Beyza – Early Years Alliance Volunteer for the Best Start project

Story submitted by Katie Blay, Early Years Alliance Skills Development Team Leader on behalf of Beyza

I volunteer for the Early Years Alliance at Spalding Children Centre as an Early Years volunteer. I'm learning lots of things about children and how I can respond to their requests and needs and also this experience helps my motherhood in my home while I communicate with my daughter.

At the beginning I had low self-esteem while I was talking to someone else because of my poor English but day by day I talk to parents and their children and we do activities together and now I feel more comfortable while I'm talking with people.

Volunteering has made a difference to my life and it changed my future plans. I'm planning to get some qualifications as I want to be a Teaching Assistant or Social Worker helping children.

Beyza