The Volunteer and Participation for Inclusion
Project began the last cohort in this year and I'm excited to work with this
group of volunteers.
My name is Raquel Peña and I have been working in
the Project as a team leader for six months, the project aims to strengthen the
national volunteering through organizations that works with vulnerable
populations and those at risk of social exclusion.
Mainly we work with people with disabilities and
parents of children with cancer, the partner organizations are:
• Best Buddies Bolivia, working with people with
intellectual disabilities.
• Aprecia, working with children and youth with
visual and multiple disabilities.
• Despertares, working with children with physical
and multiple disabilities.
• Agora, working with adults with disabilities.
• Lurañani, working with people with intellectual
disabilities and
• AVCCI, who works with parents of children with
cancer
On September 21st we started the cohort and I am
very happy to introduce the team of volunteers who will work on the project for
three months:
Beth, David, Josh, Tita, Cami, Stu, Gaby, James, Ceci, Anna, Roger y Katie, all with a lot of energy, and willingness to work with an open mind and heart to achieve this challenge.
After a week of induction, a lot of information and
satisfaction of winning the photographic Rally against the other four teams of
ICS, last weekend we took a trip with the buddies to the town of Palca, we
enjoyed sharing time with them, to got to know them a bit more and specially
prepare ourselves to spread a lot of information on television, radio and newspapers
on the rights of people with disabilities, because October is the month of
disability in Bolivia, and is a great opportunity to raise awareness about the
situation of disabled people in Bolivia and with them take actions to generate
change beginning with ourselves.
I am very excited to know what lies ahead for this
cohort, each of the volunteers is very special and has different skills,
abilities and experience that I'm sure will make this cohort a very enriching
experience, full of learning and good memories.
Welcome!!!
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