Final Impression, January 2009
Ms. Elisa Fiedler


After two weeks in Setrawa and six weeks in Jodhpur I have to say, that this was the best what I could do at this moment. I gained so many experiences and made a lot of friends. I met Carolina from Argentina and we worked together. Besides Govind and his family made me feel like home. I never felt homesick or lonely; it’s a really nice and calm place to stay. More than just a Guesthouse.
The girls are still lovely and wonderful and sometimes I have the feeling that we really gave them something, more than just knowledge. Of course, it was often difficult especially when you know that some girls can hardly read and write. It’s a pity, that we weren’t able to teach them how to do it. I mean it’s totally obvious, that you can’t change everything and create a better world in two months of volunteering but on the other hand there are these moments when you start to realize how hard and unfair live can be and this makes me feel sad. Even though with this moments I had a great time and a lot of fun with the girls. This project and the girls gave me so much. Now, I know that I want to be a teacher, I learned a lot about Indian culture and last but not least I learned to appreciate my comfortable live more.

I can really recommend this project without any doubts to everyone who is interested in volunteering.