Essay3 : Annie Kim

All about NGO

Annie Kim

 

 At first, I tried to interview with Anna teacher but I couldn’t. So I interviewed with a leader of NGO.

 I met him at Suwon station. This NGO was collecting contributions for poor children who live in Indonesia. I asked him for my interview. He smiled, said OK and took me to the bench in front of the station.

 I asked him. “What is the problem of helping people?” He said that many Korean students do service because of their spec, not by real mind. I was pricked because I go to Sammul hospice every Sunday and I play the violin for patients. But the hospice is too far to go and I am not inclined to go there sometimes.

 So I changed the subject. I asked “ This collecting contributions is pretty tricky, isn’t it?” He looked at me with a curious face. So I added. “Because the weather is too hot and there are many people who look at this activity and just pass.” Then he nodded as he understood me. But he said that when people show interest in this activity and donate their money. And he said that their little interest will became bigger and bigger. So someday everyone in the world can live happily without any problem of starvation. I thought his dream is a wild dream. Because there are so many people who die of starvation. But he looked be fixed, so I couldn’t say anything to him.

 And I asked him “Yes, you can do that someday. Then, when you feel most worthwhile?”

 When I asked this question to him, there was full of pleasure on his face already. He did not say anything for a moment, and then he continued his words. He said that when people show interest in NGO and donate their money for poor children, he feel really happiness.

 When I tried to ask another question, he stopped me and said that there is an episode. He went to Indonesia last year with his students who work in the NGO. And they spent really meaningful time at there. When they came back to Korea, the children who live there cried. Because they didn’t want to part from them. He said that he was touched and thanked to God and the children. I could sympathize with him. When I was 9^th grade, I went vision trip to Cambodia in school. And when we came to Korea, some children cried and distressed. I just nodded.

 Through this interview, I felt that NGO is not the hard thing, if I have a real mind to help poor children, I can help them. So I felt positive mind that I can help poor people.