At Lattitude Global Volunteering our main priority it to make sure our volunteers have incredible experiences volunteering overseas with us. That’s why we make every effort to support them every step of the way, from application and pre-departure support through to their departure and whilst on placement, and then on their return, through following up with our Debrief workshops.
And for the Lattitude Team, in all our offices in the UK, Australia, Canada and New Zealand, hearing back from volunteers who have had a brilliant time away, is one of the most rewarding parts of the job. We share ‘Feel good moments’; quotes, photos, videos and reports that come in from returned volunteers, around the office. It’s proof to us of how worthwhile what we are working for is, and how global our achievements as an organisation, hosting partners and volunteers are.
Here are a few of our latest ‘Feel good moments’ we’d like to share with you all.
Eleanor volunteered in Ecuador last February, this is an extract from her bursary post placement report:
“I would just like to thank Lattitude again for the amazing opportunity it presented me with, I have learnt more in those 6 months than I have in a long time. I have a wonderful relationship with my host family who came to the Galapagos Islands with me! And we talk nearly every day. I learnt things I never dreamed of learning and I have friends now that I cannot imagine my life without. I will never forget a single day I spent in Ecuador and it was the best thing I have ever done in my life.”
Fiona has just returned from volunteering in Ghana. She has made two really fantastic videos about her time on her Lattitude placement. To watch them, click on the corresponding titles:
A day in the life of Madame Fiona
Sam volunteered with us in South Africa in January. He wrote to us to share some of his photos:
“…I give full consent for Lattitude to use all of the attached for any publicity work whatsoever and again must thank everyone at Lattitude so much for allowing me to undertake the greatest experience of my life!!…”
It’s also so nice to hear back from our hosts. We recently received an email from our hosts at school in India where two of our volunteers, Martha and Fiona, have recently returned from:
“Our previous volunteers Martha and Fiona did well during their placement session. We are very much thankful to you and Latitude Organisation and to the country manager for this great helps.”
If you are a returned Lattitude volunteer, we’d love to hear from you too! Do get in touch, we really appreciate it.