My Nonprofit Reviews
Volunteer
Review for Bhumi, Chennai, , India
I volunteered for Bhumi for about eight months in 2009 at the Girls Government Higher Secondary School and Juvenile Detention Centre (Chennai). The first few days that I went to the Centre, I must confess I felt like an outsider- I was new, but the girls in the Centre would run up to the other (old) volunteers with pure adoration and affection writ large on their face! I wondered if I would ever gain their affection, as these older volunteers had so obviously done. When we began class, I was grateful for people like Lakshmi, who did not treat the new volunteers like new people, instead gathered us all into the huge big family that GGH was! The Bhumi team was always there to help and guide and to to address any queries or concerns that I had. It was only a matter of time before the 'them' became 'us'. They are organized and plan in advance. Though that doesnt stop them from reviewing and changing if necessary. Thanks to them, I had one of the most beautiful experiences of my life.
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The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
Very friendly, supportive and competent. More than anything else, they are a group of unlimited commitment and passion for what they do.
Ways to make it better...
The classes at GGH could have been continued using at least a couple of volunteers. It would have made me and those girls feel like they were individual human beings with feelings and needs, rather than a group that needs to be attended to.
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
About every week
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2009
