The ChildFund Project
that belongs to Cohort 9 could not have
a better start. Things during planning time have taken place in a
harmonious way. In the meetings between members of the International Citizen
Service/Servicio Internacional Británico in Bolivia and the partners from the
different children's centres of the city of La Paz (Las Lomas, Avance Comunitario
y Niñas San Gabriel) all the agreements tried always to fit the skills and
talents of the U.K. volunteers and cooperantes técnicos (in-country volunteers)
with the requirements of each center.
For example, Dalanda is
one of the volunteers in the project, who since induction week in La Paz, has seemed to inspire the trust of the locals. During her presence
in certain parks or public places, sometimes many mothers asked her if they
could get a picture next to her and in certain ocassions she was also asked to
hold babies in her arms. Well, it turns that Dalanda will be working in a early
stimulation module for children from 0 to 5 at Niñas San Gabriel Center. This
center specifically requires the work with this group of children, and as a
coincidence, our Team Leader Kelly had previously thought Dalanda to be the
assigned volunteer at Niñas San Gabriel Center, which is also a center close to
the neighbourhood where Dalanda lives.
Valentina is another
volunteer from the project that is also working at Niñas San Gabriel Center,
but with older kids in a module about Photography. It turns that she estudied
Photography/Graphic Design and its an activity that she does with passion. Her
talent will help kids identify problems inside their communities through Photography
and make them look for change in the future. Valentina also lives close to
this children's center and she was also assigned there previously by the team
leader. The cooperante técnica (in-country volunteer) Maria Renne will be
supporting this center because she maintains good relations with the partner
since she started working at ICS/SIB.
Jessica is a volunteer
full of enthusiasm and energy, she always gives fresh and creative ideas in
team meetings. She was assigned to Avance Comunitario children's center, a place
that I will be supporting as cooperante técnico (in-country volunteer) and that
in previous meetings shared with us that they did not have a concrete module
planned. Once we agreed with the partner that we will be working on the Oral Health module suggested by ChildFund
Bolivia, Jessica begun to mention ideas that gained the attention of the
children's center managers. Besides the song about teeth brushing, the building
of a big scale mouth and other interesting ideas, Jessica’s energy causes our
journeys to the center to be moments in which we are still making up new ideas
to support the Oral Health issue in a more effective way.
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ChildFund team and educators on their way
to one of the children's center under the management of Avance Comunitario.
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Richard is the fourth
volunteer; he will be working mainly at Las Lomas, a center that I will be also
supporting as cooperante técnico (in-country volunteer). This children's center
that in previous meetings shared its interest to work on any module just under
one condition: to work always under a Human Rights perspective. Therefore, we
agreed that the Oral Health module suggested by ChildFund Bolivia will be related
to the Right to Health and the module about Dangerous Zones suggested by them
will be related to explain in which places children can perform their Rights.
It turns out that Richard studied Law in England and inside this field of study he
always favoured Human Rights themes.
And last but not least, I
have to thank the other cooperante técnico (in-country volunteer) Maria Renee
and Team Leader, Kelly. They have welcomed me to the team about a month ago. Maria Renee has inspired me
to maintain the calmness that I need in moments where I put to o much pressure on myself. On the
other hand, Kelly has always considered and supported the suggestions that I have
for the project. When she points out that she is satisfied with the work I have
been doing, I feel motivated to give the best of myself for the ChildFund team.
Without their help, this harmony in the development of the events would not have
happened.
Written by Alejandro Reque.
Edited by Kelly-Marie Roberts.
Para leerlo en espanol, haz clic aqui:
http://icsbolivia.internationalservice.org/2014/07/de-manera-armoniosa.html
http://icsbolivia.internationalservice.org/2014/07/de-manera-armoniosa.html
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