Volunteering with Children in Cambodia for Teens

What an incredible amazing life experience. Projects Abroad from the beginning to the end were professional, friendly, organised, always available for a call or email and helpful. The project was truly inspirational, a beautiful insight into Cambodia culture and way of living. I would highly recommend it to everyone, just speak to them!

I loved every moment of my volunteering project. Project Abroad staff is really professional and careful. During first two weeks, for my Grown Up Discovery tour, I visited a lot of places in Cambodia (Phnom Penh - Royal Palace and every place remembering killing fields of Khmer Rouge, Kampot with his pepper farm and Kep, Battambang where I’ve had an amazing ride on the real Bamboo Battambang train and finally Siem Riep with Angkor Wat, Bayon and floating village). Everything has been perfect and I enjoyed all places and experience. I stayed in contact with Cambodian people and they are really wonderful, kind and respectful in every situation. My experience in kindergarten was wonderful; children were so cute and teachers are very friendly. I teach basic English, played with children and helped teachers in some activities like well washing hands, eat and something else. In volunteering house (Bayon house) I felt like at my home. Our Cambodian mummy (Mira and Sami) were really kind and so cute. I cried a lot when I’ve to come back in Italy. I suggest this experience to everyone, young and just a little older like me (I’m 55 years old and this is my first volunteering experience). Thanks Project Abroad… I’ll come back again. Adriana from Italy

The 2 weeks I spent volunteering in Cambodia taking part in the childcare and community project was the greatest experience of my life. As a 16 year old travelling alone to a different country and to volunteer was scary at first, but as soon as I touched down in Phnom Penh and met the projects abroad staff my fears instantly disappeared. During my stay in Cambodia being placed in a primary school teaching young children English, sports, arts and the joy found within attending school was the most rewarding and uplifting experience I have ever had. Although at times our days would seem challenging, seeing the joy my fellow volunteers and I could bring to these young children’s faces and the impact we could make on their attitudes towards learning and attending school as well as the difference we made to their school/learning facilities, made all the hard work we put in worth it. Aside from our time attending the school, we were offered numerous amounts of amazing opportunities to engage within the culture of Cambodia by visiting many local tourist attractions and taking part in many cultural activities, these experiences gave us real insight to Cambodia as a country and the hardships they have been through and made us realise how much our help meant and impacted them, and why they need it. This was without a doubt the best and most rewarding experience of my life. At the end of my stay I walked away with several new life long friends from all over the world and memories I’ll treasure forever. It was a very eye opening experience that I learnt and grew so much from, therefore I am very greatly to have been able to take part in this program. I truely could not recommend this experience more!