My Nonprofit Reviews

My experience with One Heart Source has been a very memorable and rewarding one. During the short two weeks I was volunteering in Cape Town, I was able to not only learn about South Africa's culture, history, and the struggles faced by the community we work with, interact with the students from the community, and teach them skills on math and literacy, and at the same time, learn and have fun with them, I also met many wonderful, beautiful, loving people with different perspectives but a common aim to uplift with humanity. This organisation has not only enabled me to open my eyes to the bigger world out there, it also helped me to grow by learning from all these wonderful people around me, through dialogue sessions and community circles where we get to share our views and perspectives on issues and ted talk videos, or even just talking to each other and learning more about each other's culture during our free time. One of the many things I love about this organisation is that it works closely with the same communities, where they have watched the students in the community grow up, taught them, held house visits to the families of these children and constantly cared for as well as have fun with the students. Another thing I love about OHS is that the fellows, cultural coaches, and mentors there are really friendly and loving people. Volunteering abroad for the first time and alone sounded a little scary at first, but upon arriving, I was welcomed with open arms into the OHS family. OHS also provides us opportunities to learn more about South Africa's history and struggles faced by the community through tours and field trips. Also, we got to play with the children outside of school during excursions such as visiting the Aquarium or hiking. I really miss Cape Town, for the people I was able to meet, the students I taught, as well as the food. You'll definitely not regret signing up for a program under OHS and would definitely have an amazing time there. :)

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