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Amazing Social Worker – Interview With A Friend

This is an informal interview with Efave (name is changed and picture is not shown) a new friend of mine. Efave is a graduate of BS Social Work at SLU in Baguio City and currently taking up her Masters degree in Vigan City. She graduated with flying colors as Cum Laude at SLU, a Class B Institution of the Philippines.

Actually I am not really interested in Social Work course, but I am interested in helping and giving. As long as my own goal is to help people in long term, it is like my goal is just a very small stone compared to her records. While having a story with her, I was amazed with her for being serious on her work, not just on her current work right now but also as a Social Worker. She said that being a social work needs "heart" and "genuine care", you are 24/7 on call, and if possible you must put others first than yourself, and you must know how to handle hard things.

Here are some information that I've learn from her. There goal as a social worker is to improve the quality of life of people in the territory.

Efave is willing to help a not fortunate child and willing to adopt it. She said that If I know someone who is willing to give up the rights of a baby and jokingly she said if the parents is willing to talk in the court, she will adopt the child with full responsibility. At first, i don't believe on her if she will do it, but when she repeated this everyday and even yesterday, I was amazed that she is really serious about it. If Efave will adopt the child, she will give not only a basic needs but also the future education of the child. If a person like me can only help for a college education of a student, my goal is just a piece of cake compared to her. Regarding the return of help, Efave and even me is not asking anything in return, but I hope that those people who are being helped must Pay It Forward, means that they would help others too, as it is the same principles as why you preach and teach.

In times of disaster, Social Work also help for the distribution of relief, they need to take care of others first than there own, if possible. They also assist those who are in problems such as woman who is raped, not treated well by husbands and other common problems. Another one is Feeding Program, the feeding program of Social Workers are far different from i know, even social workers still consider this as "short term", (for me) this is "semi-long-term". The feeding program of social workers needs a plan, sponsors and volunteers. The feeding program is not just once, but it will last for 6 months to a year. Wow! The feeding program is not just simply as feeding, but it is also a program that social workers teach mothers and guardians to continue managing it. Feeding program of social worker is very complicated, because they need to consider the health of every children they feed such as the problem in malnutrition and they will not leave without any improvements. The time interval should be properly check, I was also amazed when some feeding program is really reliable feeding program everyday in some territories.

I don't know what other things they do, I know they work similarly as a medical practitioner and they give advises for those who are in medical needs. They are also psychologist who try to understand and help those in troubled or depressed. I am just wondering why, who would help them if they are the one in hard times? I answer myself, I could help them with a smile on the best that I can.

This social work are helping with the motive to help others, they don't show what they are doing in order to be noticed by others, they don't need fame or even documentation or any publicity to let there works be known. It's like if you saw a picture of her in Facebook doing volunteer work, that picture is taken by other person might be unknown to her and not her or any of her friends. According to my lesson in economics, if the high income people in the Philippines is around 20 percent earning 80 percent of all the income of the nation, that is a very big money. If those high income people will give there best, are not greedy and would be like Efave, no one is less fortunate or poor. Lastly, take not that Efave is not a rich woman and doesn't belong to the 20 percent rich people in the Philippines.

All I can say is I am amazed and learned new ideas. If you want to learn more ideas, or you want yourself or organization to be a sponsor, you need to meet Efave and I think it's not a problem with her if you want your name or organization to be recognize as a sponsor. If you want to meet her, you can ask me how.