Hope it was a real nice long weekend ka.
As I was reading through some articles to feel motivated enough to share what I liked, I spotted one Facebook post from an alum of Undergraduate Exchange Program (UGrad) which Fulbright Thailand helped manage then.
With Hataitip Tasena -- Nong Aim's permission, let me share about her volunteer work and lessons learned ka.
Aim has been working as Research Fellow at National University of Singapore, focusing on 'Healthy Aging' (so very much needed na kaaa!)
With her profile on LinkedIn, she was invited to join this event, which hapened to be her first serious volunteer activity since she stayed in Singapore. The Lifelong Learning Institute, managed by the Government of Singapore, is open for all walks of life to help find their own interests and to seek advice on change of careers or skill training.
For this project, Aim was a speaker to introduce healthy aging-related careers to high school, vocational, and university students ka. Kids could get to learn more about jobs available to assess themselves who they liked them from professionals in each specialization. Speakers had to design their own 20-minute workshops for students to play a role in each profession, followed by Q&A.
She said the challenge was to do it a few times for each group that came to the station all through that half day. It was exhausting but fun and she got the event T-shirt free!
Love her reflections ka: She said working with generations who determine our society's future gave her strength and hope. She felt she was the one inspired not the other way around!
My lessons from reading her post are:
- LinkedIn brings many opportunities for professionals so make sure our profiles are up-to-date ka.
Recently, one lady from Teachers College (TC), Columbia reached out to me as she's doing her internship at Unesco, Bangkok ka. Sharing her experiences with the TC community and beyond will be so good for all.
- I can't help admiring the Government of Singapore for its vision and actions ka......serious and effective.
- Events don't always mean funding. Volunteers are everywhere and many are ready to pay it forward in some forms ka.
- I value learning with and from younger generations to move me a little bit closer to be more of a digital person ka....so so analog me!
Happy sharing today kaa.
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