Have you Tried Volunteering?

Have You Tried
Volunteering?

What?

What?
Never tried Volunteering?

Let me Explain
why you should…

Life is Easy…

…for many of us

But it is
Tough...

...for Most Others

...for Most Others
*1/3 rd of the world is under-fed
1/3 rd is starving
1 in 4 adults cannot read or write
1.1 Billion people live on less than $1 a day *ThinkQuest.org

If we Help
these ‘others’

We technically ‘volunteer’
Because you may have personally experienced something similar

We technically ‘volunteer’
Our Time
Our Knowledge
Our Skills
Our Energy

And what do We
Gain from this?

Satisfaction!
And Contentment.

Because it makes us feel good about ourselves 

But what else does
Volunteering give?

It gives you new contacts
and new Friends!

It teaches New Skills
that are Transferable..

Example -
Fundraising
helps
hone
Leadership
skill

It provides Better Career prospects

Better Career prospects
73% of employers would recruit a candidate with volunteering experience over one without.

94% of employers believe that volunteering can add to skills

94% of employees who volunteered to learn new skills had benefited either by getting their first job, improving their salary, or being promoted

It gives a Chance to…

See New Places

And Get New Perspectives

Remove that ‘void’ and boredom in life .

Actually work on a cause you feel strongly about

Actually work on a cause you feel strongly about
...and not just talk about it.

GetHappiness!

Get Happiness!
Oxytocin and Endorphins are released when we help others.

Get Happiness!
These are harmones that reduce stress

Get Happiness!
These are harmones that reduce stress
and make you happy!

Dowhat you really love to do

Improve overall health

There is a strong relationship between volunteering and health:
Those who volunteer have
lower mortality rates,
greater functional ability, and
lower rates of depression later in life than those who do not volunteer.
(The Health Benefits of Volunteering: A Review of Recent Research)

Other Health benefits:

heightened sense of well-being
improvement in insomnia
stronger immune system
speedier recovery from surgery

( The Healing Power of Doing Good)

And finally,
What goes around comes around…

… and one day you may need someone’s help too!

So, want to give volunteering a try?

Here is a Chance:
Empowerment International works
for more than 300 kids in Nicaragua’s
poorest slums. It ensures that they
enroll in school, attend school and
do well there. This against all odds
of harsh weather conditions, dwindling
school supplies, extreme poverty
and distractions of drugs and violence.

Visit the cause at: www.empowermentinternational.org
Presentation by: Neha Singh
All Photos by: Kathy Adams and children of Empowerment International