Tell us about a professional relationship you have built and maintained.
At the end of 2019, the spiritual community I belong to at my faculty planned to hold an IMFEST, or community anniversary celebration. This celebration would include providing social assistance in the form of basic necessities and free health checks to residents. I served as a member of the events division, responsible for organizing the program and ensuring that the needs of each event were met.
Regarding the free health checks, the committee had previously considered several institutions with whom we could collaborate. However, after submitting proposals, these institutions were unable to participate due to various reasons, such as the location not being aligned with their service focus, a lack of medical equipment, and the additional costs involved.
I then remembered a friend from the medical faculty who was also participating in a volunteer program in the university's education sector with me. Seeing her medical background and volunteer spirit, I contacted her for assistance. She agreed and volunteered to bring several of her friends to help with the event. The day before the event, she also accompanied me in sourcing the necessary medical equipment for the event.
The following day, the event went smoothly, with 100 beneficiaries in attendance. The assistance from our medical friends played a significant role in making the free healthcare service a success. Besides helping the event run smoothly, it also helped expand the volunteer network within each faculty.
To this day, I still maintain a good relationship with that friend through social media and see her ongoing volunteer work. I've realized that building relationships isn't just about making new friends, but also about nurturing existing ones over time. When I study in the UK, I hope to participate in volunteer activities there, too, with the goal of sharing how volunteering works in other parts of the world, adapting what I've learned to volunteer in Indonesia, and even collaborating with Chevening members and other emerging networks to implement impactful volunteer opportunities elsewhere.
At the end of 2019, the spiritual community I belong to at my faculty planned to hold an IMFEST, or community anniversary celebration. This celebration would include providing social assistance in the form of basic necessities and free health checks to residents. I served as a member of the events division, responsible for organizing the program and ensuring that the needs of each event were met.
Regarding the free health checks, the committee had previously considered several institutions with whom we could collaborate. However, after submitting proposals, these institutions were unable to participate due to various reasons, such as the location not being aligned with their service focus, a lack of medical equipment, and the additional costs involved.
I then remembered a friend from the medical faculty who was also participating in a volunteer program in the university's education sector with me. Seeing her medical background and volunteer spirit, I contacted her for assistance. She agreed and volunteered to bring several of her friends to help with the event. The day before the event, she also accompanied me in sourcing the necessary medical equipment for the event.
The following day, the event went smoothly, with 100 beneficiaries in attendance. The assistance from our medical friends played a significant role in making the free healthcare service a success. Besides helping the event run smoothly, it also helped expand the volunteer network within each faculty.
To this day, I still maintain a good relationship with that friend through social media and see her ongoing volunteer work. I've realized that building relationships isn't just about making new friends, but also about nurturing existing ones over time. When I study in the UK, I hope to participate in volunteer activities there, too, with the goal of sharing how volunteering works in other parts of the world, adapting what I've learned to volunteer in Indonesia, and even collaborating with Chevening members and other emerging networks to implement impactful volunteer opportunities elsewhere.
