FairMail volunteer photography trainer
FairMail zou niet bestaan zonder het werk van de vele internationale vrijwilligers die elke week fotografieles geven in Peru, India en Marokko. Gemiddeld zijn er twee vrijwilligers per land actief die 3 tot 5 lessen per week organiseren gedurende de twee maanden dat ze voor FairMail werken. Eerder berichten we al wat deze ervaring betekent voor de vrijwilligers. Maar wat betekenen deze vrijwilligers eigenlijk voor de tieners. Wij vroegen het de Indiase tieners:
1. Why are volunteers important for you?
– if the volunteers weren’t there, we could not learn about photography, so we would not be able to earn money
– they are our guest, so we have to take care of them
– because they give us ideas and projects to work on
– because the volunteers teach us about their countries
– they inspire us
2. What do you think makes a good volunteer?
– having ideas about what to teach us
– the weak students should be encouraged by them
– they should be good teachers
– needs to be patient
– it is good when they introduce new photographers
3. Why do you think volunteers like to work for FairMail in Varanasi?
– they will see India and the Indian culture, living circumstances,
– help us to grow further
– because the project is a good project where you can help people
– because they can also travel around Varanasi (e.g. Ghats)
4. What is sometimes difficult for the volunteers when they work with FairMail?
– the weather, some volunteers get sick because of it
– the trash/dirt outside
– they can find the amount of people in India difficult/ crowd situation
– language problem
– people on the street might comment
5. What would you like to say to people interested in becoming a volunteer in India?
– they are most welcome, because through them we can learn. They can also tell us things from their own experience, not what they have learnt in books.
– We want you to come to India to come and see our country, see the colours, festivals, etc.
– We need help for taking better pictures.
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