{"id":12787,"date":"2025-07-28T15:02:54","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T15:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/?p=12787"},"modified":"2025-07-28T15:08:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T15:08:15","slug":"volunteer-update-enda-daly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/volunteer-update-enda-daly\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteer Update \u2013 Enda Daly"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12787\" class=\"elementor elementor-12787\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b26bef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"5b26bef\" 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-71095bc\" data-id=\"71095bc\" 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-3a7b316 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a7b316\" 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 Update \u2013 Enda Daly<\/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-299a568 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"299a568\" 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-427d2f8\" data-id=\"427d2f8\" 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-1542659 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1542659\" 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>Enda Daly spent two months working with the Upendo Street Boys Project run by the Daughters of Charity in Matisi, Kenya. 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Enda taught English, played games, organised soccer training and matches, and assisted with vocational skills training. He said this about his experience &#8211; &#8220;The boys have been made homeless for various reasons such as neglect, abuse, or cultural issues. The project staff try to reintegrate them with family members and help them return to full-time education. I was part of the day-to-day running of the project, including washing clothes, feeding, and teaching the boys. Each day brought different challenges and rewards. Seeing the boys smiling and laughing during a game or activity I organised brought me unmatchable joy. 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