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I am in northern Malawi, in Karonga. Message me to talk if you're near or coming!
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Hi! I'm Brinda. I am from the Hudson Valley in New York, and I enjoy drawing and being in the sun.

I am new to Workaway, and am hoping to have my first experience this October '21! Reading about everyone's experiences is so exciting and I can't wait to get started. Hopefully we get to be in touch :)
Interesses
Praia
Naturaleza
Camping
Dança
Trabalho beneficente
Idiomas
Arte e design
Desenho e pintura
Faça você mesmo
Escrever
Filmes e TV
Música
Fotografia
Política/justiça social
Cultura
Eventos e social
Moda e beleza
Habilidades e conhecimento para compartilhar ou aprender
Tenho interesse em:
Trabalho beneficente
Projetos ambientais
Fazer companhia para idosos
Ensino
Jardinagem
Projetos de construção/faça você mesmo
Vida na fazenda
Cuidar de crianças/atividades criativas
Criar/cozinhar refeições caseiras
Hotelaria/turismo
Ajuda com computadores/internet
Poso ensinar:
Projetos artísticos
Prática de idiomas
Quais são suas habilidades?
-Arts and crafts (drawing, painting, sculpting)
-Computers (General stuff, Microsoft Suite)
-Easygoing and kind
-Clinical research
-Master of Public Health
Idiomas
Idiomas
Inglês: Fluente
Espanhol: Intermediário
Mais detalhes sobre meu interesse em idiomas
I would love to become better at Spanish. Right now I can hold a conversation but I am not yet fluent! I would also love to help teach English!
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Idade
24
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I love Scrabble! And...

Something really important to me is meeting new people and going to new places. So workaway, thank you - perfect! Really I just like being in the presence of people, listening to what they have to say, and learning simply by existing together. I am a determined person, so when it comes to tasks (whether they are new or familiar), I put myself into it!

I have traveled quite a bit; my parents/extended family are from India and we would go there when I was younger, and also travel to different countries for their work. Now that I'm older I have had great experiences on my own, and am looking for more! That said, I am comfortable in a variety of settings, and will eat/cook for any kind of diet (my mother is vegetarian!).

I love to sing, write poetry, find great views, decorate/design, do all kinds of art. I am always willing to try anything :)
Mais algumas informações
- Fumante
- Carteira de motorista
- Alergias
  no
- Dietas especiais
  no

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13/03/2022

Deixado pelo anfitrião (Local NGO assisting women, ...) para o Workawayer (Brinda)

Thank you Brinda. Having you in our organization was a nice experience. We felt at home, learnt a lot from you and endeavour to eradicate poverty and some of the challenges affecting our Primary School girls including menstruation and hygiene. You gave us impetus to scale our motto and service. Your team effort in giving our organization social… read more

(Muito Bom )

28/02/2022

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Brinda) para o anfitrião para (Local NGO assisting women, ...)

My time here in Karonga was very meaningful. I worked on a project to bring reusable menstrual pads to primary school girls. Please feel free to reach out if you would like to chat about my experience as I am happy to.

We worked in Mwenilondo, which is an area near Karonga, in order to donate pads to girls and teach students of all genders about… read more Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights. We raised money for the project using the Gofundme website, by sharing the project with those we know. A Mother Group in Mwenilondo (group of mothers who support the community) learned how to sew reusable pads from a local trainer. The goal is for the Mother Group to earn money from making reusable pads when in the future other institutions may want to buy them. The pads they made during/right after the training were donated to menstruating girls at two primary schools in Mwenilondo, and local health experts gave students of both genders education about Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights. We also built a changing room for one primary school so that girls would have a place to change pads and handle their periods while at school (girls often miss school when on their periods due to lack of pads and lack of a private place to change).

Within my first few days in Malawi, David (CEO) and I sat down and brainstormed what my options were for things to work on. I recommend chatting with him before you go about what they need help with, what interests you have, and what specific things you can do while there. Funding is a challenge as mentioned in his profile, and the organization didn't have much money when I came because there were no active grants. There are many important things you can do that are low/no cost, like playing sports with kids or getting wood and building hospital benches. You can also raise money for a project which is what I did. David shared the idea of a reusable menstrual pads project that he had already thought of and written a plan for, and I decided that was what I wanted to work on. We then set up a Gofundme to raise money to complete the project; I made the gofundme and then took out money to use for the project via ATMs in Karonga (my account's USD converted to Mwk) . We had used the google exchange rate which was not ideal in retrospect, because we could have gotten more Malawian money if we used a bank transfer since the bank exchange rate was higher. Note that if you do raise money in your home currency, make sure to check whether you will instead get a better exchange rate using money transfers/bank transfers. We then used the funds to do all of the activities I mentioned in the previous paragraph.

David is very passionate about community development and it's inspiring to see. He was very helpful with coordinating the many actions we needed to take to do the project like scheduling school meetings, arranging construction materials transportation, buying materials, contacting health experts, and finding a reusable pads trainer. He was really dedicated to monitoring the project too, and would go in the mornings by himself to make sure things were going well with construction of the changing room. He helped move things along a lot. For members doing the project, it was mainly me, David, and another board member named Verah working on the project.

I was the only international volunteer for almost all of my time there, so I got lonely sometimes since I didn't find it easy to make friends on my own in the beginning - but it was possible and I did make a couple - ask David for advice about making friends if you need to. If you like to go out to do things by yourself, talk to David about what you may want to do and he can share whether he thinks it will be safe.

Open communication with David during your stay is important, talk through any successes or difficulties you're experiencing. You may encounter challenges and it's important to be vocal about what you need while also being respectful.

I stayed with David and his family and they were so kind to me, I can't thank them enough. David was so helpful with showing me around Karonga. His dad always gave thorough information about any questions I had. His mom was so loving and caring to me, she really treated me like a daughter. She and Patience, their cousin, made amazing food and we had fun talks and they made me smile so much.

HUGE thanks to David and his wonderful family! Malawi is amazing!

(Excelente )

12/11/2021

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Brinda) para o anfitrião para (Come and help to fix up our ...)

My workaway with Christina was incredible. This was my first workaway; I had no idea what it would be like, but I had a good feeling even after a brief conversation with her over the phone before I came. Alas, it ended up being amazing. I was there for a few weeks in October working on: building stage design pieces; house/garden projects; and… read more

(Excelente )

08/11/2021

Deixado pelo anfitrião (Come and help to fix up our ...) para o Workawayer (Brinda)

Brinda was an absolute pleasure to have in my home! She jumped in during the middle of a busy Halloween season and I hosted her a few weeks. I’m just so thankful she was there to help as she was a hard worker, bright, smart, funny and playful. Melted in easily with the existing crew as if she’d already been there for months. If I coulda kept her… read more

(Excelente )

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