"Volunteering has helped me to increase in self-confidence and improve my communication skills."

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"I’ve found the experience fun and challenging. As a PhD student, you get so far into your subject – it’s an interesting experience to then have to explain basic maths to children."

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"As a doctor, there will be times when you need to go that extra mile and work outside your specified duties; volunteering helps you learn about giving up your time for someone else. "

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"The most challenging thing for me was to keep patience while teaching, as most people I interact with haven’t used computers before at all."

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"I think that volunteering is one of the most rewarding things that anyone can do."

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"I have learned how nice and helpful Londoners are. I learned that a lot of the UK services are run by volunteers and how volunteers provide an important and indispensable contribution to the society."

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"I feel useful and valuable because Witness Support are appreciative of the contribution that all volunteers."

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Fiona Davidson works in UCL's Development and Corporate Communications Office. She and her colleagues took part in a one-off volunteering event at Freightliners City Farm in Holloway.

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