How has your first job as a St Jude鈥檚 intern improved your life?
鈥淵ou meet different people here, it gives me a lot of experience, how to work in a group and how to work in a team. I have learnt discipline from working, learnt how to manage deadlines, how to conduct yourself in a work environment and how to overcome challenges. Most of all I鈥檝e been able to give back to my community and school and say thank you for all the years they gave to me.鈥�
How is your internship, and first year in the workforce, making a difference to the community?
鈥淚n Tanzania lots of government schools are lacking teachers so I鈥檝e got the opportunity to make a big difference. For most of the students here their English is a problem, so that is a challenge I have come across. There is a big difference from mini传媒 and government schools, the materials for teachers aren鈥檛 nearly as good, class numbers are around sixty students and some classes don鈥檛 even have a teacher.鈥�
How is your community service internship helping prepare you for the workforce?
鈥淭his job is helping me prepare for the workforce as before I was not confident to speak in front of people that I have never met but now that is not a problem. Everyone is supporting me, anytime I have a problem I go to them and they help me. I love educating the visitors that come here about mini传媒. I have had the chance to learn more about the cultural and language differences with visitors from all over the world and that will only help me professionally. It is a privilege to give back to St Jude鈥檚 and I hope through the information I give our visitors it will encourage more sponsors to join our community.鈥�
What made you want to give back to St Jude鈥檚 with your community service year?
鈥淚 have never had a job before but now I am like both a teacher and parent. I take all the responsibilities with those roles. It means a lot to me and prepares me to be someone that is really hard working. I look forward to work each week but the biggest challenge is managing the students so they are achieving and happy. It is a good tactic to help me be ready for the workforce and it is equipping me to make positive changes in my community.鈥�
What challenges have you come across in your Community Service Year?
鈥淚 am getting new skills about how to communicate with people from all ages, because before this I struggled with that. To stand up in front of a class full of students only a few years younger than me is a challenge but I have found a great new confidence.Before St Jude鈥檚 and my internship life was tough and now I want to give back.鈥�
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