Volunteerism Flashcards
What is volunteerism?
Offering your services to benefit the community without expecting any reward.
What forms can volunteering take?
Participating in programmes, giving, helping, influencing people and ourselves.
What are the benefits of volunteering? (4)
-weird ones
One way to experience diverse cultures in our country/communities.
Expose you to the real world and experience how different people with their different roots experience life.
Work together to create an amazing country.
Due to the pandemic, opportunities to get involved in volunteering opened up allowing us to improve the quality of life in other communities and our own.
What are benefits of volunteering? (6)
-ones that actually kinda make sense
Have fun and socialise.
Sense of well-being.
Personal development.
Make a difference.
Be part of the community.
Meet new people and make new friends.
What are some examples of places you can volunteer?
Childrens home.
The elderly.
Building homes for homeless.
Food for less fortunate.
Helping people with illnesses.
Soup kitchens.
Donate blood.
Help plant gardens.
Explain community-based organizations? (4)
Operate at local level.
Rely on contribution of volunteers.
Provide a service to the community.
Normally non-profit based.
What do community based organisations focus on? (2)
Social issues such as poverty, crime and discrimination.
Environmental issues.
What is important to community based organizations?
Sustainable development.
What is environmental health?
The science and practice of preventing human injury and illness and promoting well-being by different actions.
What does environmental health focus on?
The interrelationships between people and their environment, promotes human health and well-being, and fosters healthy and safe communities.
What is sustainable development?
The idea that human societies must live and meet their needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
What are no -profit organisations?
Organisations that aim to help others rather than to make money.
