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...This was the first service project that I had ever experienced. I was overall impressed with the fact that this social service project naturally introduced equalization between the north and the south through harmony of the people from both, and expectedly provided opportunity to live for the sake of others...
By Yasushi Matsumoto
Sep 17, 2000
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The daily schedule was obviously divided into three
parts, in the morning, in the afternoon, and at night. Since the temperature was so high and humid in the afternoon that we concentrated on the service works in the morning. Afternoons were for enjoying the marine nature to
promt the volunteers' morale of unity and to refresh themselves. At nights, in the accomodation place, we had team discussions to more know each individual, to share their experiences, and to train communication skills.
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 Remarkable was the experience of working with representatives of other
cooperative organizations: Chriastian Desaster Response (CDR) and, Popular &
Progressive Youth of Guanaja (PPYG). Not only the service work in the
morning, did we together enjoy marine sports in the afternoon. While
coopereting and assist from the north with pure humanitarian mind to local youths responsible for the national future in the south, was figurative of bridging two sides.
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I could observe a couple of better impacts brought by this youth project: pure-minded offering, cooperation with local children, opportunity for sports with local students.
Firstly, since the participants were youth, more easily, they could prove their heart of helping was pure.
It was memorable that Lindon Puerto from PPYG, told me motivations of people coming for projects are varying. They say they hesitate in cooperation when aware of their self-centered or hidden motivations. Compared with such cases, our youth project with the
educational purpose, could show pure motive to help people who have suffered.
As a result, the youth representatives seemed to more open their heart, and the project became more interactive among all the youths.
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