INFLUENCE OF VOLUNTEERING IN TODAY'S ERA - PROVIDING DIVERSE SERVICES TO THE NEE

Posted by Volunteer in India on September 2nd, 2017

Community service is that ‘feel good’ activity that different people take up for different reasons. While some people volunteer for emotional reasons, others may be driven by career enhancement and experience gaining objectives. Many travelers choose to volunteer just so that they can get an up close and personal encounter with the true heart and soul of the country they are visiting. No matter what the motivations, a volunteer can have a huge impact on the people that he/she is serving. This influence isn’t just limited to a person alone – the whole community gets stimulated through the diverse services that may be offered to needy people as part of a volunteering program. Let’s dive deeper into the altruistic world of community service and attempt to discover the far-reaching effects it has on the society as a whole.

Strengthening connections

Volunteering often acts as a bridge between different segments of the society. Allowing community organizations to collaborate with local businesses and government bodies brings actual, ground-level problems faced by people into the notice of all stakeholders involved. This cross-networking also helps in enhancing mutual cooperation between different segments of the society as well as the local administrative machinery and helps in resolving community problems in a better format.

Cohesive development

The disparity in social and economic development between different sections of a country’s geography and community happens to be one of the most prominent problems that the local governments face. Volunteering becomes a way for aiding government and administrative efforts in bridging this developmental gap and ushering the society towards more cohesive and inclusive development.

Enhancing civic engagement

They say leaders create more leaders. In the same way, volunteering becomes a very strong motivational force in the society that inspires others to take up the cause and pool in their efforts towards building a better world. It also enhances people’s confidence in systems and local administrative efforts by demonstrating how objectives can be achieved through mutual cooperation. By bringing actual issues into the limelight and showing a roadmap towards resolution, volunteers can help guide the local community on how to come together and move towards sustainable development.

Opportunities and economics

Volunteers provide a diverse array of services to the needy and ask for nothing in return. Their service can substantially bring down the cost of resources for the community they are serving and provide a channel through which locals can access hitherto inaccessible opportunities. By simply helping build a hospital in a place that didn’t have any, volunteers are not only ensuring the availability of medical services for the needy but also generating current and future employment, enhancing local standards of living and creating a network through which further opportunities can be accessed by locals.

So you see, the impact of volunteering doesn’t end with the project being worked upon. Its influence lingers on and helps in developing a needy community into a sustainable, viable and thriving unit of the society.

About the Author:

Ehsaas Volunteering is the organization built upon the core philosophy of providing affordable, unique, fun and fulfilling volunteer placements to international travelers and volunteers. It’s a service aimed at University students/ Young Traveler who travels abroad for a short period of time. Their main aim of Volunteer in India is not involving you with the social issues like Poverty, Women discrimination, etc in India but rather give you an opportunity to use volunteering for a social cause, to step into our culture and experience our land called "India".