My name is Arnav Maheshwari, I am 14 years old and have been volunteering with Edukid for the past 12 weeks. I have enjoyed the process and am glad that I have been able to contribute to their wonderful causes. I chose Edukid because I wanted to be able to support the encouragement of education in impoverished areas. Moreover, it seemed quite interesting and I wanted to take part.
I raised money for the ‘Solar 4 Students’ scheme, as it was associated not only with education, but also the environment (which I am quite fascinated by). I raised £214 through a door-to-door bake sale in which I handmade all the baked goods. One highlight that I would like to share is the task for week 6; I really enjoyed creating a poster for my cause!
Lastly, I have learnt to be more social and open to conversations due to my volunteering with Edukid. This is because when I interacted with my neighbours, I discovered that I did not need prompts to help me explain my cause, as I truly understood it. This helped me greatly and led me to achieving double my initial fundraising goal.
Kate Peters says:
Well done on your fantastic achievement Arnav! We are so pleased to hear what you got out of the programme personally also and we are glad that you enjoyed your volunteering! Thank you so much for your support and raising money for such an important cause.