Volunteering Projects in the Fiji Islands with Think Pacific

My project with Think Pacific was the best thing I’ve done! Living with a family was a great way to fully immerse yourself in a different culture and village life. Being welcomed into a community, family and school are incredible experiences. Working in the school was tough but highly rewarding. It was a pleasure to get to know the children and teachers. Great to feel part of the village and school. The Think Pacific leaders were always there for support when needed. Communication with Think Pacific was easy before project- they were always on hand either over the phone or on Facebook. Would highly recommend for anyone wanting to immerse themselves in a new culture and work with children. Fiji is the most welcoming ccountry I’ve ever visited.

The experience of a lifetime! I have absolutely no complaints at all, and I would really love to be a part of another project as soon as I can! Think Pacific makes sure you reach Fiji with little to no expectations whatsoever, and once you reach there, your mind is blown by how amazingly welcoming Fijians are, almost two weeks after leaving the village, the amount I miss my family hasn’t decreased one bit, and at this point, I would actually give everything just to visit them for another day. The school is equally as amazing as the village, the kids are so loving and so enthusiastic it’s mind blowing! It was actually so heartbreaking looking at these kids in tears on our last day because all we wanted that last day was to be able to stay another day.

In May 2018 I did a 1 month project with Think Pacific and the experience was amazing. Think Pacific is a great organisation and I’m thankful for having the opportunity to live and teach in a remote Fijian village with them. Volunteering In Fiji was the best thing I ever did I made friends for life and I have family at the other side of the world. I couldn’t recommend this project, I don’t know of any other company where you live in the village with the families of the children you’re helping. Volunteering in Fiji with Think Pacific has been by far the most rewarding thing I’ve ever done and I would do it again without a second thought, teaching was one of my favourite parts of project seeing kids that struggled in class getting better because of the help you’re giving is the proudest feeling.

It was such a life changing experience, it really does open your eyes and appreciate all the little things we have in day to day life, I made some life long friends and memories that I'll cherish.
You learn a lot about yourself and push yourself out of your comfort zones with a really good support group of people that become your family.
Integrating with the village is something so rewarding, really throwing yourself in there to get to know the families you stay with and all the kids are so rewarding, especially when they do there exams and they do even better than they did, seeing them progress and always smiling really pushes you forward.
Enjoy the time you have there, if it's a month or 2 months they go so quickly, so make the most of it, I'd highly recommend having a good few bowls of kava with the villagers, very good way of socialising

Over what ended up being 5 weeks In fiji I had the best time!

I had the pleasure of meeting some amazing Fijians who are now considered family. Yet, I’ve also met some amazing like minded people from around the world and the uk who are also now family!

I felt privileged to be welcomed so warmly into the village, especially as it was my 20th birthday which was a massive whole village celebration!

The energy in the village was great! And the fact that every morning you’d walk through the village to shouts of good morning from literally everyone sums this up.

The mix of coaching sport and teaching works really well and provides a variety of challenges and opportunities for all types of people. In short there’s something for everyone!

Can’t recommend the project enough to anyone!

I had the best, most memorable 3 weeks in Fiji while helping and teaching primary school children in the process. This is a trip that allows full immersion into Fijian life and culture, to get an experience that you will not find anywhere else. It is sustainable and puts teaching methods, techniques and wider curriculum opportunities and ideas in place for children who may not get this opportunity otherwise. Living with a family in a rural village was one of my favourite parts and I now have a whole new family on the other side of the world. We experienced a very different life from at home which really put things in perspective. I also had this opportunity in an area of Fiji (highlands) which I wouldn’t have visited otherwise. Such a beneficial and amazing trip for both volunteers and locals!

My experience in Fiji was one that I will never forget- I did not know what to expect when i signed up-even though you see all these images/ videos of volunteers visiting schools in Fiji and having the best time- When my group got to the school that we were helping - we met out families and then the next day met our kids. One thing that made my whole experience - was the Fijian families that live in the village- My na and ta were the best - they were so welcoming and made my experience so memorable.I will never be able to cook as well as my Na- she made the best fried rice and babacao. The school children were also the best people to surround yourself with- they were so happy and bubbly that it was infectious. You could not not have a bad day.

My time in Namoli village was an unforgettable experience - from dancing the traditional hotpot to drinking grog. At first, it can seem quite daunting but the families that welcome you into their homes are some of the most friendly and smiley people I have ever met. This, of course, includes the children who were amazing to teach and see the progress of over the 3 weeks. I made some amazing friends within the team and the village who I will never forget. However, this would not have been possible without the support and organisation of Think Pacific, particularly the group leaders. During the briefing days, they provided us with lots of advice from lesson planning to cultural rules, so that we were prepared. For anyone thinking of taking part, I would 100% recommend it.