Volunteerism Volunteerism is an activitiy which is is an activitiy which is practised to help other people without practised to help other people without benefit, money. The main thing is that benefit, money. The main thing is that young people decided to dedicate their young people decided to dedicate their time, willing and skills other people.time, willing and skills other people.

If you are interested in this If you are interested in this activities, you can take part inactivities, you can take part in

Voluntary activities Voluntary activities Voluntary service as a formal activity Voluntary service as a formal activity Voluntary self-help Voluntary self-help

You can participate:

In Slovakia – take part in a various organisations

abroad in - Europien voluntary service UN Volunteers - send volunteers to less developed countries  take part in individual programms of non-profit organisations

„„We can help people anywhere, in our We can help people anywhere, in our surrounding, e.g. help with shopping an surrounding, e.g. help with shopping an old neighbour, clean the street or park, old neighbour, clean the street or park, visit the oldest, get money the poor, sick visit the oldest, get money the poor, sick people or people affected by natural people or people affected by natural disasterdisaster

10 rules how to be a good 10 rules how to be a good volunteervolunteer

Willing to helpWilling to help Tolerant, tactful and trustfulTolerant, tactful and trustful Disineterested and relliableDisineterested and relliable FriendlyFriendly Want to be usefullWant to be usefull Can live in a different societyCan live in a different society Be able to comply with the principles of comunityBe able to comply with the principles of comunity Patient, understanding, self-sacricifingPatient, understanding, self-sacricifing Confidantal and respect privacyConfidantal and respect privacy Know personal skillsKnow personal skills

Area of volunteering Area of volunteering

Human area: help the regions affected by Human area: help the regions affected by war or natural disasters, human rights war or natural disasters, human rights violence, colour - bar – violence, colour - bar – Amnesty Amnesty international, Ľudia proti rasizmu /People international, Ľudia proti rasizmu /People against colour- bar/against colour- bar/

Environment area:Environment area: protect environment protect environment , , especialy building motorway, nuclear especialy building motorway, nuclear power plants – power plants – Greenpeace, Deti Zeme Greenpeace, Deti Zeme /Children of the Earth//Children of the Earth/

Areas of helpAreas of help

AbroadAbroad: help abroad in „: help abroad in „workcamp“, workcamp“, it means short it means short time stay abroad focused on getting to know the time stay abroad focused on getting to know the country and assist in public work / in our country it country and assist in public work / in our country it was in 1989 – help to teach foreign language/was in 1989 – help to teach foreign language/

SportSport and educationand education: it involves physical education : it involves physical education section as section as Skauti Skauti – children and students are – children and students are tought by games and active form,they improve tought by games and active form,they improve their skills, teach to be steadfast themselves and their skills, teach to be steadfast themselves and help to each other and nature too.help to each other and nature too.