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How to Help Yourself By Helping Others | Mandarivaa Lkhagvasuren | TEDxAmericanSchoolOfUlaanbaatar


last name everyone as you can see the

last name everyone as you can see the talk of the day today is how to help

talk of the day today is how to help

talk of the day today is how to help yourself by helping others we rise by

yourself by helping others we rise by

yourself by helping others we rise by lifting others have you ever wondered

lifting others have you ever wondered

lifting others have you ever wondered how life would be so different if human

how life would be so different if human

how life would be so different if human beings were unconditionally helpful in

beings were unconditionally helpful in

beings were unconditionally helpful in kind to one another dictionary defines

kind to one another dictionary defines

kind to one another dictionary defines the word volunteering as to freely

the word volunteering as to freely

the word volunteering as to freely offers to freely work sorry too freely

offers to freely work sorry too freely

offers to freely work sorry too freely work to do something and working for an

work to do something and working for an

work to do something and working for an organization without being paid and

organization without being paid and

organization without being paid and wikipedia defines the word volunteering

wikipedia defines the word volunteering

wikipedia defines the word volunteering as an action that benefits to a person

as an action that benefits to a person

as an action that benefits to a person group or organization as you can see

group or organization as you can see

group or organization as you can see these definitions do not mention how

these definitions do not mention how

these definitions do not mention how volunteering impacts the volunteer

volunteering impacts the volunteer

volunteering impacts the volunteer themselves one of my fellow volunteer

themselves one of my fellow volunteer

themselves one of my fellow volunteer friend said volunteering is a win-win

friend said volunteering is a win-win

friend said volunteering is a win-win situation but I see it it’s the more

situation but I see it it’s the more

situation but I see it it’s the more than win situation for a person who is

than win situation for a person who is

than win situation for a person who is volunteering for the next few minutes I

volunteering for the next few minutes I

volunteering for the next few minutes I will talk about why we should volunteer

will talk about why we should volunteer

will talk about why we should volunteer and the benefits of volunteering

and the benefits of volunteering

and the benefits of volunteering specifically why we should volunteer

specifically why we should volunteer

specifically why we should volunteer abroad I will begin my talk sharing my

abroad I will begin my talk sharing my

abroad I will begin my talk sharing my experience in Kenya since I was a young

experience in Kenya since I was a young

experience in Kenya since I was a young girl I always wanted to volunteer and

girl I always wanted to volunteer and

girl I always wanted to volunteer and help people in some ways growing up I

help people in some ways growing up I

help people in some ways growing up I heard lots of stories about Africa for

heard lots of stories about Africa for

heard lots of stories about Africa for my parents where they have traveled many

my parents where they have traveled many

my parents where they have traveled many countries like Kenya Tanzania Ethiopia

countries like Kenya Tanzania Ethiopia

countries like Kenya Tanzania Ethiopia they always said one cannot resist the

they always said one cannot resist the

they always said one cannot resist the lure of Africa this was one of the main

lure of Africa this was one of the main

lure of Africa this was one of the main aspiration for me to go there after

aspiration for me to go there after

aspiration for me to go there after living in London eight years I moved

living in London eight years I moved

living in London eight years I moved back to my country summer

back to my country summer

back to my country summer 2015 so I began searched for

2015 so I began searched for

2015 so I began searched for volunteering programs in the search

volunteering programs in the search

volunteering programs in the search lasted for months finally I found

lasted for months finally I found

lasted for months finally I found madhavi key community in Kenya through

madhavi key community in Kenya through

madhavi key community in Kenya through an organization called love volunteers

an organization called love volunteers

an organization called love volunteers and in the December late December 2015 I

and in the December late December 2015 I

and in the December late December 2015 I went to Kenya for a five-week

went to Kenya for a five-week

went to Kenya for a five-week volunteering programme and I didn’t know

volunteering programme and I didn’t know

volunteering programme and I didn’t know it would be the best experience that I

it would be the best experience that I

it would be the best experience that I ever had in my life it changed the way I

ever had in my life it changed the way I

ever had in my life it changed the way I see through everything Kenya was a

see through everything Kenya was a

see through everything Kenya was a spectacular as a country and the people

spectacular as a country and the people

spectacular as a country and the people Ali I met all the way through was truly

Ali I met all the way through was truly

Ali I met all the way through was truly amazing and it really touched my heart

amazing and it really touched my heart

amazing and it really touched my heart and so at the very moment when I landed

and so at the very moment when I landed

and so at the very moment when I landed at jomo kenyatta airport in Nairobi I

at jomo kenyatta airport in Nairobi I

at jomo kenyatta airport in Nairobi I already felt at home I felt really

already felt at home I felt really

already felt at home I felt really comfortable and excited obviously and

comfortable and excited obviously and

comfortable and excited obviously and the air that I breathe it was strangely

the air that I breathe it was strangely

the air that I breathe it was strangely familiar even though it was my first

familiar even though it was my first

familiar even though it was my first time in Kenya and I’ve been through many

time in Kenya and I’ve been through many

time in Kenya and I’ve been through many countries but I never felt like this

countries but I never felt like this

countries but I never felt like this before initially i chose the women’s

before initially i chose the women’s

before initially i chose the women’s empowerment program which was to work

empowerment program which was to work

empowerment program which was to work with and encourage girls from nine to

with and encourage girls from nine to

with and encourage girls from nine to twenty years of age and the girls who

twenty years of age and the girls who

twenty years of age and the girls who had survived from the sexual abuse child

had survived from the sexual abuse child

had survived from the sexual abuse child labour human trafficking gender-based

labour human trafficking gender-based

labour human trafficking gender-based violence and forced migration these

violence and forced migration these

violence and forced migration these girls went through horrific in their

girls went through horrific in their

girls went through horrific in their lives but now they’re happily living

lives but now they’re happily living

lives but now they’re happily living with their friends their babies and the

with their friends their babies and the

with their friends their babies and the caretakers of the italia eggless girls

caretakers of the italia eggless girls

caretakers of the italia eggless girls shelter at the girls shelter I try to

shelter at the girls shelter I try to

shelter at the girls shelter I try to bring best out of me by teaching

bring best out of me by teaching

bring best out of me by teaching english also art classes and helping

english also art classes and helping

english also art classes and helping there with the jurors like cooking

there with the jurors like cooking

there with the jurors like cooking cleaning taking care of the babies and

cleaning taking care of the babies and

cleaning taking care of the babies and also you know what Carole’s like to do

also you know what Carole’s like to do

also you know what Carole’s like to do like singing dancing and putting the

like singing dancing and putting the

like singing dancing and putting the makeup on and although I went there to

makeup on and although I went there to

makeup on and although I went there to help for them I felt there were the ones

help for them I felt there were the ones

help for them I felt there were the ones who helped me they have been eating the

who helped me they have been eating the

who helped me they have been eating the same food every day instead of wanting

same food every day instead of wanting

same food every day instead of wanting something else they were thankful for

something else they were thankful for

something else they were thankful for the food and especially when they eat

the food and especially when they eat

the food and especially when they eat meat they pray and they they were

meat they pray and they they were

meat they pray and they they were thankful for the animals who sacrificed

thankful for the animals who sacrificed

thankful for the animals who sacrificed themselves and the girls were just

themselves and the girls were just

themselves and the girls were just amazing and fun to be with I love the

amazing and fun to be with I love the

amazing and fun to be with I love the very every moment that I spent at the

very every moment that I spent at the

very every moment that I spent at the girl shelter in three weeks only we

girl shelter in three weeks only we

girl shelter in three weeks only we already became family sisters and their

already became family sisters and their

already became family sisters and their kindness not only showed in that way but

kindness not only showed in that way but

kindness not only showed in that way but also in many ways and this was one of

also in many ways and this was one of

also in many ways and this was one of the many lessons that I have learned and

the many lessons that I have learned and

the many lessons that I have learned and when it’s a playtime they didn’t have a

when it’s a playtime they didn’t have a

when it’s a playtime they didn’t have a bowl to play with so they made a ball

bowl to play with so they made a ball

bowl to play with so they made a ball out of their tights how wonderful and

out of their tights how wonderful and

out of their tights how wonderful and creative are these girls when I left

creative are these girls when I left

creative are these girls when I left there as I said I was the one who has

there as I said I was the one who has

there as I said I was the one who has been helped and I was the one who is

been helped and I was the one who is

been helped and I was the one who is thankful for daytime on my last week of

thankful for daytime on my last week of

thankful for daytime on my last week of Kenya I decided to volunteer at the baby

Kenya I decided to volunteer at the baby

Kenya I decided to volunteer at the baby orphanage called angel and helping with

orphanage called angel and helping with

orphanage called angel and helping with the baby’s taking care of the babies it

the baby’s taking care of the babies it

the baby’s taking care of the babies it was just one of the most amazing feeling

was just one of the most amazing feeling

was just one of the most amazing feeling that I ever had they had the cutest

that I ever had they had the cutest

that I ever had they had the cutest brown eyes and the curly hair and some

brown eyes and the curly hair and some

brown eyes and the curly hair and some even called me Mommy

even called me Mommy

even called me Mommy it just melted and broke my heart at the

it just melted and broke my heart at the

it just melted and broke my heart at the same time because I think the one of the

same time because I think the one of the

same time because I think the one of the greatest tragedy and life is the child

greatest tragedy and life is the child

greatest tragedy and life is the child who is suffering and through his or her

who is suffering and through his or her

who is suffering and through his or her early ages without having the support or

early ages without having the support or

early ages without having the support or guidance of their loving mother that’s

guidance of their loving mother that’s

guidance of their loving mother that’s why I think it’s such a noble case for

why I think it’s such a noble case for

why I think it’s such a noble case for me to work and help at the earth

me to work and help at the earth

me to work and help at the earth orphanage our duties included taking

orphanage our duties included taking

orphanage our duties included taking care of the babies changing the nappies

care of the babies changing the nappies

care of the babies changing the nappies bathing them feeding them you know yet

bathing them feeding them you know yet

bathing them feeding them you know yet and I and the toddler size so they

and I and the toddler size so they

and I and the toddler size so they wouldn’t get into mischief because you

wouldn’t get into mischief because you

wouldn’t get into mischief because you know the toddlers and I was just so

know the toddlers and I was just so

know the toddlers and I was just so happy that I have helped them and I was

happy that I have helped them and I was

happy that I have helped them and I was there for them to show them love and

there for them to show them love and

there for them to show them love and affection that they’re cared I noticed

affection that they’re cared I noticed

affection that they’re cared I noticed that every child was really unique and I

that every child was really unique and I

that every child was really unique and I hope one day that they would have a true

hope one day that they would have a true

hope one day that they would have a true family to get raced with working with

family to get raced with working with

family to get raced with working with the babies and the women was the best

the babies and the women was the best

the babies and the women was the best thing that ever happened in my life it

thing that ever happened in my life it

thing that ever happened in my life it was really really rewarding that I was

was really really rewarding that I was

was really really rewarding that I was really surprised that how much we can

really surprised that how much we can

really surprised that how much we can get by giving and if you ever thought

get by giving and if you ever thought

get by giving and if you ever thought about volunteering just take a leap of

about volunteering just take a leap of

about volunteering just take a leap of faith and go for it because the price

faith and go for it because the price

faith and go for it because the price will be amazing you see the real world

so why volunteer as we know

so why volunteer as we know lots of benefits if we volunteer there

lots of benefits if we volunteer there

lots of benefits if we volunteer there are lots of benefits to the other person

are lots of benefits to the other person

are lots of benefits to the other person group or organization however there are

group or organization however there are

group or organization however there are many prosperity’s for the volunteers

many prosperity’s for the volunteers

many prosperity’s for the volunteers themselves based on my experience the

themselves based on my experience the

themselves based on my experience the volunteers include making difference in

volunteers include making difference in

volunteers include making difference in our life gaining confidence learning new

our life gaining confidence learning new

our life gaining confidence learning new skills developing our characters

skills developing our characters

skills developing our characters boosting our career options being a part

boosting our career options being a part

boosting our career options being a part of the community it provides you with a

of the community it provides you with a

of the community it provides you with a sense of purpose develops new interests

sense of purpose develops new interests

sense of purpose develops new interests and hobbies that allow and also it

and hobbies that allow and also it

and hobbies that allow and also it allows you to have fun while helping

allows you to have fun while helping

allows you to have fun while helping others moreover you learn to appreciate

others moreover you learn to appreciate

others moreover you learn to appreciate of more of what you have because we are

of more of what you have because we are

of more of what you have because we are never happy about ourselves or what we

never happy about ourselves or what we

never happy about ourselves or what we have we always want more our human

have we always want more our human

have we always want more our human desire seems to never be satisfied but

desire seems to never be satisfied but

desire seems to never be satisfied but volunteering it will help you to

volunteering it will help you to

volunteering it will help you to appreciate more of what you have it

appreciate more of what you have it

appreciate more of what you have it shows that lovin a total stranger is

shows that lovin a total stranger is

shows that lovin a total stranger is possible how obviously by volunteering

possible how obviously by volunteering

possible how obviously by volunteering it’s an opportunity to grow and redefine

it’s an opportunity to grow and redefine

it’s an opportunity to grow and redefine yourself and adding on top of all these

yourself and adding on top of all these

yourself and adding on top of all these benefits the most important thing that I

benefits the most important thing that I

benefits the most important thing that I loved was how it made me feel so when I

loved was how it made me feel so when I

loved was how it made me feel so when I decided to go to Kenya volunteer in

decided to go to Kenya volunteer in

decided to go to Kenya volunteer in Kenya I told my friends and they were

Kenya I told my friends and they were

Kenya I told my friends and they were like why volunteer abroad and some seem

like why volunteer abroad and some seem

like why volunteer abroad and some seem to be very surprised somewhere a bit

to be very surprised somewhere a bit

to be very surprised somewhere a bit disappointed and some thought I was

disappointed and some thought I was

disappointed and some thought I was brave but volunteering abroad it gives

brave but volunteering abroad it gives

brave but volunteering abroad it gives you lots

you lots

you lots of opportunities it opened my eyes to

of opportunities it opened my eyes to

of opportunities it opened my eyes to see a world in a different light and

see a world in a different light and

see a world in a different light and also it allows me to it’ll out my

also it allows me to it’ll out my

also it allows me to it’ll out my improved my awareness and respect for

improved my awareness and respect for

improved my awareness and respect for the other cultures and it showed me that

the other cultures and it showed me that

the other cultures and it showed me that you don’t have to speak the same

you don’t have to speak the same

you don’t have to speak the same language to understand one another also

language to understand one another also

language to understand one another also it allowed me to getting out of my

it allowed me to getting out of my

it allowed me to getting out of my comfort zone and it changed my life were

comfort zone and it changed my life were

comfort zone and it changed my life were better forever and you also have a

better forever and you also have a

better forever and you also have a better sense of feeling that what’s

better sense of feeling that what’s

better sense of feeling that what’s going on around the world that’s why i

going on around the world that’s why i

going on around the world that’s why i chose volunteering in kenya so it’s

chose volunteering in kenya so it’s

chose volunteering in kenya so it’s important to know if you want to

important to know if you want to

important to know if you want to volunteer where and how to start and I

volunteer where and how to start and I

volunteer where and how to start and I have a few tips for you so firstly you

have a few tips for you so firstly you

have a few tips for you so firstly you should start now if you think of

should start now if you think of

should start now if you think of volunteering you should give at least 3

volunteering you should give at least 3

volunteering you should give at least 3 to 12 months if you want to volunteer

to 12 months if you want to volunteer

to 12 months if you want to volunteer abroad because it takes lots of time to

abroad because it takes lots of time to

abroad because it takes lots of time to the vaccinations and travel visas and

the vaccinations and travel visas and

the vaccinations and travel visas and all this so make sure you have enough

all this so make sure you have enough

all this so make sure you have enough time for that and number two research

time for that and number two research

time for that and number two research try to collect as much as information

try to collect as much as information

try to collect as much as information you can there are different

you can there are different

you can there are different organizations then that support

organizations then that support

organizations then that support different causes but unfortunately in

different causes but unfortunately in

different causes but unfortunately in Mongolia we don’t have an organization

Mongolia we don’t have an organization

Mongolia we don’t have an organization that tells the volunteers that sense the

that tells the volunteers that sense the

that tells the volunteers that sense the volunteers abroad so you need to search

volunteers abroad so you need to search

volunteers abroad so you need to search for the internet so that you can collect

for the internet so that you can collect

for the internet so that you can collect as much as information you want number

as much as information you want number

as much as information you want number three decide on the country which you

three decide on the country which you

three decide on the country which you would like to volunteer as i said i

would like to volunteer as i said i

would like to volunteer as i said i always had africa on my mind so choosing

always had africa on my mind so choosing

always had africa on my mind so choosing kenya from that continent was made my

kenya from that continent was made my

kenya from that continent was made my search a lot easier

and number four decide on the cause so

and number four decide on the cause so now you decided on the country it’s

now you decided on the country it’s

now you decided on the country it’s going to be easier for you to decide on

going to be easier for you to decide on

going to be easier for you to decide on the cause and I think it’s helpful to

the cause and I think it’s helpful to

the cause and I think it’s helpful to list what you can do and what you want

list what you can do and what you want

list what you can do and what you want to do and contrast the lists and go for

to do and contrast the lists and go for

to do and contrast the lists and go for what you want to do even if you think

what you want to do even if you think

what you want to do even if you think you cannot do it don’t worry you’ll

you cannot do it don’t worry you’ll

you cannot do it don’t worry you’ll never know until you try it and

never know until you try it and

never know until you try it and obviously practice brings practice makes

obviously practice brings practice makes

obviously practice brings practice makes practice makes one step closer to the

practice makes one step closer to the

practice makes one step closer to the perfection and number five choose an

perfection and number five choose an

perfection and number five choose an organization once you decided on the

organization once you decided on the

organization once you decided on the cause and the country it’s going to be

cause and the country it’s going to be

cause and the country it’s going to be easier for you to choose an organization

easier for you to choose an organization

easier for you to choose an organization but before choosing the organization

but before choosing the organization

but before choosing the organization contact with the form of volunteers via

contact with the form of volunteers via

contact with the form of volunteers via facebook and ask their experiences about

facebook and ask their experiences about

facebook and ask their experiences about the organization and lastly request

the organization and lastly request

the organization and lastly request volunteering so once you have decided

volunteering so once you have decided

volunteering so once you have decided the organization you just have to

the organization you just have to

the organization you just have to request volunteering and pay the deposit

request volunteering and pay the deposit

request volunteering and pay the deposit everything follows from there they give

everything follows from there they give

everything follows from there they give you a clear guidance of the travel visas

you a clear guidance of the travel visas

you a clear guidance of the travel visas vaccinations what you should do in what

vaccinations what you should do in what

vaccinations what you should do in what you should expect and wash what you

you should expect and wash what you

you should expect and wash what you should need so once these steps are

should need so once these steps are

should need so once these steps are completed all you have to do is wait for

completed all you have to do is wait for

completed all you have to do is wait for the day that you leave and the real

the day that you leave and the real

the day that you leave and the real adventure begins from there volunteering

adventure begins from there volunteering

adventure begins from there volunteering in Kenya was the best thing that ever

in Kenya was the best thing that ever

in Kenya was the best thing that ever happened in my life it didn’t only bring

happened in my life it didn’t only bring

happened in my life it didn’t only bring joy and happiness to the others also it

joy and happiness to the others also it

joy and happiness to the others also it led to my personal growth and also

led to my personal growth and also

led to my personal growth and also spiritual growth that is an experience

spiritual growth that is an experience

spiritual growth that is an experience that you cannot vote of any amount of

that you cannot vote of any amount of

that you cannot vote of any amount of money i hope that

money i hope that

money i hope that one day each one of you choose the

one day each one of you choose the

one day each one of you choose the volunteer and the experience that great

volunteer and the experience that great

volunteer and the experience that great feeling that I have experienced while I

feeling that I have experienced while I

feeling that I have experienced while I was volunteering in Kenya and help

was volunteering in Kenya and help

was volunteering in Kenya and help yourself by helping others thank you

yourself by helping others thank you

yourself by helping others thank you [Applause]

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