This summer I will be volunteering as part of a 4 person team going to Romania. We are going as part of Edinburgh University's Engineering for Change Society, and also working with the charity F.A.S.T Romania (Translated as the Foundation for Social Assistance and Youth). As part of our 3 weeks in Brasov County, our aims are to work as part of the Education and Better Homes projects run by F.A.S.T. The charity works with local communities that are struggling to integrate and as a result many children miss out on the opportunity of basic education. As part of the team we will go into schools and work with children, teaching them basic science principles that are applicable to everyday life, through fun and interactive workshops. We will also be working with the Better Homes project, to improve housing conditions.

I'm really looking forward to working as part of a team and make a difference to people's lives, as well as teach basic science workshops, which I think will be a fun project. It will also be a way to experience a different culture.

The whole project is organised through the Engineering for Change society at Edinburgh University, and we are holding fundraising events at the University to raise money for the trip. Any donations to the help us go to Romania this summer would be greatly appreciated.