{"id":1847,"date":"2017-02-15T18:28:35","date_gmt":"2017-02-15T16:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maailmanvaihto.fi\/en\/maailmanvaihtoa-42014\/"},"modified":"2018-04-22T16:32:15","modified_gmt":"2018-04-22T13:32:15","slug":"volunteers-voices-42014-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maailmanvaihto.fi\/en\/volunteers-voices-42014-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteers&#8217; Voices 4\/2014: Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/e.issuu.com\/embed.html#2545200\/46929770\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<h2>Editorial: Pride and prejudice<\/h2>\n<p>Once again I met a skeptic, someone who thinks volunteering means saving the world. This time I convinced him fast, and told about a small human who had a grand journey, who did something ordinary but still so extraordinary and that it all just happened abroad.<\/p>\n<p>Later on I was thinking about why do we understate our experiences. I\u2019ve got great experiences from volunteer work. Why should I understate the earthquake I experienced in Taiwan, a television show where I was performing in or the speech that I gave in Chinese for university students wondering about their future? These are the moments that I want to tell about with pride. But as a Finn, it seems easy to bury things inside and understate the moments we\u2019ve experienced. \u201cPerhaps I was a bit nervous while having my speech in Chinese (read: I had practiced for a week!), but it went okay&#8230;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Great things often pop up in small packages, ones you may not even recognize before you open the box. For me, Maailmanvaihto has been one those small packages that has given great experiences. I have grown with our organization as a volunteer but havealso had a chance to grow into working together and into leadership. My greetings for you are: believe in yourself and be a proud volunteer. You are a small package but a great gift. Without you, at least one smile less would have been shared. The theme for this issue is Africa. It offers you colours, flavours and warm stories, moments to share during the dark polar night. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p>Liisa Veikkolainen<br \/>\nChairman of the board 2012\u20132014<br \/>\nICYE-volunteer in Taiwan 2005\u20132006<\/p>\n<h2>In the issue<\/h2>\n<p>2 P\u00e4\u00e4kirjoitus: Ylpeys ja ennakkoluulo<br \/>\n6 Ajankohtaista<br \/>\nTeema: Afrikka \/ Theme: Africa<br \/>\n8 Vapaaehtoisty\u00f6st\u00e4 ulkomailla rohkeutta vied\u00e4 el\u00e4m\u00e4\u00e4 toivottuun suuntaan<br \/>\n&#8211; 9 \u201dOlen aina tahtonut l\u00e4hte\u00e4 Afrikkaan\u201d<br \/>\n&#8211; 10 Foosteps \u2013 From Uganda to Finland<br \/>\n&#8211; 12 Vapaaehtoisena Ugandassa \u2013 Ikimuistoinen ja ihana kokemus<br \/>\n&#8211; 14 K\u00e4sienpesukampanjointia ja trotrolla ajelua: vapaaehtoisen arkea Kumasissa<br \/>\n&#8211; 17 Changing lives by volunteering<br \/>\n&#8211; 19 Kuvareportaasi: Kasvun paikka<br \/>\n&#8211; 22 L\u00e4mm\u00f6n j\u00e4lkeen<br \/>\n&#8211; 25 Muistoja Makondosta<br \/>\n&#8211; 28 Kuvareportaasi: Unohtumattomia hetki\u00e4 Ugandassa<br \/>\n32 Support from others when things go wrong<br \/>\n34 Minun Japanini: Digimonia ja hiraganoja<br \/>\n37 Column: My new life in Finland: Kids, more kids and so many possibilities!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/maailmanvaihto.fi\/inspiration-from-volunteers-connecting-with-local-people\/\">38 ICYE Around the world: In Kenya inspiration from volunteers connecting with local people<br \/>\n<\/a>40 Tule mukaan toimintaan!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/maailmanvaihto.fi\/hakijoiden-haastattelija\/\">41 Hakijoiden haastattelija<br \/>\n<\/a>42 Maailmanvaihdon toiminnan l\u00e4ht\u00f6kohtia<br \/>\n43 Tulevat tapahtumat<\/p>\n<p>ISSN 2342-2629 (Printed)<br \/>\nISSN 2342-2637 (Online version)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editorial: Pride and prejudice Once again I met a skeptic, someone who thinks volunteering means saving the world. 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