7 Years Later: Was my Volunteering work with VSO Worth?
When I resigned from my job at the National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK) in 2005 to pursue international volunteering with the Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) in the Philippines, many of my friends thought I had made a terrible mistake. I was a young professional with a promising career in peacebuilding and many doubted my decision to volunteer overseas in unpaid work. I wanted to become a volunteer with VSO because I thought this would provide me with the ideal opportunity to work in international development where I would gain valuable I at Tagbilaran port, Bohol, on a job assignment to Siliman University, Dumaguete work experience that would increase my prospects for a getting better when I return back to Kenya. I also wanted to have a chance to travel abroad, learn about other cultures, and meet new people while contributing my skills to change lives. I took the risk to travel to Philippines, to a country I had never been before. Even t...