Our Wonderful Volunteers of the month: Peruvian All Star Team

I have been part of SpringACT since the very beginning even before Spring ACT existed. I could identify with the goal of Spring ACT from the start and I love working for Spring ACT. It motivates me constantly.

I love to be surrounded by and learn from inspiring women. There are tons! Love to spoil my friends with a delicious cocktail.

Contribute as much as I can to an egalitarian world. Sisterhood among women. Having a loving and healthy life with my loved ones.

Short Bio: Leonarda finished her Master of Law at the University of Zurich this winter focussing on international law and human rights. Next to volunteering for SpringACT she works as a legal assistant in a law firm and as a legal counsellor for the Digital Society.

I learned about SpringACT thanks to Gilda. We worked together 3 years ago and she told me about this opportunity to volunteer. I thought it was a really amazing way to be helpful for an important cause and to learn a lot in the way.

I’ve always been very motivated about humans rights and specially feminist movements, and I never stay quite when I see something I find unfair.

I would like to contribute as much as I can to fight against injustice in the world, and to make people have a safe place to live.

Short bio: Luciana has recently finished her degree in Industrial Engineering at Universidad de Lima, and she has started working in financial planning and management control in a company of an important multilatin corporation.

I learned about SpringACT because of Gilda who is my friend from school; The initiative caught my attention and I was willing to invest my time in supporting this cause any way I could.

I aim to advocate for fair causes. I learned how to candles during the pandemic and this became a lovely manual hobby for me.

I would love to be part of an organisation not driven by money but by a cause that can impact positively our world, having a hands on experience. Besides, I would love to be a mother.

Short Bio: Astrid is a Bachelor in Hospitality Management, besides she pursued a Master in Business Administration in EUDE Business School, Spain. Next to volunteering for SpringACT she works as the manager of her healthy restaurant, Olivia eco-café and as a counsellor for Educa, an educational enterprise for people who aim to study abroad.

I met Spring Act through Gilda’s social network on LinkedIn. The biggest motivation I found when joining the volunteering was his proposal to make technology improve people’s lives. Second, the learning I have from their leaders and, finally, the incredibly motivated people I have as teammates.

I like digital media, although my career is financial, I have taken courses in graphic design and video editing. I would like to start a means of disseminating social problems in Peru with these skills.

In the future, I want to be an agent of change. Contribute to my profession to improve the quality of life of people in my community. I’m currently trying to do that but would like to contribute more.

Yelena is a Finance Expert (CFA level 1 candidate) from Peru, with a focus on corporate finance. Yelena has strong financial analysis and risk valuation skills and likes combining her know-how with business intelligence tools. Yelena is excited to become part of a worldwide tech team with a purpose.

TAMIA MARQUEZ

I found out about SpringAct because I saw a post on LinkedIn. I decided to apply because the cause caught my attention and I was very happy to help with my knowledge.

I have always been motivated to help people in vulnerable situations

I would like to help people in vulnerable situations as much as I can to avoid injustice and be treated equally.

Short bio:
Tamia is very passionate about economics and is currently studying economics and International Business. Based in Peru, she has a great experience on managing treasury in many companies. Tamia is very ambitious and has shown her orientation towards development aid through her volunteering experiences.

I learnt about Spring Act through a mutual friend Gilda. She told me about this great hub for social progress where people came together and make positive changes with the help of technology

I am interested in analog images. I like film photography and also movies, I enjoy taking them myself and love super8 film. I also like making analog visuals with water and oil on a retro projector.

I would love to see more conscious people in the world. People that connect with nature and other humans. People that are empathetic, pay attention to details and respect living creatures and earth.

Arianne is from Peru and studied International Relations. She has experience planning and executing fundraising events and has a passion for cooking and nature photography. Arianne is excited to bring all her experiences and creativity to our team and help create events with a purpose.

I learned about SpringACT, because of my daughter Gilda.

I have been a volunteer for a long time working with elder people. I decided to be volunteering in Spring ACT, because I found “Sophia” a strong tool that will help and save many lives!

Be in a world where everyone respects each other and acts from the heart.

My aunt is friends with the founder, Rhiana Springs family. I was initially going to go to Switzerland first but was invited to start volunteering with them in Peru.

It is my dream to travel the world and volunteer. SpringACT has helped make this come true!

Continue to travel the world and help people. I’d like to see the world become a more considerate and empathetic place, and be part of that change!

I learned about Spring ACT through a friend’s experience, Yelena, who is now a volunteer. I was amazed by the compromise and the mission of the organisation. I chose to volunteer for SpringAct because I felt touched about Sophia. I believe that Sophia has a potential growth in Peru (and also in LATAM), because this platform could help a lot of people who experienced domestic abuse. Many people in Peru have correct information access to search for help in these cases, so I think that Sophia is a great resource for them.

I love learning languages and being in touch with other cultures. Since I studied in a Chinese Peruvian High School in Lima, I really enjoyed learning about their costumes and traditions, also about some habits that I incorporated in my life later. Then, in my university, I was a volunteer in Best Buddy, where Peruvian students help exchange students from other countries. There I met a lot of people, who are my friends now and they are all around the world. And this experience inspired me to study abroad in an exchange semester in Germany. This was one of the most wonderful experiences that I’ve had in my life because I have had incredible professional and personal growth. Now, I am learning German as my third language, after English and Spanish.

One of my biggest dreams is to generate a positive change in my community. After finishing my career, I realized that I have the capacity and the resources to bring new ideas and solutions to help people to increase their quality of life quality.