Youth Leaders in Volunteering - Attitudes, Qualities and Opportunities | LED KLN

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1. Youth Leaders in Volunteering Attitudes and Qualities Oshan M. Gunathilake LED KLN | 31-Oct-2021
2. Who is a Volunteer?
3. “A person who engages in unpaid non-compulsory work; that is, time individuals give without pay to activities performed either through an organization or directly for others outside their own household.” Proposed definition, Manual on the Measurement of Volunteer Work (2011), International Labour Organization
4. General/ Community Volunteering • Flexible commitment • Main aim is gaining experience and learning • Doesn’t require professional skills • Could be through an organization or individual engagement • Mostly focus on support functions • Governed by your own volition or guidance received • Not required to make decisions
5. Professional Volunteering • Requires professional knowledge, experience and skills • Compensated • More responsibility/ commitment • A part of your career ladder/ career focused • Based at a Volunteer Involving Organization • Committed to organization ethics, values and strategic vision
6. Volunteer Attitudes & Competency Expectations
7. Attitudes & Competencies Expectations • Professionalism • Integrity • Teamwork • Respect for diversity • Commitment • Continuous learning • Planning and organizing • Communication • Flexibility and adaptability • Genuine commitment towards the principles of voluntary engagement, which includes solidarity, compassion, reciprocity and self-reliance
8. Impact of Volunteering on Your Potential Career
9. How can volunteer experience boost your career? • Recognition for your volunteer work experience • Exposure to diverse communities, cultures and experiences • Improved decision making, critical analysis and pressure management • Developing your network and connections (references) • Adaptability, cultural sensitivity and respect • Teamwork and conflict resolution • Social Emotional Learning • Accountability and integrity • Agency for action
10. “In the 2021 UN SG’s Report on the Volunteering, he stresses the importance of volunteers’ participation in decision making in all levels for achieving SDGs”
11. In the Decade of Action, volunteering is not just about unpaid manual labour or support functions. It is a more holistic approach to utilizing citizen’s knowledge on ground realities and giving them the decision-making power and ownership to develop their own sustainable volunteer activities to develop local communities!
12. Start Volunteering and Developing Your Competencies!
13. Time for questions!