Unforgettable

Me and my girlfriend have volunteered at this program for three weeks last february (2013). We worked at a creche to teach the little kids there some English. We had a great time there and at the end of the week we could really see that they picked up what we taught them (how to introduce themselves).

We like to think we made a little impact in their lives, but they definately made a huge one in ours. SAVE really let us bring our own ideas into the program and gave us the responsibility of educating the kids on a day-to-day basis. There was a creche leader there who unfortunately didn't speak English but was very helpful with handeling the kids and looking after the youngest ones.

We had awesome experiences with the kids like taking them to the beach (they had only been there once before) and taking kids from a settlement to a birthday party.
The other volunteers and the people from SAVE were really great. They helped us when we needed them and they provided fun nights out with the other volunteers like bowling night and barbecues.

Sometimes there were little problems like who was going to drive or which people would help at which creche but we really admired how the SAVE people handled things and made sure everybody was happy. This is a great program and a great experience. We want to go back a.s.a.p., if you are thinking about doing it, you should.