Blog del Instituto de Innovación Social

“My dear Sienna, always keep so truthful to
yourself and to your surroundings”

I am CHINGCHI (Sienna) from Taiwan, and I was doing my exchange program in ESADE last semester. One of the reasons that I chose to go to ESADE is because of its strong focus on social responsibility, and it offers a wide variety of social projects, classes and programs. Thanks to ESADE, I got the opportunity to join the Transpirenaica Social y Solidaria (TSS), and the experience of TSS has changed my life.

From Motivation to Action

While i was studying in ESADE, Professor Álex from the history class invited two students who had volunteered in Lesbos and Idomeni to share their voluntary experience in refugee camps. Their stories were very compelling, and I was deeply inspired to get involved into the things that I care. And then in the event of ESADE Solidarity Day, I got a perfect chance to move from motivation into action when Professor Francisco from Sustainability, Business and Values class introduced me to Ignasi and Irene from the TSS. After talking with these two passionate and inspiring people, I decided to participate in the TSS to take positive action in refugee issues. Read the rest of this entry »