5 reasons why you should volunteer
Today is international volunteer day, and we wanted to
highlight 5 reasons why everyone should volunteer at least once in their life.
There are many ways you can volunteer to help others, and the best thing is
that not only will make a change in someone’s life, but it will also change
yours and give you that rewarding feeling.
1. Meet new people
If you are new in the city or you are just looking for new friends, volunteering is a great option for you. Joining a community organisation will enable you to meet other people with the same interests and values as you.
2. Change someone’s life
When the volunteering activity involves other people, you are making a
difference to change someone’s day and to some extent, even someone’s life.
There are people who really need help or even just company, and who if it
wasn’t for the volunteers, wouldn’t get the support they need. Simple actions can make a really big change.
3. Grow personally and professionally
There are loads of different activities where you can volunteer, and any
of them will help you grow personally and professionally. You will learn a lot
from others and you will be more comprehensive and understanding. You will also
help boost your career, as nowadays recruiters value candidates having
volunteering experience.
4. Become more openminded
Volunteering to help other people will alow you become more openminded. You learn to be more patient and you will probably value more what you have. You will also become more empathetic and you will be able to see things from a different perspective.
5. Gain new skills
When volunteering you usually have to adapt to the
charity or community you are working with. That means you will learn new ways to
face some situations and you will also get advice from professionals. That way
you will gain new skills that will be useful for you in the future.
At aneemo we deliver training to the volunteering sector to help them become more professional and to give them the opportunity to provide a better service to the people they are helping. If you are a charity or an organisation working within the health, care and volunteer sectors, visit www.aneemo.com and discover our courses.
