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Clara Sallán Artasona, Tania de la Roza de Miguel and Leire Alargunsoro Maiztegui, students of the University of Navarra, were the winners of the "Tu cuento Cuenta" contest, to which 20 stories were submitted.

goal Educating and raising awareness among children about the inequalities that exist in different countries is the main objective of competition, an initiative of the Navarra Organization for financial aid among Peoples (Onay) at partnership with Tantakathe solidarity bank of the University of Navarra. 

The stories are available in Spanish, English and Basque for anyone who wishes to download them at the Onay's official website. Each one of them has a guide to work on classroom, which includes individual, large group and small group reflection activities. The work through projects, dialogic readings and cooperative learning are the three methodological pillars on which the educational internship proposal is based.

Three experiences of volunteer activities

"I had never done an international volunteer activities before and it has really been an experience that I would repeat with my eyes closed. Since I was a little girl I have had a great vocation for the world of the teaching for the little ones", she explains. Tania de la Rozaa student of 3rd year Education Infantile and Pedagogy. For this reason, she chose to do a volunteer activities in Tanzaniawhich consisted of helping out at a high school called Blue SkySchool. "It's an experience I recommend to everyone; not so much for what you can bring to the local people, but for everything they bring to you."

Clara SallánThe student of 2nd year of History and International Office, says that what impressed him most about Africa is how different everything is. "Not only the Maasai tribes and the safaris, but also other things closer to her, such as the roads, the markets, the cities, the bars, the way of selling and buying, of going by bus, the way the children play". In his story he wanted to somehow capture everything he saw in Tanzania. "I could only give a few brushstrokes, because it is difficult to talk about such a different world in just 300 words. Especially because, at the same time, it is a world much closer than we could imagine". 

The story of Leire AlargunsoroThe story is based on "Delfina", a person with whom he lived during his volunteer activities at Peru. "The story is centered on her, on Delfina, or "Delfi" as we usually call her. She has worked a lot during her life, especially in her family's farm (orchard). However, she realized that Education is the basis of a good work and has partially stopped working in order to study Degree Nursing at the University of Apurimac. She is a great person, and she will be a great professional. With this story I would like to transmit to the children how lucky they are to be able to go to high school". 

Awards

Clara Sallán Artasona
The Light of Africa
1º award
2º History and International Office
Tanzania, June 2019

Tania de la Roza de Miguel
Pursue your dreams!
2º award
3º Education Infant and Pedagogy
Tanzania, June 2019

Leire Alargunsoro Maiztegui
Jenni goes to high school
3º award
5th year of Medicine
Peru, August 2019