Trudeau's Me to We group had an assembly on February 2nd. This assembly was to introduce to the school our Adopt a Village Program. A
major part of our Me to We assembly was Alicia Doo doing a presentation. Alicia is a
Youth Programming Coordinator and Outreach Speaker. She comes to schools to talk about Free the
Children, on how it all started and how it is going now in the present.
Alicia also had some stories of her own. She told us about
her trip to Africa. Alicia told us that she had to hike up this huge mountain
to get to a village there. When she went to the top, she noticed a lot of differences
from their community to hers in Canada. This village had no schools, no place
to get clean water, no medical centres for people that get ill etc.
Alicia also noticed that the houses were made of mud bricks
instead of real bricks or of wood. Then she noticed this women coming up to them
being really happy that Alicia had come. This woman led Alicia and the group of
student volunteers to her home. When they got to the destination, Alicia saw
all these kids playing that were the woman's children and they all shared the
space in this mud house. They all went inside the mud house but to fit in the
mud house, they all had to crouch down. The woman started to give Alicia and
the tourists the food that she had and her supply of food was very little.
Alicia started to realize that there are actually people that need essentials
like food, water, health care, and shelter more than anything else.
Later, she met this little boy. He didn't go to school.
Instead of getting an education, he worked. He sold gum to tourists so he can
earn money for his family, but the people he worked for actually give him very
little of the money that he earned. Alicia and this little boy instantly became
friends. When she had to leave, this little boy offered to give her a piece of
gum. She knew that giving her this gum without payment was actually going to
cost a lot because that gum actually contributes to his life so he can have
enough money for him and his family. Alicia kept this gum so that she can
remember the friendship she had with that little boy in Africa and that
inspired her a lot to work for Free the Children.
She was a great part of our
Me to We assembly. We loved her presentation and all the things she talked
about because it inspires our Trudeau Me to We group because we are also here
to support all those people in the poor countries. We can all make a difference in the world
with your help.
Written by Chancey and Shubna
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