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    Young people from wealthy countries are increasingly volunteering unpaid work in poorer nations. They do this to gain experiences that make them more competitive job applicants and to feel a sense of community helping others. Both the volunteers and communities benefit - volunteers gain life-changing experiences in new cultures, while communities see improved living standards through activities like better education providing brighter futures for children. Overall, this volunteer trend benefits both parties by supporting disadvantaged areas and developing volunteers into more mature, globally-minded individuals.

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    Young people from wealthy countries are increasingly volunteering unpaid work in poorer nations. They do this to gain experiences that make them more competitive job applicants and to feel a sense of community helping others. Both the volunteers and communities benefit - volunteers gain life-changing experiences in new cultures, while communities see improved living standards through activities like better education providing brighter futures for children. Overall, this volunteer trend benefits both parties by supporting disadvantaged areas and developing volunteers into more mature, globally-minded individuals.

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    More and More People From Wealthy Countries Are Spending A Short Time Doing Unpaid Work Such As Teaching or Building Houses For Communities in Poorer Countries

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    Young people from wealthy countries are increasingly volunteering unpaid work in poorer nations. They do this to gain experiences that make them more competitive job applicants and to feel a sense of community helping others. Both the volunteers and communities benefit - volunteers gain life-changing experiences in new cultures, while communities see improved living standards through activities like better education providing brighter futures for children. Overall, this volunteer trend benefits both parties by supporting disadvantaged areas and developing volunteers into more mature, globally-minded individuals.

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    More and more people from wealthy countries are spending a short time doing unpaid work such as

    teaching or building houses for communities in poorer countries. Why young people choose to do so?
    Who will benefit more: young people or the communities

    It is common to see that an increasing number of adolescents from wealthy countries deciding to
    spend their time doing voluntary work in poor communities. The following paragraph will dicuss some
    reasons for this tendency as well as the benefits that young people and the host country gained.

    There are various reasons why young volunteers spend their time doing unpaid work to help poor
    people in poorer countries. First of all, doing volunteer will be a comparative advantage for young
    people when applying for jobs in the future. In other words, in this competitive job market, employers
    are not only looking for candidates with good grades but also with volunteering experience. Another
    reason is young generations could engender the feeling of community when participating in unpaid jobs.
    It comes from a desire to help suffering people, to experience what it is like to live in a poor community.

    On the other hand, the trend described above can offer both the community and participants obvious
    advantages. The positive effect on the community is that poor countries can improve their residents’s
    living standards. For instance, the education activities can make childrens in these areas have more
    dreams about life and thereby have a brighter future. Meanwhile, youngsters benefit through the life
    experience which they gain, living and working from a different culture. It is a life-changing challenge
    and young people will return to their homes with a much more mature and a broader outlook on life.

    In conclusion, this tendency become popular because of the requirement of a competitive profile and
    the determination to support financially disadvantaged countries. I would suppose that either the
    community or the youngsters benefit from this, it can truly be said to be a win-win situation.

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