This edition I would like to share on volunteerism. I think it’s a greater requirement for a community, society and country. Pursuing self-interested goals drives ongoing community engagement and raises self-esteem.
Taking to account that the people do work hard for a living. To make their ends meet at the end of a month. House rents, basic necessity bills, schooling and other needs. It’s not east to while away time volunteering and doing work for free and satisfaction. Understand that totally. Yet for those who are interested they will find time and serve and make another Persons’ life better.
I myself work as a volunteer along with my work and family. I know the time I got to dedicate. It’s not for an award or recognition. It’s for self-satisfaction and for that wonder feeling when someone’s life can be better and improved through a little service.
Helping our fellow man has long been seen as an altruistic behavioral model. But it turns out that more selfish motives—pleasing friends, doing what you want—are more successful causes of effective volunteering. Whatever the motive, volunteering improves the health, happiness, and in some cases, the longevity of volunteers. Children who volunteer are more likely to grow up to be adults who volunteer. Even unwilling children who are forced to volunteer fare better than kids who don’t volunteer. And in a virtuous circle, communities with lots of volunteers are more stable and better places to live, which in turn further boosts volunteerism.
On one hand, it’s striking that volunteering does occur. It seems to run against the strong dynamics of self-interest. There is simply nothing in society that says that someone is mandated to help anyone else.
It is said that People who volunteer tend to have higher self-esteem, psychological well-being, and happiness. All of these things go up as their feelings of social connectedness goes up, which in reality, it does. It also improves their health and even their longevity.
Among teenagers, even at-risk children who volunteer reap big benefits, according to research findings .It helps positive effect on grades, self-concept, and attitudes toward education. Volunteering also led to reduced drug use and huge declines in dropout rates and teen pregnancies. It can work as a slight solution to social issues.
Youth volunteering to a higher quality of life as an adult, participating in high school tends to boost participating in adulthood, which is related to enhanced volunteerism. It might be a Good idea to get your children involved in community volunteer programs. It’s the time here in Maldives many children are graduating from 10th standard many parents look for a real job volunteerism can be a good option for this period of time.
Most people say they value volunteering because it’s “the right thing to do,” among other altruistic reasons. There are five main reasons people volunteer,
Three are “self-focused”:
- Understanding: the desire to learn new things and acquire knowledge.
- Esteem enhancement: feeling better about yourself and finding greater stability in life.
- Personal development: acquiring new skills, testing your capabilities, and stretching yourself.
Two are “other-focused”:
- Sense of community: making the world, or your piece of it, better.
- Humanitarian values: serving and helping others, often with a strong religious component.
“The ones that get the higher rates of endorsement are the ‘other focused’ ones, but it’s the ‘self-focused’ ones that predict length of service. People who don’t volunteer often have an idealized view of people who do. They put them up on a pedestal this might actually deter people from volunteering because they feel they don’t measure up.
The benefits of volunteering are linked to a person’s degree of commitment. “It’s clear that more is better, at least up a point, some studies find an inflection point and others don’t. The benefits increase up to the point where a person has volunteered 100 hours during a year.” Consistency is also important. “The more consistently you do it, the better your psychology benefits.
Volunteerism may be a hidden secret to a happy and committed life. It has been to me for past many years I would not hesitate to recommend to another.
We have many NGO’s clubs and other organizations and groups looking for volunteers in Atolls, islands and in Male’ city. Why not this new year get involved in something really rewarding.
