I attended the UNICEF club this afternoon at Baruch. UNICEF is an non-profit organization which gives assistance to children and mothers in the developing countries, such as Africa. UNICEF stands for United Nations Children’s Fund. UNICEF at Baruch strongly believes that college students have the ability to play a large role in helping children survive. The purpose of UNICEF at Baruch is not only to keep students busy, but rather to save the lives of many children. UNICEF is a very active club here at Baruch College. I believe that UNICEF is a great movement, giving the students the opportunity to save lives of many unfortunate children. There are many advocacy and fundraising events at Baruch College in order to benefit UNICEF. The students at Baruch work very hard in order to strengthen UNICEF financially. This movement shows how much the students at Baruch College would do and how much they care about all of these children. It is a great thing for college students to be involved in because they can say to themselves, “what if this was me and my family suffering? Would I want students to sit around and enjoy their day or would I want them to do everything in their power to ensure our survival?”
I learned a lot today. I learned to appreciate and be happy for all that I have. I now understand that it is not worth it to argue over nonsense when there are many non-privileged people and families truly suffering. I hope to do all in my power and ability to help with fundraising and advocating UNICEF. I commend Baruch College for bringing this club upon them and doing all that they could to make sure that when they go to sleep every night and wake up every morning, no one is struggling or suffering in any way.
