Volunteer Stories
Insights from former volunteers
Sara Afonso
We meet Sara, a 20-year-old Portuguese student in her third year of a Marketing degree at ISCAP, to learn more about her educational internship experience from home.
Miriam Fois
Miriam Fois, a freshly graduated student from the University of Ca' Foscari in Venice (Italy), shares examples based on her direct experience with Professionals doing good on how to stay involved and engaged while helping from home.
Beatrice Casati
Beatrice Casati is an Italian University student who has participated in the Virtual Educational Internship Program with Professionals doing good. Today we meet her to hear her story.
Elodie Rasoloarivony
Elodie was required to do an overseas internship of 4 months as part of her Globalisation and International Trade master's programme, and she found the perfect opportunity as a digital marketing intern at Ammo Jewellery in Siem Reap.
Samantha Larose
Samantha is a volunteer from Canada who was volunteering with the Angkor Hospital for Children (AHC) as a Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist when the coronavirus became a global pandemic. Samantha is now here to talk about her unique experience.
Stuart Culshaw
Stuart Culshaw is a technical communicator, web designer and content strategist and has been virtually volunteering with Professionals doing good for the past year, helping to improve various aspects of the Pdg website.
Mayssa Benchenaa
Mayssa was a graphic design volunteer at Free to Shine (FTS), a child protection organisation in Cambodia. Mayssa is now here to tell us about her volunteer experience!
Pia Richards
Pia is an experienced graphic designer from Australia who came to Siem Reap for a three-month skilled volunteer project at Angkor Hospital for Children... and ended up extending her staying for additional six months! Here to tell us about her time volunteering in Cambodia.
Eleonore Buffet
Eleonore is a volunteer from France who volunteered with Fauna in Focus in a marketing and eco-tourism development position. Eleonore is now here to tell us about her time volunteering in Siem Reap.
Alizee Bousson
Alizee is a volunteer from France who came to Siem Reap for a three-month marketing and sales internship at Naga Earth. She is now here to tell us about her time volunteering in Cambodia.
Jhenica Tongco
As a graphic designer and communications officer, Jhenica helped Anjali House with their annual report, as well as teaching graphic design to kids with the hope of inspiring them to become graphic designers one day.
Ashleigh Walker
Having had opportunities to apply her communication skills in various industries, Ashleigh was looking to further enhance her résumé with an experience in overseas volunteering. Ashleigh is now here to tells us about her experience volunteering in Cambodia.
Charlie Caraher
Charlie, with a background in graphic design, volunteered as a communicator, photographer, and graphic designer at Kingdom of Wow in Siem Reap.
Joelle Millery
Joelle is a seasoned professional with a business background who has completed her volunteer term with Journeys Within Our Community (JWOC).
Adriana Nguyen
With a desire to make the world a better place, Adriana took a step towards her goal by volunteering as a procurement specialist in Siem Reap.
Lilia Leung
Lilia has been a remote volunteer for Pdg for over a year. Here she tells us about her motivations and past experiences with remote volunteering.
Yeseul Na
Yeseul Na was a volunteer at New Hope Cambodia who helped reorganise its school breakfast program for children. Here she tells us about her volunteer experience in Siem Reap.
Colin Divola
Colin is an experienced quality manager in the food industry and has completed a volunteer term developing analytical tests for Water for Cambodia. Colin is now here to tell us about his volunteer experience in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
Griselda Boquiren
Griselda is a publishing graduate and a qualified graphic designer from Vancouver who has spent three months volunteering for a charity in Siem Reap. She is now here to tell us about her volunteer experience.
Benjamin Itzinger
Benjamin is a master's student from Paris who has recently completed his volunteer term in Cambodia as a graphic designer. Here he shares his thoughts about his volunteering experience with us.