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I fully believe that education has a significant role in nation-building. Starting from the age of 13, my love for volunteering began in the 8th grade of High School. Teaching children from different sectors of marginalized communities in the Philippines became my happiness.
The first image dates back to 2013 when I taught children from public elementary schools who came from different communities and backgrounds, but they all shared the thirst for knowledge and growth. Seeing their bright smiles lit up the room when they learned something new made my soul happy. These children were almost the same age as me, but through this volunteering experience, I have gained more.
Teaching them taught me the value of education that transformed me today. And I will always treasure this experience.
For me, volunteering enriched my soul. I have gained more by helping more.
From High School to College, I continue to help different sectors of our community.
In this blog, I have documented my valuable volunteer experience from joining other volunteer programs, which has helped me advocate for inclusivity, especially for our brothers and sisters of Persons With Disabilities (PWDs). Through this experience, I collaborated with the local government in Quezon City, the city I resided for more than 15 years.
I used to think that my hands were too small for this world; that I was powerless to impact the world surrounding me. But volunteering enables me to empower myself to do more and help more, transforming not only my community but also transforming me to shape the world a little better than yesterday.
Aside from collaborating with the local government, I also work with organizations such as the UP Euro-Filipino Understanding and Relations Organization (UP EURO) and UP Educators' Circle to help children from the marginalized sector.
One of the main problems of the education sector in the Philippines is the growing illiteracy rate among children after the post-pandemic period. At least nine out of ten Filipino children from the age of 10 struggle to read and write simple text. Learning this fact prompted me to volunteer more. From the past in 2013 until the present, it pains me to envision these children's future, but seeing their brightly lit smiles after learning something new gave me hope that perhaps I can still do something for the future of our nations.
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