VOLUNTEERI

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Ikaw ba ay VOLUNTEER?
 What is Volunteerism?
An act involving a wide range of activities,
including traditional forms of mutual aid and
developmental interventions that provides an
enabling and empowering environment both • Free will, no
on the part of the beneficiary receiving, and compulsion
the volunteer rendering the act, undertaken
for reasons arising from socio-developmental, • No financial
business or corporate orientation, gain
commitment or conviction for the attainment
of the public good and where monetary and
• Benefits a third
other incentives or reward  are not the party
primary motivating factors. (From RA 9418 or
The Volunteer Act of 2007).
Volunteerism . . .

⮚ Is the act, practice, or principle of contributing one’s time, talents, and

resources freely to worthwhile purposes without tangible compensation.

⮚It is considered the most fundamental act in the society.

⮚It is geared toward good causes that helped alleviate the suffering of
others.

⮚It promotes peace, solidarity, and trust among citizens.

Who is involve in this Volunteerism? What do you call a person doing

volunteerism?
VOLUNTEE
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 Moore (2002) describes a Volunteer as:

⮚ A volunteer is a person who is a light to others, giving witness in a

mixed-up age, doing well and willingly the tasks at hand, namely, being
aware of another’s need and doing something about it.
⮚Is a person who strives to make other people happy, who takes
loneliness out of the alone by talking to them, who is concerned when
others are unconcerned, who has the courage to be a blessing and to
say the things that have to be said for the good of all.
⮚Is a person whose charity is fidelity, who is faithful in an unfaithful
world, grateful in an ungrateful world, giving when all are grasping,
listening when others need to tell about their fears and problems.”
Why do people volunteer?

❖To share and to help

People want to give back to society
while others want to make difference
and touch other people’s lives.
❖To be part of or to belong to society
Volunteers want to feel valued.
❖To learn
People volunteer in order to gain
new skills, experience or knowledge.
 What can you offer as a Volunteer?

Time

Talent

Treasure
 Is NSTP a form of volunteerism?

Volunteerism and NSTP

❖ Building awareness and appreciation and inculcating the
value of volunteerism in personal, community and national
development

❖ Preparation for future volunteer engagement in the

NSRC and other individual or institutional volunteer
programs
 Volunteer Act of 2007

Volunteerism is strengthen by R.A. 9418

This legislation recognizes that volunteerism or

“bayanihan” can be harnessed as a strategy for national
development and international cooperation. The Act
commits government to partnership to achieve the
needed social transformation and sustainable
development through volunteerism.
Volunteer Act of 2007 . . .

There are three main interrelated objectives of the

Volunteer Act of 2007.
⮚ It aims to provide the policy framework that shall underscore
the fundamental principles necessary to harmonize the
broad and diverse efforts of the voluntary sector.

⮚ It aims to provide a conducive and enabling environment for

the mobilization and nurturance of volunteers and volunteer
organizations.

⮚ It hopes to strengthen the

Philippine National Volunteer Service Coordinating Agency
(PNVSCA) as an effective institution to support volunteerism
in the country.
Being a framework, the Volunteer Act recognizes the
different roles of different sectors of society, including
government. It is tasked to provide the environment for
volunteerism to prosper. It shall be facilitative,
coordinative and promotive in performing its functions.
To a certain extent, this means taking a backseat.
The Volunteer Act specifically calls for integrating
volunteerism in the education curriculum. Such
integration provides students with the volunteering
arena by which they can channel their idealism and vigor
into something worthwhile.
Benefits of Volunteers

Volunteerism yields the following benefits:

1. Community Development

2. Development of the skills of the volunteers

3. Peace, solidarity and trust among citizens

4. Career opportunities for volunteers

5. Friendship among citizens

6. Experienced and self esteem gained by volunteers

Values Expected of Volunteers

1. Commitment. Volunteers are attached to, identified with, and involve in

community service.

2. Professionalism. Volunteers observed work ethics in performing their

responsibilities with socially and morally accepted behavior.

3. Creativity. Volunteers search constantly for new strategies and methods of

doing a task for improved results

4. Unity. A volunteer supports teamwork to achieve the common goal.

Volunteers Opportunities
The 2001 National Survey of Giving, Volunteering, and Participating shares the
following questionnaire, the answers to which help determine what kind of
Volunteer opportunities will be suited to the individual volunteer.

1. If you have all the human and financial resources in the world, what problem would
you love solve, what would you change, and what would you create? Your answers
will tell you what matters the most to you.
2. What kind of time commitment are you willing to make? Are you looking for a
regular/weekly volunteer commitment or a short-term/one-time opportunity?
3. Would you like to volunteer with other people or by yourself?
4. Would you like to volunteer from your own home or would you prefer to
volunteer in an organization?
5. If you would like to volunteer away from home, where is the best location for you?
6. Do you have specific skills or talents that you would like to share in an
organization?
Volunteers Opportunities

7. Would you like to develop specific skills?

8. What are your personal goals? Would you like to re-enter the workforce or
meet new people?
Potential Volunteer Opportunities are as follows

A. Based on the interests of an individual

1. If you like animals, you can help out at an animal shelter or the nearest zoo.
2. If you like working with kids, you can get involved at a day-care or preschool
center or help younger students with their schoolwork.
3. If you enjoy playing sports, you can play games with the kids at a nearby sports
complex or organize a mini-sports fest.
4. If you like to cook, you can get together with friends and teach moms or
housekeepers new recipes, the latest about food preparation and preservation,
and entrepreneurship opportunities in cooking.
5. If you enjoy arts and crafts, you can teach how to make curtains or bedspreads,
embroider pillowcases and towels, and make unique fashion accessories at a women’s
shelter, nursing home, or orphanage.
6. If you enjoy the outdoors, you can help organize a clean-up drive in your street
or park or help a neighbor plant flowers.
7. If you enjoy dancing, singing, and acting, you can participate in your community’s
cultural show group.
Potential Volunteer Opportunities . . .

A. Based on the interests of an individual

8. If your grandparents have passed away or live far away and you do not get to see
them as often as you want to, you can make friends with a senior citizen and adopt
him/her as your grandma or grandpa.
9. If you are interested in foreign culture, you can volunteer at a school that accepts
foreign students.
10. If you are concerned about people with disabilities, you can volunteer at an agency or
institution that care for people with physical or mental disabilities.

B. Based on the future career goal of an individual

1. If you like to work in the medical field, you can volunteer at a community health
center or a government hospital or clinic.
2. If you are interested in teaching, you can volunteer at a public school.
3. If you are interested in science, you can volunteer at the local science museum or zoo.
4. If you like to work in an office someday, you can volunteer at a non-profit
organization.
 COMMUNITY SERVICE
COMMUNITY SERVICE
⮚ Is identified by the Higher Educational Institution (HEIs) in consultation with the
local government, community-based organizations, and non-government
organizations as designed to improve the quality of life of community residents,
particularly low-income individuals, or to solve particular problems related to their
needs.

⮚ Community Service includes the following:

1. First aid training or health care, preschool storytelling, social welfare, social
services, trauma counseling, group dynamics, crime prevention, recreation,
street dancing, and community improvement.
2. Serving in the youth corps as defined in the NSTP Act of 2001
3. Assisting students with disabilities
4. Tutoring, supporting educational and recreational activities, and
counseling, including career counseling
COMMUNITY SERVICE . . .

Volunteer Community-Service can be rendered in government offices, private companies

or in any place where services may be needed. Volunteers can also work from their
homes.

Community Volunteerism
entails identifying resources,
building up present strengths;
empowering partners or individuals to reach their potential;
facilitating new connections within the community and strengthening
such connections;
and fostering relationships that enhance the ability of groups and
individuals to have a sense of belonging and a desire to be
involved.
 REPUBLIC ACT 8044

“Youth in Nation-Building Act”

An act creating the
NATIONAL YOUTH COMMISSION, establishing a
NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE AND
COORDINATED PROGRAM
on YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, APPROPRIATING
FUNDS, THEREFORE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
REPUBLIC ACT 8044

SECTION 2
The State recognizes its responsibility to enable the youth to fulfill
their vital role in nation-building and hereby establishes the
National Comprehensive and Coordinated Program on Youth
Development, creates the structures to implement the same and
appropriate adequate funds to provide support for the program
and implementing structures on a continuing sustained basis.

The State hereby declares that “Youth” is the critical period in a

person’s growth and development from the onset of adolescence
towards the peak of mature, self-reliant and responsible adulthood
comprising the considerable sector of the population from the age
of fifteen (15) to thirty (30) years.
 
REPUBLIC ACT 8044
Assignment:
Please read other provisions of RA 8044
1. The Guiding Principles of the National Comprehensive and
Coordinated Program on Youth Development
2. Components of the Development Program
3. Definition of Terms
4. The composition of the National Youth Commission
5. Status and nature of the Commission
6. Qualification of the Chairman
7. Objectives of the Commission
8. Powers of the Commission
9. Functions of the Commission
Please view the following Video Clips for Volunteerism

https://youtu.be/e4C_dPWiwKo
https://youtu.be/gGR78G3bC5s

Guide questions:
> Identify Community Volunteer Groups/Organizations present
in you locality/ municipality. Name at least 3 organizations or
groups
> Among the groups you have identified, select one which you
feel you like most, and why?
> Make a reflection/reaction paper on the Volunteer March song
 
Volunteer March Song
https://youtu.be/qmzInvK-Kkc

 
 THANK YOU

GOD BLESS EVERYONE