Volunteer testimonials
We've had many, many volunteers work with us over the past few years and we're incredibly grateful for their support. Here's the experience of just two of them...
We are a family of four from Canada that is just wrapping up six weeks of volunteering at KYGN. It has been an inspirational experience for all of us, including my children who are 8 and 11 years old. At the school, we've been completing a number of tasks. I have a background in teaching, and have been providing assistance in the classroom. I haven't taught for some years, and it has been lots of fun working with the students of KYGN who are so motivated and eager to learn.
My husband has assisted a few times in class, but he loves to work with his hands and has been spending time looking for projects around the school. He has repaired broken desks, built two speed bumps to slow cars down as they pass the safe house to the main school, and hacked bushes away from the road using a machete. He loves the machete, because he probably couldn't find one in Canada!
I have been so impressed with how my girls have adapted to a new culture and made friends with the students and teachers alike. Sophie has worked with the nursery kids on numbers and letters and Claire has simply been providing friendship to children in all grades.
Anyone who thinks their children are too young to volunteer is mistaken! My children have grown from this experience, and they are eager to make a presentation to their school back home. There will definitely be tears on our last day at school. The teachers work so hard and the kids are beautiful. It has been inspirational to see how resilient children can be in the face of poverty. We will miss everyone when we go.
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