Testimonials

Kenya: Effective Bottom-Up Development

Emmanuel Leina Tasur, coordinator of many projects on the ground in Kenya, speaks about how well Village Volunteer's bottom-up approach to development has supported the Sirua Aulo Academy, a project of Namunyak Maasai Welfare. Continue reading

Inspiration, Hard Work and Passion by Lindsey Casagrande

Village Volunteers granted me a life-changing experience when the program enabled me to travel to Kenya and live amongst some of the most inspiring, hard-working and passionate people I will ever meet Continue reading

Leadership Means Listening by Kim Clune

Listen as Village Volunteer, Kim Clune, speaks frankly about how Village Volunteers, Shana Greene and Ghanaian villagers have taught her that leadership is truly a team sport and that listening and facilitating is the greatest gift of all. Continue reading

Thankful for School, Food and Clean Water by Joshua Machinga

A note from Joshua Machinga, program director at Common Ground, demonstrates what grassroots partnership is all about. Continue reading

Village Volunteers: A Positive Impact by Hawley Smith

Volunteering in Kunya village (Kenya) through Village Volunteers for just four weeks has positively impacted my life and my career. Continue reading

Not Enough Positive Words by Brett Weiss

Shana and the rest of the Village Volunteers staff are people who are passionate about their work and helping people who want to do things to make the world a better place. Continue reading

A Life Changing Experience by Devon de Leña

My trip to Kenya in 2007 with Village Volunteers was a life-changing experience. Continue reading

Fill Your Soul with Wonderful Things by David Karen

I volunteered and it was a trip of a lifetime; Emmanuel Tasur of Namunyak Maasai Welfare (NMW) and his family, the children at the school, the animals of the Maasai Mara! Continue reading

Planning and Preparation Make the Difference by Sara Richardson

Village Volunteers has it together, and the planning and preparation this organization put into my trip allowed me to have an enjoyable and safe experience. Continue reading

To the Experience Architects by Campbell Hall

We will each take away different things from our time in Ghana, but it is safe to say that all of us have been profoundly impacted by the whole experience Continue reading
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