Oyster is a small and specialist organisation that offers first class projects and a thorough and personal approach. The majority of our placements have been running since 2000 and have excellent participant feedback.
Your destination is managed by one of our 3 UK team members meaning that they get to know you personally, offering you help and support from the moment you apply to the moment you return from your time away. Our overseas representatives are local residents who are employed directly by us to make all the arrangements and to be a helpful friend to you whilst you are away.
‘I think the programme as a whole was very well organised. I never had to worry because I felt like I was a part of a well planned placement where I could join in with the Nepali life as much as possible and always knew what I was doing’ Alice Foren 2008
With Oyster you will get:
- the certainty of a well-chosen placement with everything arranged in advance
- a personal service from our experienced staff in the UK
- thorough preparation in the UK and on arrival
- excellent support from our representative abroad and a group of fellow travellers to share the experience with
‘The best part of my placement was all the wonderful people I met along the way; everyone at the orphanage and the friendships I made with the fellow Oyster volunteers. I never realised how attached I would become to the kids at the orphanage, so it was very different to my expectations. I knew I would get involved, but I didn’t realise how hard it would be to leave them all.’
Rebecca Nijuis 2008
