Values Education 10

1. PARTICIPATION AND
VOLUNTEERISM

2. WHAT IS PARTICIPATION?
the action of taking
part in something.

3. Participation means actively playing
one’s roles in society and contributing to its
development.
YOUTH PARTICIPATION

4. Through active participation, young
people are empowered to play a vital role
in their own development as well
as in that of their communities,
YOUTH PARTICIPATION
- The United Nations

5. helping them to learn vital life-skills,
develop knowledge on human rights and
citizenship and to promote civic action.
YOUTH PARTICIPATION
- The United Nations

6. Usually hand-in-hand with
participation is volunteerism.
YOUTH VOLUNTEERISM

7. Many people who have stepped forward
to do something for the improvement of
their communities do this without asking for
payment.
YOUTH VOLUNTEERISM

8. Volunteerism is an important and
increasingly popular mechanism for
young people to bring about positive
change in the society,
YOUTH VOLUNTEERISM
- The United Nations

9. and it is becoming more and more
relevant as a mechanism to engage
young people in global peace sustainable
human development.
YOUTH VOLUNTEERISM
- The United Nations