What Our Projects Say
We asked some of the projects we work with about the benefits of working with i-to-i, this is what they had to say…
Conservation in Australia
"Each year our volunteers plant more than 1 million trees for habitat and land restoration, collect over 1,000 tons of native seed for revegetation and reforestation projects, build and restore over 300 kilometres of walking tracks and boardwalks. All projects are selected on the basis that they could not and would not be completed without volunteer assistance."
Conservation work in Ecuador
"i-to-i volunteers contribute at our Mindo and Alto Chocó reserves and help us to achieve our long, medium and short-term goals. We develop activities such as reforestation, Andean bear monitoring, activities with the local community in economic alternatives that are friendly with the environment and that can provide the communities with an income, and also in environmental education with the children of the area. For Alto Chocó and Mindo, receiving volunteers is our only sustainable alternative for the time being. We currently do not receive any financial help from the Government or International Organizations, and it will be impossible for us to keep the projects running without the volunteer's help. Basically, if we wouldn't receive volunteers, we would have to close the MIndo and Alto Chocó projects and this land would be sold, and eventually, sooner than later, the forest, and animals that live in the area will disappear."
Community Work with Youths in Kuala Lumpur
"We are receiving much needed help and support from the i-to-i volunteers. We greatly appreciate the personal drive of these young people. Their enthusiastic example alone provides a great boost for both the staff and young people at our Centre. We further appreciate the care taken by i-to-i and its in-country team in ensuring there is a compatibility between the aspirations of the volunteers and the aims of our Centre. i-to-i volunteers have been particularly effective in reaching out to those young people who are not achieving academically. There are few alternative educational programmes for such individuals in Malaysia. Our Centre is under staffed and so our limited resources tend to be focused on supporting those in formal education. i-to-i volunteers have enabled us to cater for those who are failing in the formal school environment. The volunteers are able to offer thoughtful understanding and companionship along with a more person-orientated educational approach. This is really supporting many of our young people in developing the mental and emotional stability and self esteem necessary for conventional school life and in building the personal skills for the challenges of adulthood. This illustrates just one of the direct and tangible benefits that i-to-i volunteers are bringing to the lives of our young people. "
