Blog: Everybody needs good neighbours

The COVID-19 lockdown has given Laura Naw, a volunteer for a Slovak NGO in Albania, the chance to get to know her neighbours.

Laura's neighbours in AlbaniaLaura's neighbours in Albania (Source: Laura Naw)

Laura Naw is a volunteer project manager in Albania for ADRA Slovakia, a non-governmental organisation in Slovakia with 27 years of experience in implementing humanitarian, developmental and volunteering projects for those in need in Slovakia and abroad. ADRA Slovakia aims to help people lead dignified and free lives while better preparing them for a possible humanitarian crisis. The Slovak Spectator will publish more blog posts from ADRA volunteers in the coming weeks.

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This morning, I woke up and had a healthy breakfast with muesli and fresh natural milk that my neighbour gave me.

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