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Compare your list with the findings of the other groups. Which of these organisations have you joined as a volunteer Which could you join Why did you join Why would you join Why not Learn about volunteer work in practice! Invite a volunteer worker from a local organisation to visit your group or visit his / her organisation yourselves. Speak about his / her and your own experiences with volunteer work as well as how volunteer work and the AESAEC training programme could be linked with each other. The following questions might help you to start off a conversation: Why did you decide to work as a volunteer How did you choose the organisation you are working for What are the personal benefits of your volunteering and what are the benefits to your organisation What are the most difficult / challenging aspects of your work and how do you prepare for your activities in general How do you make use of what you have learnt during volunteering Have you or has your organisation ever participated in an EU funded project in connection with your volunteer work How would you recommend volunteering to the course participants Self-study exercise Below you can read a report about a successful volunteering project (adapted from Davide di Pietro (2006): STILL ACTIVE! Handbook for Volunteers). Firstly please read the description of the project and afterwards discuss the following aspects: How do you think the volunteers benefited from the project How do you think the host organsiation has benefited from the project How do you think the project was prepared DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT: PROJECT HOST: Tiszta Forrás Alapítvány, Budapest, Hungary PROFILE AND CONTEXT OF THE WORK: Volunteer work in a homeless shelter. The shelter has two different areas: one area is for homeless people, who visit during the day and receive food, take a shower and wash their clothes. A second is a residential area where only men live and can cook for themselves. These men are officially registered and regularly go to work. Once a week the shelter holds a Bible study and a meeting for people addicted to alcohol. ACTIVITIES OF THE VISITING SENIOR VOLUNTEER: A volunteer may help in the daily housework, can help in the office or in the kitchen. Depending on language skills, he can be of great help in communicating with the homeless people, sharing time with them and listening to their problems. NUMBER OF WEEKS: 2 - 4 weeks WHAT IS EXPECTED FROM THE SENIOR VOLUNTEER No qualifications are necessary, but openness and the willingness to be confronted by serious problems. Since 2002 the organisation has worked with foreign volunteers aged 18-25 years from Germany and other EU countries, however the ability to express oneself in the Hungarian language is desirable (minimum level: 1). 72
Module 4 – The Grundtvig Initiative on Volunteering in Europe for Seniors (GIVE) Now read the final report written by a volunteer and see how the project turned out to be successful in practice. Which were the key elements for the success of the project FINAL REPORT OF THE VOLUNTEER Antonio, Italian volunteer PRACTICAL ASPECT: I already had some previous experience in Rome. I did voluntary work in a community house for abandoned children. I can’t speak Hungarian and my English is quite basic. Upon my arrival I felt immediately in tune with the employees of the organisation. Only one of the employees spoke a little English, and she was essential for the success of my stay there. My task was to support those responsible for buying and distributing food and other basic items. It was also the best place to have contact with the reality of homelessness. From the start the co-operation has been constructive and friendly despite the language difficulties. We used sign language most of the time and their kindness, spontaneity and care did the rest. I was well housed, staying in a guesthouse with English breakfast near the centre in Budapest (an interesting and very beautiful city). During the daily activities I had lunch with the organisation’s volunteers. I felt at home because I had all that I needed during the day and the people who I met there treated me in a friendly way. I felt fully satisfied with the visit. SOCIAL AND HUMAN ASPECTS: First of all I am very happy to have had this experience. Even if I had stayed there for a shorter period I think that the benefit of this experience for spirit and mind would still have been higher than originally expected. I tried to live this experience in the best way from the start. For example, one day I attended a mass (ecumenical rite) for homeless people. During it a woman burst out crying as she told us her experience. This memory will be stamped on my mind for ever as well as the silence and the expression of the other people attending the mass. Doing voluntary work in one’s own country is natural but to go and help people in other countries is something that perhaps everyone should do. I believe it is necessary to be determined, resolute and conscious of what somebody wants to give. ADVICE, SUGGESTION I consider that this experience should be encountered on an individual basis to stimulate a spirit of integration. Two weeks is too short a time if someone does not have an open mind. English is essential, but it is also necessary to be interested, motivated, friendly and curious. 4.2.3. Thinking of possible volunteering projects Volunteering projects vary according to factors such as local needs and the volunteer’s interests and motivation. In small groups discuss the following topics: Could the project described above be implemented in your country Why Why not Is the topic of the project relevant / of high priority in your country Why Why not Can you think of other volunteering project topics that could be relevant to the local needs of your community Compare your group’s ideas with those of other groups and save your project ideas to be discussed further in the following units of this module. 73
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