Domestic Violence Living Museum Reflection

My group and I had a very good experience with regards to the final project that consisted on the Living Museum of what our service was during the semester. We Volunteered with a nonprofit organization called Girls on the Run which consists in a program that helps young girls run and motivate them in becoming stronger women and women of character. This organization is spread all over the Unites States and there is a lot of group around the public school locally in San Antonio. Volunteering with group of girls that come from low income and come from backgrounds that we dont know is sad but at the same time an enriching experience. I learned a lot and these girls taught me a lot back. They opened my eyes in realizing that even though they have many problems at home they try to overcome them and become stronger women. It was a life changing experience working with Girls on the Run. I also learned a lot about the consequences and how women are abused and even murdered daily because of physical violence their partner does. It is sad to know about the statistics and to know how many women are suffering and are not strong or brave enough to stand out and say something about it. What I liked about Girls on the Run was that this program helps build up girls filled with confidence and strong women that would not allow this kind of situations to happen so in a sense they are preventing domestic violence towards women. From now on whenever I have some free time or even if I dont have free time Ill make the time to volunteer with Girls on the Run because it really is a life changing experience.