 mary-helen mcilroy
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Mary Helen McIlroy’s volunteering journey is a long and winding road. Like many students attending Catholic schools, Mary Helen was exposed to social justice at an early age and has taken her passion for helping others as far away as India!
Currently studying Arts (Honours) at the University of Melbourne majoring in Jewish Studies, Mary Helen followed an increasing trend of young Australian and traveled overseas with a friend to Volunteer.
Mary Helen’s concern for children in the developing world took her to the Madras Institute To Habilitate Retarded Afflicted (MITHRA) in Chennai, Southern India. Her tasks included working with children of various ages in the school which is designed for students with disabilities.
Mary Helen strongly recommends volunteering to university students as a way to gain a perspective on a way of life we in Melbourne have little knowledge and experience of. While there were difficulties with languages and cultural barriers, it was an experience she values and hopes to repeat in the future.
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