A volunteer who helps process thousands of letters exchanged between children from all over the world has been thanked for her hard work.

Dixita Pandya of Harrow Weald, has only recently joined the team at Plan International UK, a charity who works with children in the world’s poorest countries to help them build a better future.

International Volunteer Day was marked on December 5 this year, and Ms Pandya was thanked and praised for her dedicated work. 

Ms Pandya, 35, reads and processes letters exchanged between children who are helped by the charity, from villages and towns in Africa, Asia and South America. 

She said: “I wanted to do something completely different to working in the insurance industry, which I was doing before.

“I enjoy helping to make a difference and so when I saw the volunteer position I thought it’d be perfect.

“I really like the fact that Plan’s ethos is to help young girls including their families and community as they face many obstacles in their life. I also like the fact that Plan empowers young girls as well as boys so they can make a difference in their community.”

Plan International has recently launched a new programme to help vulnerable children, especially young girls, to succeed in their life and work.

They are now working to ensure the government invest in more children completing their secondary school education and to help young girls in emergency situations.

Dan Maguire, Sponsorship Communications Coordinator for Plan International UK said they were very grateful for Dixita’s hard work.  

For more information on Plan International UK’s work or to make a donation, visit the website.