Food Shop Support in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

Volunteering in one of the soup kitchens in Saigon, to help feed many hundreds of vulnerable and disadvantaged people, was a humbling but a truly wonderful experience. Working alongside local volunteers - sharing preparation and serving tasks with them, opened my eyes to the deep sense of community and kindness that thrives there. Life in Vietnam is so different from what I know in Australia—not better or worse, just beautifully different. The experience highlighted for me how much we all have in common, despite our language differences and varied circumstances, and how generosity and gratitude can flourish anywhere in the world. I thoroughly enjoyed my four weeks volunteering in the soup kitchen in Saigon. I thought everything was very efficiently and effectively organised and the team that took care of us in Saigon were wonderful. I will hopefully volunteer again next year.

A life experience! Food program was very fulfilling, I felt useful and loved shearing moment with locals. I didn’t “cook” or prepared food as I expected, but I enjoyed anyways. We served the trays and filled the containers for take away meals. After working, we ate lunch at the food shop with the workers of the restaurant, and food was delicious! The afternoons were free time, to visit the city, enjoy moments with your new friends or have a nap. Weekends are for discovering the county, going to another city or another county. I visited Mui Né and Hoi An and really liked it. I met lots of people, had fun and practiced my english! The local team is adorable! They are always there if any help is needed or to recommend us places to visit. The food is good and the accommodation as well. Describe better what we will to at the food shop, because I expected to help cooking and learn local dishes, but food was already prepared when we arrived at the food shop every morning. We served food.