Aug 2010  Photo Competition Winner 

Krystle Prenter who volunteered with us in Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam has won $60 for her photo - . To view the photo , click here

There have been many great photos posted this month. Volunteers are encouraged to post more photos , videos and share their trip experience with other volunteers.

12th Aug 2010 - Toll Free Number Launch

VS is proud to offer Toll free number service for US and Canada customers.
Please call us at 1-888-790-3096 for any queries.

Aug 2010 - Winter Programs now available

Winter 2010 programs are now available on the site. We are offering special 2 week program in India , Ghana, Peru and Tanzania. Programs will start on 20th Dec 2010 and 03rd Jan 2011. These programs are highly recommended for groups and friends travelling together.To view the details, click here

Please note that all the other ongoing programs would be available and volunteers can start on any Monday of the month.

July 2010- Volunteering Solutions Community Launch

Volunteering Solutions is proud to launch its own Community page for the volunteers.To join the community , click here

The community would benefit the enrolled and prospective volunteers as they can make friends beforehand and share experiences.Volunteers can create their own customized page ,make friends , share blogs , photos and videos as well.

July 2010 - Photo Competition Winner

Alberte Karmark, who volunteered in Ghana - Just won herself the Best Photo Prize for Summer Contest July 2010 - $60.To view the photo , click here

Feb 2010 - Photo Competition Winner

Kristen Rasmussen just won $60 for her Photo of a child in an Orphanage.Kristen volunteered in La Ceiba, Honduras in the Orphanage Program. Great Photo - Kristen.To view the photo, click here

Jan 2010  Photo Competition Winner

Greg Pioli who volunteered with us in Nairobi , Kenya has won $60 for his photo - Me and my host mother in the Masaai lands. Congrats , Greg. To view the photo , click here

20th December 2009

Christmas and New Year present from Volunteering Solutions, apply before 31st Jan 2010 and get $100 off on programs for India (minimum 2 weeks duration, offer not valid on Summer Program in India) So hurry and Apply Now!

Best Photo for Nov 2009 goes to Amanda Chapman who volunteered in Nepal at the orphanage, for the photo 'All the kids and us on the front porch' - a great photo - $60 is on your way now!

Post your entries for December competition.. only a few days left now!!

15th November 2009

Our Executive Director - Saurabh would be travelling to Peru, Ecuador and Costa Rica for over 3 weeks to check on our programs and meet volunteers while travelling. The aim of this trip is tomeet local coordinators and staff and to ensure we continue to provide affordable and quality programs in these countries. The trip will also allow us to further expand our programs  in Ecuador and Costa Rica. He will be working to creating new placements and meeting host families in all the countries. We will start posting fresh photos of our programs in these countries soon on our FaceBook Group as well as our Photos Section on the website.

UK Website Launch

Volunteering Solutions launches http://www.volunteeringsolutions.co.uk A domain for UK/EU customers. Volunteers can now view and pay in GBP making life a lot easier. Our Volunteer Abroad prices start at only GBP125 only!

Date: 1st November 2009

Volunteering Solutions announces the launch of its new and updated website. The new website was designed after gathering feedback from over 500 volunteers during 2008-2009. The new website features include:

 - More detailed information on all projects and locations
 - New Group Volunteer Programs, New Summer Volunteer 2010 Programs, new section for Teen Volunteer Programs
 - New Summer Palampur 2010 program launched for 2010 - starts 28th June 2010 for 3 weeks
 - Completely New Resources Section which contains, things like - Flight Bookings, Details of Visas, Insurance, Facebook etc.
- All bookings prior to this day would be charged at the previous rates.

VOLUNTEER FLIGHT BOOKINGS

We are proud to annnouce a tie up with Global Travel Market one of the industry leaders in cheap flights abroad and is recommended by the Loney Planet. Volunteers can now benifit from the low airfares along with our low volunteer abroad fee.

Check out the Flight Booking Section here.

Date: October 2009

THAILAND/ CAMBODIA VISIT

VS Executive Director is visiting the projects in Thailand and Cambodia during October 2009. While on the trip he plans to start new programs in Thailand - Bangkok and surrounding areas. Saurabh will meet new coordinator and visit project location in Thailand along with visiting volunteers home and host families in the city.

Cambodia visit is manily to visit the staff and partners in Phnom Penh and to visit all program location and placements in the city. He is also personaly visiting all host families and spending time with them to make sure that volunteers are happy in the host families. He is also gathering vital local information which would help us to make you more prepared for your trip to Cambodia.

Date: September 2009

KENYA / TANZANIA VISIT

VS Executive Director and Operations Lead are currently in Kenya and Tanzania. They are there to meet the local staff, bring out ways to make changes and improve the program based on volunteer feedback. They would be spending over 10 days visiting projects and host families in both countries as part of the Annual visit done by our employees.

Date: August 2009

AUGUST - FACEBOOK PHOTO COMPETITION

The winner of $60 for the Volunteering Solutions Photo Competetion on FaceBook Group iin August is Jesse Weller. Jesse spent 8 weeks in the Teaching English to Monks program in Chiang Mai Thailand.