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𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸: 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱.
𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟮, 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗔𝗗-𝗔𝗶𝗱 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗗𝘂𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱, 𝗕𝗘𝗠.
I'm grateful to say that through The Future of Skills Podcast, I've had the privilege of meeting and interviewing remarkable individuals-people who make things happen and, above all, make a difference. I came across Victoria's work online and was fascinated by the incredible achievements she and her team of volunteers have accomplished in such a short time.
Victoria's no-nonsense determination is a quality that subtly shines through her polite and consistent manner of speaking, as well as her unwavering commitment to her mission. These are the kinds of skills I wish more of us could develop and spread to make a difference and help those less fortunate around us.
I’ve titled this episode "The Science of Doing Good" because, throughout our conversation, you'll gain insight into Victoria's unique capabilities-traits she wasn’t born with but has consciously and purposefully developed over time. Don’t miss this insightful conversation, and remember to subscribe for more inspiring stories.
𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁:
From Day 1, Victoria has set about recycling unwanted NHS medical equipment: surplus to requirements in Britain, but life-saving in underfunded Moldovan hospitals. By giving them a new lease of life in Moldova, wheelchairs, hospital beds, specialist chairs, etc - Victoria was helping patients located 1,800 miles away.
That would have been more than enough for most small charities to handle. But Victoria had her sights on an even greater cause. In the space of just 4 months, in 2015 Victoria managed to turn a derelict kindergarten building from the Soviet era into a comfortable, welcoming, spacious daycare centre offering first-class therapies and new hope to children with disabilities, children who had been hidden away from society.
Thanks to Victoria, her husband John and the commitment of numerous individuals and organisations, the Phoenix Center Opened in September 2015, in Riscani, Moldova.
Resourceful as ever, Victoria even managed to persuade Moldovan Prime Minister to inaugurate it! A year later, Victoria would receive the most honourable medal for non-natives: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗮𝗹, 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝗷𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘆, 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗘𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗲𝘁𝗵, 𝗜𝗜: bit.ly/46JFP0g.
Source: Victoria Dunford, Get MAD on Amazon: amzn.to/4fJAzh4
𝗗𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘂𝗹𝗮, 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝗮 '𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲' 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝘁. 𝗜𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝘀 𝘂𝘀 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀.
Join Victoria's team of volunteers or help her cause here: bit.ly/join-ma...
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