Program Reviews

There is nothing more impactful than a travel experience with GIVE Volunteers. I recommend this organization to everyone in my life and am a huge supporter of everything that GIVE stands for. You get to experience cultural immersion at every level and it is impossible to leave without being changed in some regard. These trips bring out the best in you. I am so grateful for all of the incredible people that have entered my life through GIVE and I plan on traveling more with GIVE more in my future!

This trip was amazing. Being able to see the people that are helped by the work we do was incredible and made it all worth it. Our guides were amazing (Shoutout Mike, Amber, and Moises!) and were super helpful with anything we had questions about. The community was full of awesome people that we got to meet. After all the work was done, we got to go to the volcanos which was just amazing. The people that I got to meet on the trip were all so awesome and I’m happy to say I have 27 new friends! Couldn’t recommend this trip enough!

This trip was life changing and I would recommend it to anyone! We did so many amazing things to the help the community like digging out a foundation for a families home, improving the garden, planting mangrove seeds, and teaching English to local children. We also did a lot of cultural activities like making cheese and tortillas with the local women in the community, surfing, making bracelets, and salsa dancing! Some more highlights of the trip was going deep sea fishing, hiking up TWO volcanoes and getting to camp on one of them and sled down the other!

My trip to Nicaragua with Give will be remembered forever. My guides Amber and Mike were amazing leaders who knew how to safely get things done while also ensuring everyone was having a good time. The trip as a whole was an amazing way to explore the country while also giving back and supporting the people of Jiquilillo. It was so fulfilling to garden with the locals, help build a house, and teach the local children English. I highly recommend this trip to EVERYONE! It’s the perfect way to experience new adventures such as sand boarding down the youngest active volcano in Nicaragua in a sustainable way. Give Volunteers is a wonderful organization that I am beyond proud to support.

This experience was exactly what I wanted for my first time visiting a foreign country alone. I've always wanted to visit Nicaragua after learning about it, but I also wanted to leave a positive impact. The people of Jiquilillo were super kind and welcoming, and the work we did at the construction site and garden was rewarding for both us volunteers and the community. We also had downtime to enjoy the amazing views, and talk to people in the community. A great introduction into volunteer work (:

Overall a great experience im sure I’ll never forget. I’ve been on a few trips now with GIVE and the organization hasn’t failed me once. This trip is no exception to that trend. The experience was culturally and personally enlightening on top of being an absolute blast. We definitely worked hard doing volunteering in construction, education, and gardening, but with the trips NEWLY added excursions we played just as hard as we worked. For sure a trip I’m privileged to have experienced and I can’t wait for my next opportunity to go back.

I went on this trip not fully knowing what to expect, I had a lot of questions which were promptly answered by gives contact team which allowed me to enjoy this experience better. Going on this trip allowed me to find myself again, I had become comfortable in my normal routine and had somehow lost myself along the way. This trip took me out of my comfort zone in ways that I couldn't have imagined. The guides and other volunteers were there to support me with everything and motivated me to try new things.
I was able to go to a beautiful island and meet a group of amazing people that I will hold with me forever. We bonded so quickly as a group and am going to miss them all so much and I cant wait to meet with them again in the future. As this is an American company and coming from England, I was worried that I would feel alone and like the outsider however everyone welcomed me with open arms and I have made lifelong friends.
I would recommend going on any trip with give, although Hawaii has a special place in my heart. this experience came to an end after 9 days of laughs and tears and I would 1000% do it again without any hesitation.

Nothing could prepared me for what I gained from this trip. From the first day I got there I was welcomed with nothing but endless warmth and smiles from the staff, not to mention the rest of the team. This trip pushed me to take on challenges I never could have experienced without Give. There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t think about the people I met, culture I learned, or the beauty of the earth I experienced. I will never not recommend Give to everyone and anyone interested, go on the trip!

My experience was unique because my friend Maria and I got really sick, but how the staff handled it was the reason I want to highlight it. When we were in the hospital, the guides were so helpful mentally, physically, and emotionally. Anytime I questioned what the doctors were doing, Faith would speak up and find out for me instead of invalidating my scared feelings. They turned a crappy and scary experience into something we can look back on and laugh about. In conclusion, I felt safe, well take care of, and they did everything in there power to help me, even had another staff member come just to bring me a hoodie. This was important to highlight because you never expect to have to go to the hospital, but I hope people know that in the case that you have to, you will still be safe and everything will be okay because these guides know what their doing.

My GIVE trip to Nicaragua was my first time traveling out of the country, and I am SO glad I decided to go this route.

I wanted to get out of my comfort zone, and I certainly did. It was the time of my life! I climbed two volcanoes, sandboarded down one, learned to surf, released baby sea turtles, taught English, and got to know a vibrant and loving community nestled in the northwest corner of Nicaragua.

Not only was it fun, but it was insanely educational and enlightening. It taught me about traveling responsibly and to be environmentally conscious. I learned the importance of spending my dollars on people who really need it rather than corporate tourism companies or fancy hotels. I think every human being should do something like this in their lifetime. Getting out of your comfort zone and learning about other cultures is the best way to experience this big wide world.

I am SO incredibly grateful to have experienced some life changing moments with this incredible organization and my group of volunteers. GIVE is the bomb.com and I highly recommend going on an adventure with them. <3