Our vet volunteer, Sonia Maria Margineanu, who come from our Romanian partner, Asociatia Forumul Cetatenesc pentru Actiune Sociala si Educatie Civica within our European Solidarity Corps project “Hands & Paws”, has left for her home. Sonia worked in the shelter, at home and outside with us for care and treatment of our homeless friends. She assisted the vet of the Municipality, Volkan Tuncay with the surgeries, helped their treatment and took care of the sick and orphans at her home. She helped countless animals survive. She adopted the animals she rescued. For this, she took their photos and prepared their information. She made announcements on social media. Sonia also took part in the fund raising activities for the homeless animals and made products to be sold with us. She took Turkish lessons. She participated in the On-Arrival meeting of the Turkish National Agency in Afyonkarahisar with the other volunteers in Turkiye. She also participated in the local activities of Egitim Programlari ve Evrensel ve Kulturel Aktiviteler Dernegi (EPEKA) for their Erasmus+ KA2 Capacitiy Building in the Field of Youth project “SLAM” and involved in the youth work in media. She also participated in the Complementary Activities in the local of EPEKA for their European Solidarity Corps, Volunteering Teams in High Priority Areas project “IPlan-et” and she had knowledge and experience of civil society actions about recycling and sustainable environment.
Throughout her activity, Sonia was not only the doctor for our stray animals, but also their mother and angel. She always did the best she could. She not only gained many new competences in her profession, but also became a part of social enterprise, civil society activities and international youth work. We would like to thank Sonia for her outstanding efforts in all these areas.