Irene Urdangarin's volunteering in Cambodia: she paid for her plane ticket and works in foster homes

On a bicycle, with his green Sauce Foundation t-shirt, white shorts and pedaling through Cambodia. Irene Urdangarin faces her new stage of life with volunteer work, which she has undertaken with the help of Jesuit Enrique Figaredo, president of Cáritas in this Asian country. Together with Kike, a close friend of the Borbón family, the daughter of Infanta Cristina and Iñaki know the customs of Cambodian society. Irene has chosen the same path as her older brother, Juan, in the field of NGOs. The magazine publishes the details Hola.

Irene, 18 years old, has chosen to stay away from the spotlight and away from her family and parents, whom she adores. She has postponed her academic studies to live the experience of volunteering and helping the most vulnerable in a country whose culture is very different from ours. She has paid for her own plane ticket and her intention is to extend her stay for six months.

In her daily task, the granddaughter of the emeritus Kings shares a small house in the Arrupe Center. She starts her daily life at 5 in the morning in the shelters, where the NGO workers care for people with a mental or physical disability, most of them are victims of landmines; They also cover basic food needs in cafeterias and access to education in schools; They promote the development of infrastructure and sustainable agricultural projects, as reported in the magazine. Climbing into a van, Irene and the NGO team access the most remote villages in the province of Battambang.

Queen Sofía and her daughter Cristina are friends of Figaredo, founder of the NGO and a great expert on the country where he has carried out his work as a missionary for 40 years. They have known him for many years. In fact, the infanta has also visited Cambodia with her.