Pod Volunteer Reviews

Name: Pod Volunteer
Address: 5, Noverton Lane, Cheltenham, Prestbury
Rating: 4.77

4.8 Rating 488 Reviews

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of reviewers recommend Pod Volunteer

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4.8

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About Pod Volunteer:

Pod Volunteer is an award winning non-profit organisation arranging ethical, inspiring and supported volunteering opportunities around the world since 2001

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5, Noverton Lane, Cheltenham
Prestbury
GL52 5BA

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“Pod Volunteer was simply amazing, everyone was so helpful. I have never felt less nervous and more excited to start an adventure and it is all because of Pod. They helped me every step of the way and even once I got there they were always an email away. My experience volunteering was amazing, I was treated like I've been there forever and made so many friends. I can't wait to go back. It was such a rewarding experience and I would recommend it for anyone.”

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Posted 7 years ago

“Had a great time at the centre the only thing would be if you want to google the centre's name it's Wildlife Friend's Foundation Thailand, i would say that this is a great place work is amazing with elephants and other animals, the place is hands off except for with elephants. Also it is a lot of hard work so don't expect an easy ride, other than that it was amazingly great lots of people return back. Not sure I would but it was a great experience and you meet a lot of cool people, I'd visit the place again for sure.”

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Posted 7 years ago

“Very interesting. Elephant Valley Project doing a great job. Got to meet young people from all over the world. Cambodian life looks tough. Good to see elephants returned to as natural an environment as possible. I would recommend the experience.”

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Posted 7 years ago

“The were very responsive to my questions and helpful.”

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Posted 7 years ago

“POD makes me happy because I have confidence in them. The programs they represent are have been thoroughly vetted and volunteers can be confident they are going to a reputable program. Given PODS application process I am confident that my fellow volunteers have been thoroughly screened. I have confidence that all those involved with my volunteer stay, from drivers to guides to guest house hosts are professional. And I have confidence that were I to experience any difficulty POD has backup support within the community to come to my aid. All this gives me confidence in POD and makes me excited to volunteer through them.”

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Posted 7 years ago

“Pod Volunteer are reliable, friendly and make everything easier for you :) Can't recommend them enough!”

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Posted 7 years ago

“I had a entirely positive experience volunteering with POD from start to finish. They were efficient and organised and always happy to help with any query no matter how big or small. I would definitely travel with POD again. Keep up the good work!”

Pod Volunteer 5 star review on 3rd May 2017

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Posted 7 years ago

“POD volunteer gave me good information on my volunteering holiday from the start. After looking at the website I phoned up the team who were helpful and friendly, sharing first-hand experiences of the particular reef conservation holiday I was after. The written information contained all I needed. All this and it was a fair bit cheaper going through POD volunteer than through another site advertising the same experience as well!”

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Posted 7 years ago

“I felt very well looked after when planning and whilst at pod projects. Their placement managers were always very friendly and helpful, no matter how stupid the question was!”

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Posted 7 years ago

“Answered any questions I had and made the booking of the placement very easy.”

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Posted 7 years ago

“Good communication, support, and friendly people”

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Posted 7 years ago

“They booked what I asked them to book”

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Posted 7 years ago

“Pod supports at least one organization that claims to be dedicated to the welfare of animals, but in truth, still uses outdated and abusive techniques for handling their animals, thus going against their mission of ethical volunteering. In addition, Pod did a poor job of maintaining recent information on their websites, which gave volunteers misinformation as to the nature of their volunteering projects.”

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Posted 7 years ago

Thank you for your review. We are extremely surprised and concerned by your comments. We support a carefully selected and vetted set of projects and visit them all regularly to monitor them. Animal welfare is extremely important to us and we are confident there are no abusive techniques used at any of the projects we work with, so it would be appreciated if you could give us more specific details about what you are referring to so that we can confirm / investigate this. One of the reasons we visit our projects regularly and have a close relationship with our partners is to ensure that we are giving accurate information to volunteers on the website and in our volunteering guides. We do however appreciate that things are constantly evolving, so we ask for feedback from volunteers before, during and after the placement, so if there is any information that is not up to date we can make updates and changes when needed. Please do give us more specific feedback on this. It would be great if you could contact us directly to discuss your feedback in more detail. Best wishes, Ellie

Posted 7 years ago

“They were a great team to work with and really put my mind at ease throughout the booking process.”

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Posted 7 years ago

“We volunteered with the Caribbean Conservation programme in Belize, it was a great experience and a real insight into the work of TIDE and how they are making a difference to the environment and spreading the word into the local community.”

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Posted 7 years ago

“Pod was always answering my questions and where always there if I needed help”

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Posted 7 years ago

“The placement was great and the organization was always there to answer any questions! Thank you for everything.”

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Posted 7 years ago

“Provided good information and support during the placement.”

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Posted 7 years ago

“The staff were all friendly and more than willing to help. There were great resources in place and everything was extremely well organised”

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Posted 7 years ago

“Hello everyone! I am currently volunteering with the Pod Community Education project. I have been here since November and I leave in April. This project really has been and still is a really humbling and enlightening experience; immersing oneself in another culture is fantastic. It is so rewarding watching kids in poverty progress through education and the connections you make with the kids are most definitely the highlight for me. This project is a great way to improve your Spanish, I arrived with minimal Spanish oral and written skills in November and I have improved dramatically since then. The Peruvian Volunteers are great, as is Yuri, the Director. I do recommend if possible coming for 2 months or more because the bond you make with the children increases the longer you stay. I came as a Volunteer and I am now Temporarily the International Coordinator so you never know what may happen!”

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Posted 7 years ago

Pod Volunteer is rated 4.8 based on 488 reviews