by Haley Henderson ’27

In the Dickinson in Bremen program, there is a strong emphasis on community engagement, with a volunteering requirement to encourage students to interact with Bremen in a positive way. Keeping with Dickinson’s global impact, I hoped to find an opportunity that would help me interact with locals.

For this, I decided to join the Unicef Bremen chapter. Unicef volunteers in a multitude of ways, from cleanups, fundraisers, sustainability education, and many other opportunities. Most recently, I had volunteered with Unicef for an Earth Day trash clean-up. Dividing into different groups, we spread out across Bremen to pick up any trash that we saw.

My group focused on the University and the tram lines, where we geared up for the afternoon. There were many people that I was able to meet as well as some familiar faces from past events. I loved getting to talk with everyone and make Bremen a little bit cleaner in the process.

Overall, I really recommend volunteering with Unicef as they are very welcoming and have a wide arrange of events to participate in. I hope to continue volunteering in Bremen.