Volunteer reflection on SERVE workshop

Every year SERVE hosts a series of online volunteering workshops under our new Think Global, Act Local programme which we developed as a result of the Covid-19 lockdown. One of our latest volunteers, Antonio Di Mare, writes a reflection below on his experience during his time on the programme. Happy reading!

Hi! My name is Antonio and I volunteered with SERVE under the Think Global, Act Local (TGAL) programme. I volunteered online with young people from the Assumption Parish in Mazabuka, Zambia where I taught them interview skills through a virtual presentation. 

Presenting my work in front of so many people was an enormous honour and pleasure. I hope that my work will contribute positively to their lives and they will reap benefits from the skills I shared with them. 

The young people were really engaged in what I had to tell them and they had plenty of questions afterwards, meaning that the work I did with them stimulated their interest. I'm very thankful to them for the trust they placed in me and for giving me their attention. 

Through the monitor I could see their wide smiles and hear their cheerful hello’s. Even though there were miles of distance between me and them, we felt them very close. They have been an amazing group and overall it has been an amazing experience. 

I'm very thankful to all the SERVE staff for giving me the chance to prepare this presentation. They are the true heroes! 

Antonio