Volunteering at Ideas Academy has connected me to the love and understanding of different cultures but, most importantly, it has emphasised how children are children the world over. They all have dreams and aspirations, can all be fun, naughty, mischievous, inventive, brave, funny but overall lovely and loving. The children at Ideas Academy do not come from easy backgrounds and, for some, it is a long trek to get to school but they all give their best when they are there and this makes teaching them the most pleasurable and rewarding experience. I think I end up gaining more from teaching them than the other way around. Their enthusiasm and love for life is infectious and it has been a pleasure to meet them. Some extra funding would help to spread joy and education to others who need help and develop a greater understanding of life and connections across the world. Please try to help them.