Good day everyone. First of all, I would like to congratulate us all on this occasion. Yes, I congratulate us all since I also was congratulated for the International Child Protection day before getting here, despite the fact that I am already 20-years-old.
Let me introduce myself. I am Naro. I was born in Iraq, and for many years now I have been living in Armenia. I divide my life into two sections: prior to volunteering and post volunteering.
Prior to volunteering, I believed that I am a regular girl without any unique capabilities and talents. One day, when my mother received a phone call about my participation in a certain project, she accepted and I joined the project…
After participating in the project, I realized that I have many tasks to accomplish in this world.
Little Naro would never imagine that today she would stand here and deliver a speech. I would never picture that I may take practical lessons at UNICEF. That was one of my most significant achievements. I had no hope that I would enter, but when I received an email, I requested that my friends read it for me since I had no hopes of passing.
My slogan is “Be the change you want to see in the world,” and in truth, I began to live this way: to learn, to develop, to move forward.
Volunteering extended the opportunity to self-educate, to develop, and to move forward with little steps. And parallel to this, I help others to complete their steps as well.
Volunteering provides very important things. I have volunteered in different fields, and this brought me to my current profession. That is, social work. I love my profession and highly prioritize it.
Volunteering is a wonderful opportunity to self-educate. One needs to join the knowledge obtained from school, reading books and small aspects of life in general. For example, I ask endless questions to my professors since I try to learn more about my profession. You should do the same. Try to learn new and distinctive information from your teachers, acquaintances and even non-acquaintances.
Do not compare yourself with others. Compare yourself to your yesterday's self. I compare myself to the Naro of yesterday, attempting to make today’s and tomorrow’s Naro a better person, the person whom I wish to see.
Thank you for listening to me. I congratulate us once again.
Treasure the little ones inside you, and do not stop being a child.
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