“Everyone should be given the opportunity to participate in global programmes - they enable people to become more aware of the issues that affect others and they become more aware of themselves as a citizen of the world.”

 

 

“Working with others on issues that are important to me has taught me to stay true to my own beliefs. However at the same time, it has made me aware that other people´s values/ideas are equally as important as my own and so deserve to be listened to and respected.”

 

 

“I started to be less judgemental and focused on self-awareness and self-confidence and self-progression in order to become a better human being overall and contribute more to society I live in. I started to think more about understanding why people react in certain ways and are non-inclusive and judgemental or Politically Correct when at the same time they are racist.”

 

 

“Probably that, despite all of the obvious differences between people and cultures, essentially we are all very much the same. I have therefore become more open when meeting new people, more interested and accepting of different cultures.”

 

 

“I feel that the little things that I experienced on a personal level are the foundation of the things that will make a person successful and happy in their jobs and career settings. Confidence to speak in public, the ability to deal with different people, the awareness to be considerate of other people's needs and feelings are some of the more important ones… “

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