MCF Volunteers

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Marie Plaud

“What MCF does best is making volunteers feel like part of the family whilst providing them with hands on experience of working in the non-profit sector. There are an increasing number of organisations that will charge you exorbitant amounts for ‘volunteer experience’ only to place you on makeshift projects of no real value to the communities you are trying to help. MCF actually needs volunteers, they will not charge you and they will expect you to take on real responsibilities.”

Chelsea

“As a person who spends most of her time in relatively more modern and central parts of Beijing, rarely visiting the city’s remote suburbs, today’s visit not only made me understand the magnitude of inequality in the city, but also, and most importantly, the great potential and capacity of learning that these migrant children hold. It only takes people like me to listen more and recognize their daily efforts in changing their status quo through education. I am happy that the MCF today gave me an opportunity to do so – moments of humbleness and a short, but meaningful moment of break from what usually is just another bustling day in the city.”

Francesca Lupia

“It’s easy for Beijing-based expats to get caught up in the “foreigner bubble,” interacting only with fellow non-Chinese and growing comfortable with an insulated lifestyle. Working with MCF not only gave me the opportunity to practice Chinese and grow as a teacher – it also helped me gain a deeper and more complete understanding of life and society in modern China. Interacting with my students and using MCF’s fun and flexible curricula to learn from each other forced me to engage with China on a personal scale. My students’ curiosity, energy, and zeal for learning enthralled me, and allowed both sides to make great strides in language learning. Thank you, MCF, for your devotion to a fair and fruitful future, and for helping me find a meaningful and powerful connection to China that I hope will last for years to come.”[:zh]

Marie Plaud

MCF 擅长令志愿者感受到大爱家庭的温暖但同时也立即让你有直接为这个非盈利组织工作的机会。当今很多非盈利组织虽然能够安排很多不同的项目让志愿者参与，但往往你看不清自己对那群受益者的真实贡献。MCF確实需要很多义工服务，他们不会跟你要钱但他们会期望你对你答应过的工作做好、负责任。

Chelsea

我一直都居住在北京最现进最舒适的市区里。所以今天来到了这个从没想过的郊区，令我感触很深。见到了不但只是社会不公平的待遇，也见证了这些孩子们学习的潜伏力。我们需要更多人去体验明白他们的挣扎和奋斗，由他们的教育开始改变他们的前途。我非常感谢MCF给我这个机会来见证体验，虽然时间短暂但对我来说意义重大。

Francesca Lupia

在北京生活的外国人很容易沉迷失于“老外泡沫”，与其他外国人一起过着隔开真实社会的生活。协助MCF不單让我可以多练习我的中文和提高我的教学经验，也给了我对这个社会更深一层的认识和了解。用 MCF 有趣又生动的方式和课程教课，从学生身上让我感受到与中国更进一步的接触。我的学生们对学习都充满了好奇心和正能量。他们好学不倦的精神，使到我们双方都很快就见到我们的进展。从心底感谢你MCF, 感谢你为孩子们努力创造着更美好的未来，也感谢你让我找到一个充满意义和创新力的方式与中国打交道。希望这个良缘百年不变！[:]