{"id":863,"date":"2022-10-02T18:53:05","date_gmt":"2022-10-02T18:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vlm.soft4u.uk\/?page_id=863"},"modified":"2025-10-03T12:17:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T12:17:04","slug":"sorchas-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/sorchas-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Sorcha&#8217;s Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"863\" class=\"elementor elementor-863\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e6aec0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"1e6aec0\" 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-a3fbd6b\" data-id=\"a3fbd6b\" 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-233e074 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"233e074\" 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\">Volunteer Story - Sorcha<\/h2>\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fcf77d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"fcf77d4\" 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-8c07440\" data-id=\"8c07440\" 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-bba17a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bba17a8\" 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=\"750\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/sorcha.jpg\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-874\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/sorcha.jpg 750w, https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/sorcha-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d271bf2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"d271bf2\" 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-e3133d7\" data-id=\"e3133d7\" 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-473748e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"473748e\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIn this life, we cannot always do great things, but we can do small things with great love\u201d- Mother Theresa.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VLMs moto is to \u201cdo one thing, do something.\u201d Ethiopia has previously been stereotyped as a country that has had many problems. Although there may be some truth to this statement, it is important to remember that we although as volunteers can\u2019t help everyone, we can help someone.\u00a0 Before I set about my journey to Ethiopia, I took this piece of advice on board, if even one child\u2019s face could be lit up with a smile, my job was done and what I set out to do would be achieved.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I and Elish Therase Campbell, who I was volunteering with were welcomed by hearty hugs by our hosts the Daughters of Charity. These encouraging smiles and outstretched arms reflected the spirit of the people we would meet in Ethiopia; gentle, warm and above all, welcoming. The sisters we stayed with in St Marys in Addis Ababa were beyond kind to us and took us in as one of their own.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Myself and Elish Therese\u2019s volunteering story took place in a Rehabilitation centre in Addis called Alemachen. \u201cAlamachen\u201d translates to \u201cOur world\u201d in Amharic, and by the end of our three weeks, it was fair to say that the children there were \u201cour world\u201d. Alemachen is a rehabilitation centre for children with various disabilities, mainly orthopaedic disabilities. There were around 30 children there, between the ages of 4-12. They come from different areas around Ethiopia and stay in the centre before and after their surgeries. The centre provides physio on site, as well as full residential facilities. The children stay for several months in the centre.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We volunteered in the centre during the day time to provide entertainment for the children through games, art, and music. The children\u2019s priority is just to get better and help themselves heal after their surgeries, so our job was to help them enjoy themselves and take their minds off the pain they were experiencing. The children themselves were amazing and did not feel sorry for themselves one bit. They simply got on with life as if they didn\u2019t have a disability at all which I thought was really inspiring and encouraging. Although they didn\u2019t really speak English and we certainly didn\u2019t have a clue of Amharic, we communicated through various means, and at the end of the day, love has no language or dialect.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We spent three weeks in Alemachen and Addis and I can honestly say it was a life changing experience. Mahatma Ghandi once said \u201cThe best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others\u201d. I found that through my volunteer work, not only did I lose myself in the spirit of the community in Addis Ababa, I also discovered myself too.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On behalf of Elish Therese and I, I would like to thank Mary Anne, The Daughters of Charity and VLM for the opportunity they gave us. It will certainly stay in our hearts for a long time.<\/span><\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-915d8fc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"915d8fc\" 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-408829f\" data-id=\"408829f\" 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-3d2e3dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3d2e3dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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>Volunteer Story &#8211; Sorcha \u201cIn this life, we cannot always do great things, but we can do small things with great love\u201d- Mother Theresa.\u00a0 VLMs moto is to \u201cdo one thing, do something.\u201d Ethiopia has previously been stereotyped as a country that has had many problems. Although there may be some truth to this statement, it is important to remember that we although as volunteers can\u2019t help everyone, we can help someone.\u00a0 Before I set about my journey to Ethiopia, I took this piece of advice on board, if even one child\u2019s face could be lit up with a smile, my job was done and what I set out to do would be achieved. I and Elish Therase Campbell, who I was volunteering with were welcomed by hearty hugs by our hosts the Daughters of Charity. These encouraging smiles and outstretched arms reflected the spirit of the people we would meet in Ethiopia; gentle, warm and above all, welcoming. The sisters we stayed with in St Marys in Addis Ababa were beyond kind to us and took us in as one of their own.\u00a0 Myself and Elish Therese\u2019s volunteering story took place in a Rehabilitation centre in Addis called Alemachen. \u201cAlamachen\u201d translates to \u201cOur world\u201d in Amharic, and by the end of our three weeks, it was fair to say that the children there were \u201cour world\u201d. Alemachen is a rehabilitation centre for children with various disabilities, mainly orthopaedic disabilities. There were around 30 children there, between the ages of 4-12. They come from different areas around Ethiopia and stay in the centre before and after their surgeries. The centre provides physio on site, as well as full residential facilities. The children stay for several months in the centre. We volunteered in the centre during the day time to provide entertainment for the children through games, art, and music. The children\u2019s priority is just to get better and help themselves heal after their surgeries, so our job was to help them enjoy themselves and take their minds off the pain they were experiencing. The children themselves were amazing and did not feel sorry for themselves one bit. They simply got on with life as if they didn\u2019t have a disability at all which I thought was really inspiring and encouraging. Although they didn\u2019t really speak English and we certainly didn\u2019t have a clue of Amharic, we communicated through various means, and at the end of the day, love has no language or dialect.\u00a0 We spent three weeks in Alemachen and Addis and I can honestly say it was a life changing experience. Mahatma Ghandi once said \u201cThe best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others\u201d. I found that through my volunteer work, not only did I lose myself in the spirit of the community in Addis Ababa, I also discovered myself too.\u00a0\u00a0 On behalf of Elish Therese and I, I would like to thank Mary Anne, The Daughters of Charity and VLM for the opportunity they gave us. 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