My magical moment was when I was going grocery shopping in Wal-Mart, and this elderly man could not reach the loaf of bread he was trying to get. I went over to him and asked him if he needed any help, and he said yes that would be so very helpful. After I reached up [...]

Last week I went to the hospital and seeing all of the sick children there made me very sad. At about noon, I started to eat my lunch in the waiting room when I noticed a young child who didn’t have anything to eat for lunch. I shared the sandwich that I was eating with [...]

Today an older woman who lives across the street from me dropped all of the packages she had just brought home from the grocery store. When I saw this I immediately went over to help her. There was a man outside walking his dog and he too saw this happen but didn’t help because I [...]

I felt good last year when I passed grade 10. Then my parents took me on a trip to Johannesburg as a present. We enjoyed and had a great time; we came back without any problems. We really enjoyed that trip. William, 17, South Africa

One day I was walking in the street and I saw a very sick dog. I took the dog to the hospital and later the dog was fine. The owner of the dog thanked me and I felt really good because I helped an animal. Khomotso, 16, South Africa

Yesterday two of my friends fought and they broke up. I decided to talk with them but individually, so I began my job as a helper. I talked with one of them and I asked him about what happened that night. He told me that they didn’t want to break up but the circumstances did. [...]

During the war in my country I helped a five year old child when the rebels attacked the city. She lost her parents and I took her along with me, and she stayed with my mother for three months, before I finally came across her parents. Her parents thanked me and my family. I felt [...]

One day I was walking along the road and I found a car key. As I was going, I came across a man who was looking for a car key. I gave him the car key and he thanked me so I felt blessed. Franko, 18, Sierra Leone

One day I was on my way to the farm when I met a young lady hiding in the bush, when I saw her I asked her why is she in hiding? She told me that the women in the village are after her for female circumcision but she doesn’t want to be circumcised. So [...]

At one time, I was on holidays to a village where my father is teaching. My father sent me to the market to buy food items to prepare our dinner. When returning back home I met an old women carrying a bundle of wood on her head. I took the bundle of wood to her [...]