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CHARITY

Gloves on: The volunteers prepare for
another day of hard work in ‘the Jungle’

Break time: Udonna
and his team “Engraved in my
memory is the fact
that the refugees

would often help us. ould often help us.
w
They too wanted
to improve
their situation”

Common goals: Volunteers joined some refugees
for a fun game of football

Engraved in my memory is the fact that ngraved in my memory is the fact that
quickly realise that they are humans too.
hurdle and being on the ground witnessing
E quickly realise that they are humans too. hurdle and being on the ground witnessing
the refugees would o en help us. ey too Naturally, friendships formed and there the positive impact it had on the refugees is
wanted to improve their situation. A er a began a dialogue of conversations. I realised one of my proudest moments.
couple of trips, I was made a team leader. that they were from all walks of life, from is experience was more than just
Being 20 and responsible for the lives of young men who le family behind to highly something to put on my CV or merely
four mature adults in an environment that educated doctors and PhD holders who are a a topic to talk about in interviews. is
is not always safe was a challenge. I would lot more quali ed than I am. experience changed lives and had an
split the team up so that we could tackle Our in uence on them was evident. e impact that is beyond me. We encountered
a speci c area of the camp in a short refugees started doing all they could to keep thousands of refugees, but still millions
timeframe, as other areas also needed the camp sanitary. So much so that upon us more need help. erefore, I would
our attention. returning, there was not much cleaning to encourage more young people to step out of
Before coming into the camp, it do. We had to nd a new challenge because their comfort zone and get involved.
can be easy to distance yourself improving sanitary conditions was being e Jungle does not exist any more but
from the crisis and emotionally accomplished. So, we decided to provide Greenlight UK is still active, providing
disconnect from the plight of basic education for the numerous young homes and community to refugees who
the refugees. But once you are children there by building a nursery. managed to cross the borders into France
in the heart of the Jungle, you Seeing the team overcome hurdle a er or the UK. FL

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