Jordan Sanghera: My time with OBV

Operation Black Vote’s office was graced with the presence of Jordan Sanghera, a 14-year-old student from Derby, who spent a week not only learning about the organisation, but also playing a vital role as a member of the team. He may not have been with us for long, but his help, like all interns and volunteers who give up their time to work at OBV, was greatly appreciated and he is welcome to the office any time. Jordan has ambitions of getting into politics and who knows, one day he may even challenge for high office. Here, he gives readers an insight into his time at OBV.

My time with Operation Black Vote

I remember arriving in Bethnal Green, east London on a cold, dark morning with frost on the ground beneath my feet. I was nervous; anxious of what the day would hold - did I look stupid in my suit? Would the people in the office think I’m not as good as them because of my age?

Luckily for me, they’re some of the kindest people I’ve met; the environment in the office is lovely- it’s like one big happy family. Everyone gets on with the jobs that need to be done, yet they still make and have the time to laugh and joke. Everyone’s so passionate about their work; they want to get the job done to the best of their ability. It’s almost as though everyone is of the opinion that if a job’s worth doing, it’s worth doing well or not at all. You can’t actually fault a thing about this office or the people working here.

I honestly had an amazing experience during my time here with Operation Black Vote. My days were varied, from interviewing an MP or contributing to a project by writing up CVs to be compared and contrasted on the website. It definitely was an experience to be remembered.

I wish OBV luck and I’m sure that they’ll continue to be a key inspirational organisation with BME communities. I would like to end by saying a very big THANK YOU; I honestly can’t thank you enough for giving me this opportunity, much appreciated.

Jordan Sanghera (pictured)