cassette

Feeding Street
Animals
By Selin Çukul
Growing cities, rising population, and crucial
issues such as global warming are awfully
affecting our environment and its inhabitants.
With this experience, I was hoping to raise
awareness of the fact that there are numerous
animals around us that are desperate for our
help. I am a pet owner. I have a cat named Nala.
She was severely ill when we found her. She was
suffering from terrible infections that have
affected her vocal cords, and she had a high
fever. Her situation was extremely critical but I
never lost my hope in her. Fortunately, she
managed to survive her battle against those
concerning diseases and became my partner in
crime. Every time you help an animal you earn a
loyal friend. Animals play a valuable part in our lives. I believe we should appreciate the animals
in our lives more often and take good care of them.
My “Feeding Street Animals” project was formed of these elements. It was quite challenging
considering the precautions taken because of covid-19. First, I learned how to organize an event
for a large group of people. This may seem easy however, there were plenty of steps that had to
be taken. For instance, who was going to provide the food or how to find a suitable date and time
for the majority of the participants. After discussing these steps with the organizers and
participants we could land on a date. After that, we had to consider the covid-19. It was an
activity in which all the participants had to be present physically and we were troubled with
finding alternative ways to make our activity safer. This was the step where we had to use our
“problem solving” skills. Finally, we decided to divide people into smaller groups of 5 and also
use plastic gloves to avoid any contagious infections.
When the activity was complete I could realize that I developed my leadership,
problem-solving, and communication skills. Right now, I can apply what I have learned from this
activity and organize many more effortlessly.
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