What our volunteers said
“It was a unique experience. I gained valuable expertise on a professional, humanitarian, and social level. Al Masar Team was supportive and helpful.I made many new friends and got to know Jordanian society in depth. The family that hosted me was extremely kind. I didn’t feel like a stranger but rather as if I were in my own country, surrounded by my own people.The food was diverse and delicious.”
Fawzia Arafat
from Lebanon , Teaching, 2025"Volunteering with the Youth Space was an absolutely amazing experience! The youth were incredible in their drive to start up green enterprises. And even though I wasn’t with them the entire time of their cohort, they made me feel like I was a part of it. Truly special people!
My host family was great. They made me feel like I was at home.
Just do it!!"
Hector Mendoza
from the USA , Youth Support 2024"It’s a wonderful opportunity to reach populations of modest means who lack the types of safety nets that may be available in other countries. They are eager to learn and very welcoming.
The Al Masar Team was absolutely wonderful.
The host family was absolutely incredible. Everything was clean, they were warm and welcoming, and their food was absolutely delicious."
Sogand Zamani
from the USA, Youth Support 2024"Good pre-departure preparation advice was given via the website, training module, and the live online meeting. Al Masar team was very helpful, easily reachable, and facilitated our integration into the volunteering projects."
Jamal Kussad
from the USA, Arts and Music 2024"This trip helped me grow as a person mentally, it helped me to realize the expectations of growing up and taking leadership roles. Instead of me always being the one being taught, I was teaching others even older than me! I developed more leadership roles, and social skills, and learned how to leave my comfort zone."
Jalal Noor Kussad
from the USA, Arts and Music 2024"I gained so much from this experience. I gained connections with the individuals I taught. I gained friendships with our host family and local team. I gained a new perspective on my heritage as a Middle Eastern person volunteering in Jordan. I gained more humility and appreciation for the little things. All in all, this experience was so pivotal for me, especially as a teenager. I will carry these memories with me throughout my adulthood. For people hesitant to join the program, think about a world you haven’t yet explored. It can be scary, but taking that leap and exploring is incredible and if you have the opportunity, you should definitely try.
Al Masar team was so incredibly welcoming and kind. They helped me acclimate to the environment and culture so well!
I loved connecting with the people we taught English to. They were so kind and excited to learn. They made the experience so rewarding and incredible for me.
Our host family was incredible. They were so kind and made me feel like I was a part of their family. They took care of us so well. Incredible food!!! Our hosts always had more than enough food for us and were so gracious."
Layla Hajj
from the USA, Youth Support 2024" I would advise anyone to do the program as it really pushed me outside of my comfort zone and I got to immerse myself in a different culture that you wouldn't get from a holiday. I would recommend doing at least two weeks as I wish I had stayed longer. I am glad that I made even a small difference and I met many kind people on my journey who I learned a lot from."
Kate Naghten
from Ireland, Teaching 2023"Al Masar team was fantastic. Instantly responsive and so kind.
Our host family was absolutely wonderful. Lovely and great location. We felt very lucky."
Penelope Harley
from the UK, Youth Support 2023"Al Masar team was amazing and went above and beyond to make me feel welcome and supported. They even allowed me to go and hand out candy to a local children's village when they found out that I really wanted to work with children. This team is an inspiration and filled with amazing human beings.
My host family became like a real family in a short time. I felt like I was visiting relatives instead of meeting strangers. My host mother made more than enough delicious food and even taught me how to make Turkish coffee for when I returned to the US"
Alexis Casiday
from the USA, Youth Support 2023"Volunteering in Jordan helped me grow as a person. I feel like I will appreciate a lot of things in my life which I took for granted.
Al Masar team was very friendly and very helpful throughout the duration.
My host family would never stop making delicious food. They make amazing food every day. It is tasty, yummy and comforting!. My host mother is very kind and the host family is definitely the best part of my program. They made me feel at-home and would go over and beyond to make me feel comfortable! They are truly the best of people I have met in my life!"
Mohammed Ariff
from the UK, Ramadan 2023"This was my 1st volunteering experience abroad and I was so lucky and blessed to have the opportunity to volunteer during the holy month of Ramadan. I feel my volunteering has left me with a new perspective on travelling abroad. I made great memories travelling whilst also embracing new cultures, meeting new people, making friends from around the world and did empowering and valuable work to help people.
I thoroughly enjoyed my experience living with another volunteer who I got along with super well and will hopefully stay friends with! I loved living with the family I was assigned to as they were super welcoming and friendly. I will definitely be staying in contact with the family and will be hopefully organising a trip back to Jordan very soon!"
Leena Akhtar
from the UK; Ramadan 2023"My experience volunteering in Amman, Jordan was exceptional. I met the most welcoming people. I learned a great deal from the institute I was volunteering with and was able to share some of my own knowledge and experiences in the educational field. My host was the most gracious individual, we discovered that we had much in common and quickly became friends.I returned home with a new goal to learn Arabic, and I hope to return one day and see everyone again."
Nick Giagios
from the USA, Special care 2022"I’ve gained so much! I feel like I really had some sort of impact but I also feel that impact was on me as a person! I learnt so many things from this experience. I would definitely come again to volunteer here!
Al Masar team was absolutely amazing. I can't even describe how sweet and funny and very helpful!
My host family was lovely! I would definitely want to stay at their place again if I come again to volunteer! The food was SO DELICIOUS AND SOO MUCH!! I definitely gained like 10kg haha"
Sarah Alamer
from Australia, Women's Education 2024“I liked it all! From cooking with the family till drawing and playing with the children. I loved that i could live with locals to know the culture and people better”
Dewi Boersma
from the Netherlands“By far it was the best experience of my life. Words can't describe the impact the youth had on me. If you never did a project like that, please do not hesitate and jump in with all your heart.”
Maria Hacobian
from Brazil“Had a great experience. The local team in Jordan is awesome. Extremely kind and helpful people.”
Rida Ahmed
from the USA,“I had many amazing experiences , unfortunately the Corona situation limited what I could do with the children. But I will never forget them !I miss them very much , they were incredible and changed my life.”
Neil Simpson
from the UK“Volunteering in Jordan is a unique experience and I hope all volunteers will feel the warmth and love of the Jordanian people while they are there.”
Daniel Miller
from the USA“We stayed with a very nice family, who took very good care of us. We got a very clear insight into life in Jordan from our many in-depth discussions. I have no hesitation in saying that the whole experience was extremely worthwhile.
Jordan is a very interesting country in which to spend some time volunteering. The people are very welcoming and helpful. ”
Michael and Jackey Dempsey f
rom Ireland“Volunteering in Jordan was such a great idea. I really enjoyed the middle eastern culture & the program organizers were there for me every step of the way. My host family was amazing and I must stress this, I felt SO SAFE in Jordan. If you are concerned about traveling to the Middle East then don't be!! Amazing experience.”
Sasha Wilson
from AustraliaFrom the local community
“The Volunteer enjoyed working with us and the students were happy to meet people from different cultures and learn new things.”
“The volunteers were so cooperative and helpful. They interacted effectively with our students، They were also so kind.”
“Hello, I’m Omar
I practice my English with the Volunteers and it became good.
I like when l meet new people from around the world and get to know other cultures
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Omar
“Having the volunteers with the workers in the association gave us motivation and desire to show the best performance, in addition to improving the English language
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“Last year, in the month of Ramadan, we hosted a female Bangali-American volunteer. She wanted to re-live the vibes of Ramadan. One of her memories is eating on the floor, and she was happy to have a mosque next to our house because for more than twenty years she did not hear the call to prayer, and she also learned to cook Maklouba.”
“One of the volunteers I was hosting, asked her family to live with me permanently. She wrote a very beautiful article about Jordan and the people of Jordan.”
“A volunteer before traveling gave me a plant pot.
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“One of the volunteers ate mansaf with us and insisted on eating it with his hand and sitting on the floor. It was awesome.”
“I went with a volunteer to the random camps. The Volunteer was kind to the refugee children. She was respectful to all the association's employees and the local community, having her was a good impact to all of us.
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“We hosted Dewi, She will come again to visit us, we had a lot of interesting and funny time, I learned English from her.”
“I introduced the volunteers to shopping places such as DownTown and introduced them to popular and traditional food. They also participated in family celebrations such as birthdays.
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“Having the volunteers helped us in:
1- Developing the language of children at home in English.
2- I noticed a big difference on my children and on myself as well in terms of accepting the other.
3- I benefited greatly from the exchange of cultures.”
“It was an enriching experience with an elderly Volunteer who shared her experiences with us. Another American volunteer was very happy to share Ramadan and Ramadan vibes with us. And It was great to build friendships with people different than us.”
“The volunteers got to know most of the restaurants in Tabarbour, and noticed an increase in their weight because of the delicious food”
“We met a very nice volunteer from India. Up until now we are communicating on social Media. The best memory is when we taught her the Arabic belly dance.”
From the local host Associations
“So far, "Ana Huna" association has received three volunteers from Al-Massar. Despite the short duration of volunteering, it was such a rich experience and a positive impact on both parties and in several aspects such as; exchanging experiences in the field of rehabilitating children with behavioral, mental challenges & disabilities and cultural exchange, where the association’s workers and beneficiaries and volunteers got the chance to learn about each other’s country, its customs and folklore.”
Ana Huna
association for Rehabilitating children with behavioral, mental challenges & disabilities- Jordan.“
When Al-Masar Company offered us to receive volunteers from different countries, we had reservations about some matters, and whether we would have an understanding of the interest of work because of the difference in language and culture, but what happened was completely the opposite of what we expected. It was a wonderful experience. We did not expect those positive results and that positive energy that filled the place.
Despite the broken language, we saw a great harmony and understanding between the teachers and the volunteers, they had discussions about work and other topics. The teachers gained new experiences, culture, language and information about other countries and it had a great impact on the education process. The teachers also gained new experience in making friends with people from other countries. The friendship between the teachers and the volunteers even continued after the end of the volunteering period.
As for the students, they learned new skills in music and painting, and they practically understood that we are not the only ones who live in this world, there are other peoples in this world who are different from us in language and way of living, and their location on the map. The students were excited to share their daily lives with the volunteers. They created a new language by means of body movements to communicate With the volunteers.
On our part, as a management, we also gained a new experiences on for example how to prepare an appropriate work program for a person who is different from us in language and in specialization,how to organize the relationship between teachers and volunteers and preparing the students and the teachers on how to deal with volunteers and what was possible and what was not, everything went smoothly and harmoniously!
Thank you AL Masar , and thank you to the wonderful people who volunteered for us. We were happy together and benefited from each other. It was a wonderful time and we felt its positive impact on students and teachers."
Al-Rajaa International Center
for Special Education - JordanFrom the Interns
"Everything was perfect and well planned out!
This internship helped me gain real world experience and a chance to get hands on in a real office like environment in my field.
The accommodation was perfect, good location, safe, clean and comfortable"
Yahya Ashfak
from the UK , Information Technology Internship 2024."The support I received throughout the process was excellent, with frequent reminders and assistance that made the experience smooth and manageable.
Hospitability and arrangements were amazingly coordinated and comfortable."