Eliezer Nitro

A22

BB ACTIVITY 5

1. What has volunteering brought Jaja? As a person? As a student?

Jaja loves to help to other people thus volunteering is one of her passion in life. At
a very young age, she considered herself as a lucky person because the experience
with her mother became a big influence to her whole being wherein company
sponsored events, and visiting orphanage are one of the factors that brought her to
volunteering. As a student, during her high school life, her passion to help is more
developed as she involved in school or community activities. Moreover, due to her
belief “we can all help in our own ways” it gives more happiness to her as a person,
as she helps other people with her own ways. Thus volunteering of Jaja is important
to her life wherein it reminds her how goodness and kindness of what you have
done will leave an impact to the lives of other people.

2. What are the volunteer works that Jaja did in her time? How did she manage her
tasks as a student and as a volunteer?

Some volunteering activities of Jaja are feeding programs, community immersions,

tutorial sessions and playtime with kids. As she took law, it became hindrance to
her journey to volunteering because it change the way on what she perceives in the
world. Moreover, she loses determination as she read hundreds of murder and rape
cases involving children. But she still managed it by thinking positive to herself and
thus she prioritized volunteering than the law she took in. Also she does not want
her education to hinder what she really loves to do for the rest of her life.

3. How do you see yourself as you read Jaja’s story and her volunteer efforts?

I see myself very similar to the story of Jaja because for me helping a person brings
happiness to myself. Although we have our own way of helping others, for me even
the left over foods will bring satisfaction to the people who are hungry. I remember
that when I ate “pansit” while walking on the street, there is a guy who shown up
himself in front of me and asking for the food, and that time I have no choice but to
give it to him even though I’m still hungry but it leaves happiness to myself.
Moreover, I remember also when my friends had their birthday, they treat us and
we ate some pizzas. There are left over foods after we ate, so what I was thinking
at that time is to bring it and I tried to find some beggars in order to give the left
over foods. Luckily, I found a boy and I gave it to him and started conversation
with him by asking what his name, where he lives, what he do in life, and etc.
These things that I have done is what satisfied my happiness in life and in the near
future I would like to help more people by giving donations, feeding programs, and
other activities that brings smiles to their faces.

4. What kind of volunteer work are you willing to join? What kind of concern or
issue are you willing to give yourself to?

I would like to become part of feeding programs because I wanted to prevent

malnutrition and starvation in the country. Moreover, I would like to volunteer as a
health worker because I do not want people suffer from any kind of sickness,
disease, and problems in their health. Especially in the situation right now, COVID-
19 is affecting numerous people in different country that is why I wanted to
discover a special cure for this kind of virus so that it will help to remove the virus
in the country. But as of now, I have no knowledge yet that is why I can only do is
to pray for those people who have been affected by the virus.