I had a wonderful time during my elephant program in Jaipur with VWI. It’s really been so lovable moment for me when i was with the elephants. I was working with the elephants for 4 weeks and looking at the 5 elephants. Working with the elephants is quite hard but so enjoyable. My days with the elephants starts early as I have to wash the
elephants, clean them out, give them good massage, scrub their body with brush, making the bundles of hay for them to eat. The elephant village is so huge & really been adorable to see lots of elephants in groups & when they make fun in the lake. The village really needs volunteers to be giving the care to elephants & help the mahouts for their hard work as there is lack of people to support them. Well on the project i am staying with one more volunteer in an Indian host family which really been helpful for us to get to know about the Indian life & culture. The food which we eat is so delicious. Our Indian mother is such a nice cook, everyday she makes new Indian dishes for us to eat & she has taught me few dishes to prepare during my stay. It’s really been great to interact with Indian family. Indian culture is so different from U.K it’s really been good to learn about different aspects like religion, the festivals of here, the traditional things, clothes of man & women and other things which people normally do in their daily living. Here are so many things which u can take in your camera, to write in your blogs & make memories for your lifetime. I must say in the end to the people to be work with the elephants as these animals are also part of our life.

I really enjoyed the project. My Project life is to travel to keep learning everything I can so I would say to everyone do not expect anything just learn everything you can about everything that comes. I would like to give 10 out 9 Marks to VWI. I wanted to do Elephant Care as I am waiting to do this from long time in my life. I search over internet many organization and projects which offer Elephant Volunteering but VWI was the best in selection of all these as they have very flexible services and by working you can direct have hands on Experience with Elephants. The Project Transportation, Weekend Sightseeing, Staff Members; everyone was perfect. Really looking to come back again with my friends and family.

This project is a nice experience and a nice way to learn about india. The arrival pick up services was perfect. Accommodation , Transportation and staff members were great. The reason to volunteer with VWI – The price was best compare to other volunteering organization abroad and in India. I would give 10 out of 10 from overall experience.

Trabalhar com os mahouts foi uma experiência maravilhosa. Conhecer os elefantes foi uma experiência que não pode ser explicada. Sem arrependimentos, espero voltar a fazer voluntariado com a VWI. Acho que tenho novos amigos e espero voltar a vê-los. Gostaria de dar à Volunteering With India 10 em 9 pela minha experiência global. Toto, o nosso taxista, foi o melhor motorista para o transporte, diverte-se, ri e chega sempre a horas. O pessoal do projeto, o alojamento e a comida eram excelentes. Recomendo definitivamente o projeto a outros voluntários.

A casa da família em que fiquei era adorável, e toda a família me recebeu muito bem, antes de eu apontar para o projeto, todos os meus e-mails foram respondidos muito rapidamente e profissionalmente. Durante a minha estadia, tanto o coordenador do programa como o condutor do tuk-tuk foram muito simpáticos e prestáveis, e visitar as suas casas foi uma óptima experiência, por isso agradeço-lhes a sua hospitalidade. No entanto, fiquei um pouco desiludido nos primeiros dias, pois tinha de acordar cedo de manhã, mas ao fim de alguns dias isso tornou-se um hábito, pois compreendi que o trabalho de assistência é necessário desde as primeiras horas da manhã, quando o elefante acorda. Trabalho todos os dias de manhã, das 5h às 9h. Também venho à tarde duas vezes por semana, quando fazemos chapati para os elefantes. Já tomei conta de 5 elefantes e quero mesmo levá-los todos para minha casa. É muito triste que o meu projeto tenha de voltar para casa para estudar. Voltarei de certeza na próxima vez. O projeto para crianças que visitei, apenas por 2 dias, por outro lado, foi ótimo e senti que estava a contribuir para algo, por isso recomendo todos os projectos que a VWI oferece.