Explanation:
A journey that marked me and changed my perspectives was as a volunteer in social projects in African countries.
Africa is a continent with many natural resources, but marked by precarious human development indexes, with many social contrasts and extreme poverty that can be seen in the infant mortality and malnutrition rates of African peoples.
The trip to Africa is significant due to the contrast observed in the resorts and tours offered to tourists in large cities, with infrastructure, luxury and diversified food, and when there are visits to rural African villages it is possible to observe how the majority of the African population lives , deprived of essential life resources such as water and food.
When volunteering in Africa it is possible to understand the value of simple things, to change the perspective on rampant consumerism and food waste for example. Another point that marked me was the joy of the African people in the midst of so many difficulties, the preservation of their culture, the typical dances, the clothes, the joy of the children.
It is essential that different realities make us see the world with more solidarity, respect for other cultures and sustainability in the use of the planet's natural resources.
