Why I Want To Pursue My National Citizen Service

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I am particularly proud of achieving my National Citizen Service award where I was able to work in a highly efficient team. This entailed me to sleep out with limited resources to raise money for an important cause. I had exceeded the target goal to raise money for homeless people. I am currently working with a young person who has severe autism which helps me pay attention to detail, provide a duty of care and build strong relationships. I have many outside interests including reading fictional and non-fictional books, Art & Design and

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