Ready to Volunteer - Selba
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I volunteer because volunteering
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has changed my life and my daughter’s life.
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My name is Selba-Gondoza Luka.
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I am originally from Malawi in Central Africa.
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Afri-Aus Care is a culturally appropriate mental health organisation
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that was established by myself out of lived experiences of the African people.
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When I started the organisation, I had depression and generalised anxiety.
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When I started helping others, I saw that
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healing was very quick, like it was a speedy recovery.
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Now, I’m a public speaker. I go to conferences!
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Volunteering has helped me to bond with my daughter,
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bond with women who are in trouble and bonding with the community.
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So they come here to volunteer their hours doing some gardening,
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cooking so that we can eat.
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There’s English classes where they improve their English, build resumes,
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and then we find them jobs.
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Sometimes you can tell someone, ‘Oh, come and volunteer’.
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Immediately you mention the volunteer part, you turn off their mind.
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They have to see.
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Volunteer doesn’t mean even physical work.
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Picking up a phone,
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finding out ‘How are you today?’
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Volunteering has founded real Selba. Who I am.
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I was meant to be a volunteer regardless of what.
Updated 2 September 2025
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