Nanumi and SFS: a partnership for Change

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For the past 3 years we’ve all been living in a frozen world where regular activities became dangerous, wearing masks became a daily part of our lives, and going to school or even just taking a walk was a risk to our health. Life was on pause. Covid had blocked us and our desire to help and give back to our community via direct service. As we transition back into our precovid lives, we can carry on with British School Social Leaders (BSSL) with no strict rules or limits on how we carry out our ideas. The next chapter of BSSL allows us to visit places within our community or allows others to come to campus to take part in activities we have organised.

BSSL has been a way for British School students to think of innovative strategies and ideas to help our community for years. My group revisited the work of past KS3 students and decided to reestablish a connection between the British School and Nanumi. Nanumi is a shelter for the homeless run by Director Kim, where volunteers help to provide food for a large number of homeless people. This act of direct service is what my group aimed to do during this year’s BSSL project. With no covid limitations, we were able to get experiences not possible in recent years.

The fact that some of us interacted personally with the homeless made it much more impactful as we got a brief glimpse of what life is like for them up close. It made us realise that we are one circumstance from being in a similar situation and that we are so fortunate to have the luxury to help those in need.

This year won’t be the last time a BSSL group will collaborate with Nanumi, it’s just the next chapter of many to come. We hope that our contribution impacted and made a significant difference to the community we served, and will continue to do so. Nanumi has helped us realise the importance of community and service. We hope that Nanumi will do the same for the future students who choose to serve and continue to inspire those involved.