Volunteer Experience

In March 21^st, I went to Nanjing Children’s Welfare Institute with Maggie, Alice, John, Joanne and Peter. We did 4 hours volunteer work; this is my first volunteer work in this semester. The second volunteer work I did in this semester is the scorekeeper for GCA Badminton play.

The day we went to the Children’s Welfare was raining, so we didn’t see the children play outside. Firstly, we came into registration office. We gave the staff something which we want to donated, and recorded our names. Then a woman took us into a building which these orphans live in. In the second floor, we saw many children under the age of five. Except one girl, the woman says she has tended of mental disease. We found she was particularly excited, she kept knock the glass windows. She kept knocking toys, but she has two beautiful eyes. Other children were quieter than her; they just play with them selves. I found one boy just sat on the mat, didn’t move for a long time. The woman says he doesn’t have his knees, so he always just sits. I also saw a boy tied up beside a bed, because his legs have some problems he couldn’t stand up by himself.

Secondly, we saw many children under the age of 3 in the third floor. Most of them couldn’t walk by themselves; there have many workers take care of them. Some of them are healthy; we couldn’t imagine why their parent abandoned them. In the fourth floor, we saw many babies. The woman says they almost under the age of one. She took us into a room, which have many babies are disabled. We say some babies need surgery, but there were not have enough money. They need more people to help them.

After visit there, we play with these children. The woman told us if you want to help one child, you can donate the money only 600 RMB each year. Another choice is you can donate 50 RMB every month. It’s not very expensive, but this money can help them. I also found some students from other schools went there play with these children. These children need more care from community, people shouldn’t contempt them.

I think if a person can use less money, such as less to buy a CD or just less to buy some beverages and less to buy a magazine. If they could do tit, they can at least surgery two children. I think it is not very difficult, but this money even can change a child’s whole life. I learned a person must have social responsibility, and some compassion. I think people who did these works should have a good understanding about children. They might have some experience about how to take care of children; it is not an easy job. They might after a strictly training, because most of these children are disabled. They need more care than a normal healthy child. It’s a valuable experience for me.