We've whipped up a questionnaire aimed at collecting volunteer feedback for volunteer programmes and host organizations. Volunteer placements can be hard to get right; despite the obvious fact that volunteers want to contribute and projects need support, actually organizing a mutually fruitful engagement is frequently very difficult in an environment where projects are often under-administered, communication fraught with cultural differences, and work dependent on the vicissitudes of donor funding.
Valentine’s Day is a recent addition to the Cambodian Calendar which has attracted some dark undertones; a recent study done on Khmer youth discovered that 66% of males planned to have intercourse with their partners on Valentine’s day, regardless of consent. This supports the observation of NGO workers that Valentine’s Day is a black spot in the year for incidence of gang rape and related violence.
