Any activity that involves spending time, unpaid, doing something that aims to benefit the environment or someone (individuals or groups) other than, or in addition to, close relatives.

1. KHADIJA MASOOD
Volunteer
Mind Health Movement Pakistan
Why Do I Volunteer?
‫ہوں؟‬ ‫کیوں‬ ‫رضاکار‬ ‫میں‬

2. What is volunteering?

3. What is volunteering?
Any activity that involves spending time, unpaid,
doing something that aims to benefit the
environment or someone (individuals or groups)
other than, or in addition to, close relatives.
Central to this definition is the fact that
volunteering must be a choice freely made by
each individual.

4. What are the
Reasons for Volunteering?

5. What People Volunteer For?
People volunteer for wide variety of reasons which
can be broadly grouped as follows:
• Internal - reasons related with individuals:
• External - reasons related with environment or
circumstances
• Organizational - reasons related with organizations

6. What are the Internal Reasons
for
Volunteering
(related with individuals)

7. Some of the Internal Reasons
(related with individuals)
• To help people in need – altruistic needs
• To work with client groups of their choice like athletes
• To have fun
• To get out of house
• To have routine and structure to day
• To meet people
• To be part of a group or a team
• To be in charge of something
• To meet important people in the community
• To gain status by working with a recognized organization
• To get community recognition
• To meet a challenge

8. What are the External Reasons
for
Volunteering
(related with environment/circumstances)

9. Some of the External Reasons
(environment/circumstances related)
• To gain work experience to help get a job
• To do volunteer work as part of a course/training program
• To learn new skills
• To maintain skills no longer used
• To gain knowledge of community problems
• To improve local community
• To be with old friends volunteering for same organization
• To make new friends
• To spend quality time with family by volunteering together
• To develop social contacts and
• To be with people having same political beliefs.

10. What are the External Reasons
for
Volunteering
(related with organization)

11. Some of the Organizational Reasons
(related with organization)
• Meaningful purpose for the organization
• Cultural of organization
• Environmental conditions
• Facilities available
• Equipment’s and tools
• Rewards
• Working Relationship between staff and volunteers
• Dynamics/ Management style
• Security and job advancement
• Volunteers involvement

12. What are the Qualities of
an Effective Volunteer?

13. Effective Volunteering
Qualities that will define an effective volunteer:
• Ability of both a teacher and a learner
• A sense of humour
• Ability to be flexible whilst keeping sense of purpose
• Innovative and resourceful
• Organised and relaxed at the same time
• A sense of adventure
• Ability to work hard without obvious/immediate gains
• Ability to empower local people to find local solutions
• An acceptance of one’s own limitations and possibility
of making mistakes

14. Challenges in Volunteering
1. Personal Factors – time, motivation,
preparation
2. Resources -
3. Expectations -
4. Cultural Factors -
5. Specific – volunteering in Mental Health

15. What are the Types/Scope
of Volunteering?

16. What are the Types/Scope
of Volunteering?
1. Local
2. Regional
3. National
4. International
5. Global

17. What are the Types/Scope
of Volunteering?
1. Public education and awareness
2. Promotion of health prevention of Illness
3. Education/Training of professionals
4. Education/Training of volunteers
5. Service improvement/development
6. Patients Support and Recovery
7. Supporting families/carers
8. Help in crisis/disasters
9. Research

18. Volunteering - Summary
 In its essence volunteering can make a real
difference to your own life and the lives of those
around you.
 Volunteering can include formal activity undertaken
through public, private and voluntary organisations
as well as informal community participation.
 In each society steps should be taken to ensure that
persons wanting to spend their time in doing
voluntary work can find opportunity which is right for
them.

19. Thanks for Listening and Participation
You are Cordially Invited to Join Us
MIND HEALTH MOVEMENT PAKISTAN
www.mhm-pak.com
https://www.facebook.com/mhmpak/
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