“We have had volunteers with us before, but the Suas volunteers are a class apart: they were young, fresh, enthusiastic, fun-loving, jovial, spirited and, at the same time serious, committed and well organised. Their lessons were well planned, and hence, there were visible learning outcomes. They have all left a deep imprint on the minds of the children that they worked with.”
Shubra Chatterji, Director of Vikramshila, Kolkata

“The Suas Volunteer Programme is: interesting, challenging, sometimes scary, adventurous, daring, inspiring, and always rewarding.  The kids are bright, the schools are dark, and the journey is very very colourful.”
Sorcha, DAS Team 2011, Kolkata

“The programme has been a huge eye opener for me.  It has shown me the immense challenge and hope of education in the developing world and it has also shown me my own strengths and abilities.”
Carlos, Maweni Team 2010, Mombasa

 “Like all great life experiences, the Suas Volunteer Programme is a very mixed bag: nerves, confidence, frustration, enjoyment, laughter, tears, exhaustion, energy... I don't think I've ever squeezed so many emotions into 10 weeks."
Jessica, DAS Team 2011, Kolkata

“Suas is a collective journey of personal growth and development towards an understanding of a much wider world, and your place in it. It is an opportunity; an opportunity to learn, an opportunity to work with incredible people, an opportunity to stretch your capabilities and live to your fullest.”
Mark, Gatoto Team 2010, Nairobi

“I feel like this experience has brought about a change in me; it is something I can't describe in words, it's more of a feeling, and the knowledge that the people I have met and the experiences I have had now have a place in who I am, and the person I want to be.”
Olivia, Sabuj Sangha Team 2011, Kolkata

“There was a good working relationship among the staff and Volunteers. A strong impact was made on the computer classes with the children.”
Peter, Deputy Head Teacher of Gatoto Primary School, Nairobi                                                                 

Click here to view the teaching resource workbook designed by the 2008 Volunteer team, with the assistance of the teachers and children in Vikramshila

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