By Poppy Gill | Individual Giving Manager
Thank you for supporting A Brighter Future for Women and Girls in Venezuela.
Andrea, 18, is in her first semester of studying Nursing. She’s also one of our volunteers at Pirineos, where she helps children catch up with their schoolwork. She’ll soon start tutoring in their afternoon sessions too.
She’d never volunteered before. “I wanted to help those who needed it, without realising they would end up changing my life too.”
Working with the children has changed how she thinks about education. “You should never take a child’s education for granted,” she says. She sees children missing basic skills they need for life. “It’s our duty as parents, siblings or friends to properly educate and inform the children in our lives, because they are the future.”
What she’s proudest of is seeing them enjoy learning. “It makes me very happy to see them learn and have fun doing it. Their smile of thanks says more than a thousand words.”
She has clear plans of her own. She wants to finish her Nursing degree, go on to study Medicine and specialise in paediatric oncology. Pirineos is helping her get there. “It’s given me a different perspective on how I need to work towards my dreams.”
Thank you for supporting her, and the children she teaches. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me at Poppy@wonderfoundation.org.uk.
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