LO6 Demonstrate engagement with issues of global significance 

After attending the first session, I’m very excited about going to our service partner next week! I don’t really know a lot about animal therapy and to be honest, I’m a little doubtful about how useful animal therapy actually is. Being a rider myself, I can totally understand that sense of confidence mixed in with a little bit of fear when you first get on a horse, but I can’t vision quite yet how that may really help patients with physical and mental disabilities. I find the effectiveness of non-chemical treatment for some patients very fascinating and would really love to see that on ground next week. Being a very privileged person and student, I also feel very honoured to be able to do what I can to help the marginalised population in our community. Especially this is an issue that is universal – everywhere in the world, disabled individuals are being discriminated against by the system, and they are often obscured in the bigger picture of things, as they are neglected by many in society. I think being students of UWC, we may often live in our own little individual bubble which lets us neglect the reality many faces. Taking in parts of services like such breaks that bubble and allows me to have a better understanding and consciousness about the community which I think will be very impactful to me as it demonstrates how we can make the lives of others better through our own actions.