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VOLUNTEERISM (AIMS/MOTIVATIONS TO VOLUNTEER (To win awards (Singapore…

- - - - social skills and expand network
  - - - Kill 2 birds with one stone
- - - - Students are exposed to the struggles of certain groups of people in Singapore and they want to help out
      - the ability to share someone else’s feelings or experiences by imagining what it would be like to be in that person’s situation
- - - - Volunteering expectations had not met their expectations
      - Lack of flexibility
      - The activity they did had little or no impact/meaning
      - Too many admin procedures and their higher ups were too strict
  - - - School
      - Work
      - Family
      - Leisure
      - Learning new skills
    - - They think volunteering requires heroic and self sacrifice
      - Scared because they don’t know what to expect
      - Inexperienced
- - - - Youth Corps Singapore
        
        Connects youth with the larger volunteerism ecosystem to sustain youth volunteerism
      - VIA Programmes
        
        Self initiated in secondary school level
    - - Churches
      - Temples
    - - Example: willing hearts
    - - Budget is set aside to be given to charities
      - A fixed percentage of their earnings are given to a specific charity
        
        Eg cotton on
- - - - Allows you to see the impact of your donation (local)
        
        Can improve schools/parks and can build a better community for the future generations to study and live in.
    - - Not all donations given to local charities will be given to those in need as they have other costs to cover such as employment salary, rent and utilities.
        
        International charities have access to large grants that allow them to cover the costs of rent, employment and utilities.
- - - - hone leadership qualities
      - learn how to be empathetic and contribute back to society.
- - - - But total amounts donated have grown