Portrait of a kid with smile and hope in Riverkids’ class
My name is Victoria Louch, from England. I am on my last day of my placement at Riverkids. I have been here for 4 weeks. Those 4 weeks have been a whirlwind of emotions and hard work! When I first came here I wasn’t sure what to expect.
I was expecting poverty but when you haven’t been anywhere this poverty stricken before, like myself, you never really know what you will be faced with until you arrive. I was shown around the slum community which was very hard going, the people are so poor, and they really do have nothing. It was quite shocking and upsetting.
Seeing this made me even more determined to help these children in the weeks I was going to be here. The first week was difficult, new and has very different surroundings. I thought it was going to be much harder than I had anticipated. I hadn’t taught before and before I came here I wasn’t sure what was expected of me.
I soon felt at home however, and the kids are lovely and the majority is extremely willing to learn and I think, appreciate the facility that has been made available to them by Riverkids.
I feel I have given my all in the last 4 weeks and I hope to keep in contact with Riverkids to see how the children are getting on. I also hope I can come back here within the next few years. It has made me realize how much I take for granted at home and the experience has been amazing and I will definitely volunteer again.
Contributed by: Victoria Louch, a volunteer of Riverkids
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