Bohdana's volunteering journey
Meet Bohdana from Ukraine, who spent eight months doing volunteer work in Ventspils! Here, she shares her reflections on what she gained during these six months:
1. What motivated you to start volunteering, and what drew you specifically to our organization?
I participated in many volunteering projects before. I wanted to try volunteering in the Baltics because I was interested to learn more about this region. Attīstības fabrika NGO attracted me with the opportunity to do a variety of activities, so I had a chance to implement my ideas there.
2. In what ways has your volunteer experience shaped your views on life or your personal growth?
I think I need more time to realise how this volunteering work will reflect my future. But I would say that during this volunteering, I realised how important time management is. And for sure, I will pay more attention to improving my time management skills in the future.
3. What skills or values have you gained through your volunteering?
I would say that the value of community was the most important during my volunteering here. Because any initiative isn’t possible without the help of others. I’m grateful for this volunteering and the people that I met here, and the opportunity to learn from them.
4. What has been the biggest challenge you faced as a volunteer, and did you overcome it?
I would say that the biggest challenge was preparing an Unissued Diplomas exhibition. We were making frames for the exhibition manually. And it took a lot of my time and effort. All that I was thinking about preparing for exhibitions was sleeping, eating, and making frames for the exhibition. Finally, we did it on time.
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