{"id":11196,"date":"2022-07-12T22:27:02","date_gmt":"2022-07-12T22:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aina-ets.org\/a-summer-of-volunteering\/"},"modified":"2025-03-11T10:37:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T10:37:23","slug":"a-summer-of-volunteering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aina-ets.org\/en\/a-summer-of-volunteering\/","title":{"rendered":"A summer of volunteering"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11196\" class=\"elementor elementor-11196 elementor-2472\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4bfbef60 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4bfbef60\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-26ce9d\" data-id=\"26ce9d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5ca729 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a5ca729\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A summer of volunteering<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16fb349 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"16fb349\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"481\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aina-ets.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/un-estate-da-volontari.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2500\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aina-ets.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/un-estate-da-volontari.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/www.aina-ets.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/un-estate-da-volontari-600x289.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.aina-ets.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/un-estate-da-volontari-300x144.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.aina-ets.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/un-estate-da-volontari-768x369.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-484c167d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"484c167d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This past summer marked our fourth year with the children in Kenya. Each time, the emotions grow deeper and more meaningful, making us feel like an integral part of this big family that welcomes us with open arms.<\/p><p>This year, we finally completed our first major project: the carpentry workshop. Thanks to the generous financial support of many friends, we were able to build a proper masonry structure\u2014a dignified, covered space primarily used by the shamba men and the village carpenter. <\/p><p>In our hearts and minds, we dream of expanding this project into a carpentry workshop for the village boys\u2014starting as a creative activity during school breaks and eventually evolving into a vocational opportunity for those who complete their studies.<\/p><p>The experience Michele had in August with some of the boys was extraordinary. They learned to assemble desks, tables, and chairs, using tools, reading assembly instructions, and following the first technical lessons guided by Michele. <br><br> <\/p><p>The pride they felt in seeing their own work furnish rooms was immense. Their perseverance and passion throughout the process were truly inspiring. <br>This success reinforced our belief that the workshop could be a valuable path for those who may not wish to or be able to continue formal education. It also presents a unique way to engage the local community in meaningful skill-building. <\/p><p>Laying the groundwork for these children\u2019s futures is something we deeply care about, and it is a commitment that A.I.N.A. shares wholeheartedly. We believe in the carpentry project and hope it will become a real opportunity for some of them to develop a profession. <\/p><p>Our dedication continues because these children are now a part of us\u2014they live in our hearts and in our daily thoughts. While we give them something, what they give us in return\u2014their affection, their smiles, and their pure simplicity\u2014is an irreplaceable treasure. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22e1a93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22e1a93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Michele and Barbara<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A summer of volunteering This past summer marked our fourth year with the children in Kenya. Each time, the emotions grow deeper and more meaningful, making us feel like an integral part of this big family that welcomes us with open arms. 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