The Implementor
«My ideal world is acceptance for everyone» – interview with the client in Ghana
Six weeks have already passed since 5 WHC students arrived to Ghana. They did a lot of work and research. However, today we are going to tell not about the students, but about their client Danielle who works at the «Children’s home». She answers five questions asked by the students.
What keeps you awake during the night?
The thing that can keep me awake is that things are not going well with the children. For example, if they are not performing well at school or if I know that there are a lot of health issues with the children. It depends on what is going on.
How would you paint your ideal world?
My ideal world would be acceptance for everyone. The best would be if there are no issues with money and everyone can live a healthy life. However, those things are difficult to reach. So, for right now just acceptance for everyone and ability for everyone to be happy in a certain way.
What has been your biggest mistake so far?
Sometimes my mistake is when I act too fast. I can shout on the children and make them cry. I tell them to do things by themselves and come up with a solution if they have one. I can tell them not to do something. I always try to avoid big problems. If I do not know what to do, I take my time and ask myself or my staff members. Sometimes I ask others for help. What I am trying to achieve is that people feel responsible for themselves.
What is like to be in the shoes of the person you try to help?
There are two sides. On one hand, we try to help people with disabilities, and this is a positive side. On the other hand, sometimes they are ashamed to ask for help. It is difficult to accept that they cannot do something by themselves. So, it is double. I am a person from a western world, and many problems I see here I do not have back home. I always have to keep these differences in mind when talking to people.
How would you like to be remembered when you die?
I hope I will not die soon. I hope people will remember me as someone who tried to help them and whom they learned from. Hopefully, they will use this experience to help their children and grandchildren.