I read about the Special …

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