Volunteering, a way of life

Hello everyone! My name is Mădălina, I'm 20 years old, I'm a student at the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy in Craiova and I'm a volunteer at PROMINA Craiova.

Volunteering is one of my favourite activities and I am glad that through this association I could put my ideas and skills into practice. One of my greatest passions is to work with children, to be part of their world, to help, care and protect them, especially the vulnerable ones. Over the years of volunteering, I have cooked with children, planted flowers, took strolls in nature, taken photos, laughed with them, cried, rejoiced, frowned and enjoyed a wide range of feelings, emotions, activities, feelings and experiences. This was the only way I had the chance to discover myself and others, to know my limits and to push them. 

And here I would like to tell you about the solidarity project "Different but equal!", implemented through the European Solidarity Corps, in which I was involved during 2020 and in which we managed to face all the challenges, caused by the Coronavirus pandemic.

The main goal of this project was to provide children with disabilities with occupational therapies in the form of workshops, to spend part of their free time on weekends, some of them being accommodated in the school hostel, in a creative, educational and useful way, workshops organized by Promina Craiova Association. We have developed for children with special educational needs occupational activities of creation, gardening, gastronomy. 

During the project I had the chance to develop my passions and to teach others the little I know. I had the chance to get to know what a day in the life of children looks like, how they relate to the world around them, their vulnerabilities, their weaknesses and desires.

I learned a lot about myself and the world I live in, so I can only recommend all young people to get involved in such projects, it is a totally unforgettable experience!

Updated on Perşembe, 06/04/2023