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Volunteering?
Have You Tried
What?
Never tried Volunteering?
What?
why you should…
Let me Explain
Life is Easy…
…for many of us
But it is
Tough...
...for Most Others
*1/3 rd of the world is under-fed
1 in 4 adults cannot read or write
1.1 Billion people live on less than $1 a day *ThinkQuest.org
1/3 rd is starving
...for Most Others
If we Help
these ‘others’
Because you may have personally experienced something similar
We technically ‘volunteer’
Because you may have personally experienced something similar
Our Time
Our Energy
Our Skills
Our Knowledge
We technically ‘volunteer’
And what do We
Gain from this?
And Contentment.
Satisfaction!
Because you may have personally experienced something similar
Because it makes us feel good about ourselves
Volunteering give?
But what else does
It gives you new contacts
and new Friends!
Because you may have personally experienced something similar
It teaches New Skills
that are Transferable..
Example -
Fundraising helps
hone Leadership
skill
It provides Better Career prospects
73% of employers would recruit a candidate with volunteering experience over one
without.
Better Career prospects
94% of employers believe that volunteering can add to skills
Better Career prospects
94% of employees who volunteered to learn new skills had benefited either by
getting their first job, improving their salary, or being promoted
Better Career prospects
It gives a Chance to…
See New Places
And Get New Perspectives
Remove that ‘void’ and boredom in life .
Actually work on a cause you feel strongly about
...and not just talk about it.
Actually work on a cause you feel strongly about
Get Happiness!
Oxytocin and Endorphins are released when we help others.
Get Happiness!
Oxytocin and Endorphins are released when we help others.
Get Happiness!
These are harmones that reduce stress
and make you happy!
Oxytocin and Endorphins are released when we help others.
Get Happiness!
These are harmones that reduce stress
Because you may have personally experienced something similar
Do what you really love to do
Improve overall health
Those who volunteer have lower mortality rates, greater functional ability, and lower rates of depression later in life than those who do not volunteer.
(The Health Benefits of Volunteering: A Review of Recent Research)
There is a strong relationship between volunteering and health:
heightened sense of well-being improvement in insomnia
stronger immune system
speedier recovery from surgery
( The Healing Power of Doing Good)
Other Health benefits:
What goes around comes around…
And finally,
… and one day you may need someone’s help too!
So, want to give volunteering a try?
Empowerment International works for more than 300 kids in Nicaragua’s poorest slums. It ensures that they enroll in school, attend school and do well there. This against all odds of harsh weather conditions, dwindling school supplies, extreme poverty and distractions of drugs and violence.
Here is a Chance:
Visit the cause at: www.empowermentinternational.org
Presentation by: Neha SinghAll Photos by: Kathy Adams and children of Empowerment International
