a truly wonderful experience

Volunteering for VFV gives you the chance to make a difference to many people's lives, in a fun & friendly setting. Living with a local Filipino family helps you to become well integrated into the local community and learn about the real Filipino culture (and the delicious food!).

All the volunteer programmes enable you to make a positive difference to a community, and you have the chance to get involved in many different programmes if you wish, such as visiting the orphanage or building a new home and visiting the dumpsite community centre, which gives you a more rounded experience.

The highlights were definitely the people I met (Filipino and other volunteers), because it's the friendliest nation in the world! And it's so easy to travel around as you are given a full induction by the volunteer centre and everyone speaks English so there are no problems with communication.

Highly recommended if you are looking to go by yourself as well, as there are always plenty of volunteers, particularly during the summer months.