[Jess9]

Hello,

So, I am wanting volunteer to help children abroad.

The thing is, I have some weird dietary requirements and would therefore need to stay in a private guest house, opposed to with a family for this reason.

I have only found one website that does this:

http://www.i-to-i.com/volunteer-proj...-in-nepal.html

Does anyone know of anymore?

Also, how would you suggest I raise the money for the trip, as I will not be able to pay for it all myself.

Thanks

[Mother_Russia]

I went with Projects Abroad to Sri Lanka (don't go with them, way too expensive; they're a company, not a charity, and the service they offered was no different to all the other charities which I came across when I was there). And even though they organise home stays, they do ask about dietary requirements and the families do make sure they cater to them. I seriously do recommend staying with families, it seriously made my trip.

Alternately, I know that Sri Lanka Volunteers stayed in a type of house for volunteers, so they had a live-in chef.

Where do you want to go? And then try and find a charity based there and see what they can offer you. They're all desperate for volunteers, so I'm sure they will cater to your requirements. And I stress, find charities that are based in the country (not huge organisations that do many countries), because they will be cheaper and will help you even more. They will also give you ideas on how to fundraise.

[frenchgeek]

[QUOTE=Mother_Russia;38368348]I went with Projects Abroad to Sri Lanka (don't go with them, way too expensive; they're a company, not a charity, and the service they offered was no different to all the other charities which I came across when I was there). And even though they organise home stays, they do ask about dietary requirements and the families do make sure they cater to them. I seriously do recommend staying with families, it seriously made my trip.

Alternately, I know that Sri Lanka Volunteers stayed in a type of house for volunteers, so they had a live-in chef.

Where do you want to go? And then try and find a charity based there and see what they can offer you. They're all desperate for volunteers, so I'm sure they will cater to your requirements. And I stress, find charities that are based in the country (not huge organisations that do many countries), because they will be
cheaper and will help you even more. They will also give you ideas on how to fundraise.[/QUOTE

Hi do you have any ideas as to now to find in country charities? What was your experience like with Projects Abroad?

[frenchgeek]

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[Mother_Russia]

(Original post by frenchgeek)

Hi do you have any ideas as to now to find in country charities? What was your experience like with Projects Abroad?

if you want to visit Argentina, type in 'Argentina volunteering charity' into google. Or if you want to volunteer in Romania, type in 'Bulgaria volunteers'. Something along those lines.

Well I've told you my experience of Projects Abroad. Nothing wrong with it, family were amazing, they gave me a tour of the children's home, and what to do. But I paid a lot of money for them, and it was no different to the other volunteers there who came with charities (such as 'Sri Lanka Volunteers')