Testimonials

Volunteering for Bridge 2 Sri Lanka was an invaluable experience. It’s a small scale operation that is very well received by those people it is able to help. Unencumbered by bureaucracy, Sarah Griffith is able – and has to – make key decisions about the people the charity helps – on a one to one basis. It is all about relationship really, people as people and not anonymous ‘victims.

There’s a certain amount of culture shock involved. I’ve only been on the one occasion – 3 weeks during last October – but I think it takes time to see and understand Sri Lankan culture and how people live. Many are still recovering from the tsunami – many of those would have been poor before that disaster took place so the help that the charity provides can be crucial. The aim is to help people towards greater self-sufficiency.

Volunteers are likely to meet many lovely people. The locals are generally warm and welcoming. However you get involved – from building work to food distribution you’ll learn about another side of humanity – your own as well as your hosts. Go for it with an open heart and an interested mind and it will be one of the best things you ever did. I thoroughly enjoyed it.