January 2018
Student on a help mission to Sri Lanka A CARING Mansfield Woodhouse student is appealing for donations to help spread her passion for volunteering and supporting people with mental health issues.
Georgina Walters has gained a fiveweek placement to work in Sri Lanka next summer, where there is a shortage of qualified mental health professionals. She said her time in Sri Lanka on the placement with SLV.Global would be challenging, but she hoped her efforts in cognitive stimulation sessions and workshops would benefit children and adolescents with mental health difficulties. Georgina will also teach English to both children and adults during her time in Sri Lanka. But she needs to raise £2,500 to fund the trip — and has set up two websites for people to make donations. Georgina, 20, a first-year psychology student at the University of Leeds after graduating from West Notts College with an A* and two As at A-level, said: “I have always had a passion for volunteering and giving back to my community. (Continued on page 5)
MISSION to help: Georgina Walters.
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