SAK's Duunari prize winner is Reetta Keränen
"One has to appreciate one's own work, as well as our pupils"
This year, SAK's Duunari prize went to 24-year old Reetta Keränen for her energetic promotion of the appreciation of work in the caring industry. The practical nurse teaches music and works as an instructor at a special school for physically disabled children and youth in Helsinki. She is also a union activist in the Trade Union for the Public and Welfare Sectors JHL.
"It&#;8217s important to appreciate one's own work, as well as our pupils, before seeking appreciation from the outside," maintains Keränen.
In awarding the prize to Keränen, Lauri Lyly, President of SAK, stresses that "One of SAK's central tasks is to increase the respect towards vocational skills. The Duunari prize is a small yet important part of this work."
She became the 7th winner of the annual Duunari prize.
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