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Volunteering Work
What is Volunteering Work?
Volunteering Work is a contribution of time, effort to something that you do without gaining money and/or in exchange for something.
What are the 5 categories of Volunteering Work?
Campaigning
Campaigning usually involves the collective action of a group or an individual to amplify "marginalized" voices to change the status quo (the status of things).
Leisure
Volunteer activities that express personal interests or passions such as in the arts, culture and sports.
They still contribute to wider well-being and cohesion.
Service
Service volunteering is where volunteers respond to the perceived needs of another person or community.
Participation
Participation is where volunteers give time and effort to engage with governance and decision-making mechanisms at different levels.
Mutual Aid:
Mutual aid is the wealth of informal, person-to-person helping activities embedded in community and cultural practices. People gather and volunteer together as a response to a shared need or issue.
Why you need to do Volunteering Work?
You can meet new people.
One of the best things about volunteering is meeting the other volunteers! They are likely to be very interesting and inspiring people and might just turn out to be great friends too.
It’s a way to gain confidence.
Many people who do voluntary work say that it has helped them to feel more confident in all sorts of ways. For example, I have always been quite a shy person, but my volunteering experience has helped me to gain confidence in talking to strangers and even in front of a crowd!
It’s an opportunity to gain experience and skills.
By volunteering, you are carrying out a "job", so you can gain valuable experience and skills which are likely to be useful in the future. For example, many volunteering roles will help you to gain experience in working as a team.
You can have lots of fun!
Doing an activity that you wouldn’t normally do, with like-minded people, should mean that you have a really fun time. You will also feel good knowing that you are doing something for a good cause.
Principles of volunteering:
Volunteering benefits the community and the volunteer
Volunteer work is unpaid
Volunteering is always a matter of choice
Volunteering is not compulsorily undertaken to receive pensions or government allowances (this definition is currently under review as Government policy currently requires certain job seekers to look at volunteering as an opportunity)
Volunteering is a legitimate way in which citizens can participate in the activities of their community
Volunteering is an activity performed in the not for profit sector only. Volunteering is not a substitute for paid work
Volunteers do not replace paid workers nor constitute a threat to the job security of paid workers
Volunteering respects the rights, dignity and culture of others
Volunteering promotes human rights and equality.