Guest speaker Robyn Livingston recently visited our school on behalf of Zonta Bendigo. Over the course of three days, she visited different Year 11 and Year 12 Personal Development Skills and Religious Education classes and talked to students about the Zonta Birthing Kit Foundation.

Robyn explained how Zonta helps women and families around the world through community projects and by speaking up for people in need. She also explained how communities can work together to help others.

Students then helped put together birthing kits. These kits are sent to countries where many women do not have access to clean and safe places to give birth. The kits include gloves, gauze, cord ties and a plastic sheet. These items help prevent infections and make childbirth safer for mothers and babies.

Robyn also asked students about their future jobs and personal goals. She encouraged us to think about how our future careers could help other people and our communities.

By putting the birthing kits together, the Year 11 and 12 students practised the values they learned in Personal Development Skills and Religious Education. The experience was useful and rewarding. It showed us that even small acts of kindness can help people around the world.

Christal Bell David