Reflection On Volunteering At Hope Gardens

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Reflection # 3 While volunteering at Hope Gardens, there was only one problem encountered and two problems witnessed. The problem encountered was that there weren’t enough equipment for the volunteers to use and some of the equipment that was available was in terrible condition. The first problem witnessed was that visitors to Hope Gardens deliberately litter the environment and the second was that there weren’t enough employees to clean the entire estate on a daily basis therefore the current employees were being overworked. The problem of not enough equipment and faulty equipment is a problem prevalent in the wider Jamaican society. There are many companies and organizations that aren’t able to fulfil their potential because of this problem for e.g. High schools across Jamaica have faulty…show more content…
The only solution I could have employed was to speak to the manager about it and hope that he would try to address the problem as soon as possible. It would be impossible for me to provide new equipment or replace old ones at this stage in my life. The first problem that I witnessed was that visitors to Hope Gardens deliberately litter the environment. The solution that I would suggest to solve this problem is to install garbage bins at strategic places so that the visitors can properly dispose of their garbage. There aren’t nearly enough garbage bins on the estate. The second problem that I witnessed was that there weren’t enough employees to clean the entire estate on a daily basis therefore the current employees were being overworked. The possible solution to this problem is to employ more workers so that the workload can be shared and so that the employees won’t be overworked. During my time spent at Hope Gardens, I witnessed only one employee charged with the responsibility of raking the entire 230 acre garden on a daily
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