WARM HEART WORLDWIDE INC
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December 17, 2012
Warm Heart is a truly amazing and unique organization. Warm Heart is constant contact with the local community asking what needs they can meet. Programs are designed and readjusted to meet these specific needs. The organization uses every donation as an investment in the creation of sustainable opportunities for those willing to sieze them. I volunteered for six months and am determined to go back. While I served as Official Photographer, I had the chance to work in a breadth of areas and connect very personally with community members. I had one of the single most educational and meaningful experiences of my life. I loved every minute.
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Definitely
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Life-changing
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Very Well
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Definitely
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2012
November 26, 2012
Although I only stayed at Warm Heart for a month, since returning home I've continued to work with the organization and will return for a second stint when I can. I particularly appreciated WH's down-to-earth approach and its holistic outlook on the myriad of activities that volunteers can get involved in which will hopefully improve life for the people in the community. Volunteers are undoubtedly getting as much out of the experience as they're putting in so it's a good exchange of life energies. The fact that it's in a rural setting is healthy. Finally, although the operation is small enough to feel intimate, it's big enough so that they are always people to meet and others to get to know better.
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Definitely
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
Some
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Quite well
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Likely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2011
November 26, 2012
My family and I were volunteers at Warm Heart for 3 months. It was one of our life's most rewarding adventuers. With WH we were able to see our efforts put to good use right away. We helped WH build a community center, open the center and see the local villagers use the center. We saw the smiles on their faces as they took the yoga classes and as they ussed to center to gather with their neighbors. We helped WH create silk scarves to employ local women and raise money for WH and their continuing literacy compaigns. We helped the children at the children's home prepare dinners and get ready for school. Our efforts went directly to helping the communities around Phrao. It was a life changing experience.
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Definitely
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
Life-changing
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Very Well
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Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
November 26, 2012
I volunteered at Warm Heart for three months and it’s one of the moments of my life that I’ll cherish the most. Most of my time was spent at their micro enterprise initiative, which aims to provide livelihood for the community and most especially for the women. I also had a chance to participate in other projects, spend sometime with the lovely kids of Warm Heart Children’s Home and met various volunteers from around the world. Warm Heart’s passion to make a difference is life-changing!
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Would you volunteer for this group again?
Definitely
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
Life-changing
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Very Well
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2011
November 26, 2012
I have been volunteering for Warm Heart Worldwide for three months now, planning to stay for another nine, and my time in Thailand could not possibly have been more fulfilling. As I live at the Children's Homes, I have been immersed in the daily ongoings of the Warm Heart family, eating meals with the kids and Thai staff, slowly learning the language with their help, becoming familiar with the range of cultures of the different hill tribes, and participating in as many projects and activities as possible. The exposure to the novelties of a lifestyle so different than that of the western world has been instrumental in my growth as a person and discovering where I would like to go from here. Then again, I don't think I will ever want to leave Thailand.
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Definitely
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Life-changing
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Quite well
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Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
November 26, 2012
As a volunteer at Warm Heart I was able to serve in various capacities working on numerous projects. I taught art therapy in a rural village, assisted government officials in delivering much-needed public benefits, organized the distribution of wheelchairs to the disabled and spent countless hours playing sports with the students from the children's home. It was a great opportunity to experience and understand the important work that Warm Heart does. I'd highly recommend volunteering there. Be flexible and have fun.
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Life-changing
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Very Well
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2011
November 25, 2012
i volunteered at Warm Heart for 10 months. It was an amazing and immersive experience. I was able to work with volunteers from around the world and on various projects. It was a true testament of how teaching and community development can change lives for the better.
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Definitely
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
Life-changing
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Quite well
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
November 25, 2012
Warm Heart is the perfect example of what a change agent should be - adaptive, persistent, and truly integrated into the community in which they serve. Their approach is pragmatic, but rare. Listen to what the people need (rather than telling them) and develop solutions accordingly. There's always a long list of diverse projects and initiatives that need owners, meaning that volunteers with many different backgrounds and competencies are constantly needed. This also means that volunteers can spearhead their own initiative and feel like they really made an impact. And they usually do.
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Definitely
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
A lot
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Very Well
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
November 21, 2012
I volunteered at Warm Heart Thailand in 2011. They are doing commendable work helping and providing for the needy children in Phrao and also helping families to be self sustainable. Great job.
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Likely
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
Some
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Quite well
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
Likely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2011
November 21, 2012
Warm Heart Worldwide helps people help themselves as I have seen firsthand as a volunteer in Thailand. Founders Michael Shafer and Evelind Schecter use a unique combination of strategies. They invest in children's education, community healthcare from the water supply on up and uplift communities with micro-enterprise. They constantly innovate their approach working with the Thai staff to fully participate in the local culture and priorities. Volunteers from around the globe add their input and expansion has included cash crops for farming and development of a senior center. The Warm Heart way is more than win-win--it creates "Jai" - joy - well being.
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Would you volunteer for this group again?
Definitely
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
A lot
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Very Well
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
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