Volunteering?

Have You Tried

What?

Never tried Volunteering?

What?

why you should…

Let me Explain

Life is Easy…

…for many of us

But it is

Tough...

...for Most Others

*1/3 rd of the world is under-fed

1 in 4 adults cannot read or write

1.1 Billion people live on less than $1 a day *ThinkQuest.org

1/3 rd is starving

...for Most Others

If we Help

these ‘others’

Because you may have personally experienced something similar

We technically ‘volunteer’

Because you may have personally experienced something similar

Our Time

Our Energy

Our Skills

Our Knowledge

We technically ‘volunteer’

And what do We

Gain from this?

And Contentment.

Satisfaction!

Because you may have personally experienced something similar

Because it makes us feel good about ourselves

Volunteering give?

But what else does

It gives you new contacts

and new Friends!

Because you may have personally experienced something similar

It teaches New Skills

that are Transferable..

Example -

Fundraising helps

hone Leadership

skill

It provides Better Career prospects

73% of employers would recruit a candidate with volunteering experience over one

without.

Better Career prospects

94% of employers believe that volunteering can add to skills

Better Career prospects

94% of employees who volunteered to learn new skills had benefited either by

getting their first job, improving their salary, or being promoted

Better Career prospects

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

...and not just talk about it.

Actually work on a cause you feel strongly about

Get Happiness!

Oxytocin and Endorphins are released when we help others.

Get Happiness!

Oxytocin and Endorphins are released when we help others.

Get Happiness!

These are harmones that reduce stress

and make you happy!

Oxytocin and Endorphins are released when we help others.

Get Happiness!

These are harmones that reduce stress

Because you may have personally experienced something similar

Do what you really love to do

Improve overall 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)

There is a strong relationship between volunteering and health:

heightened sense of well-being improvement in insomnia

stronger immune system

speedier recovery from surgery

( The Healing Power of Doing Good)

Other Health benefits:

What goes around comes around…

And finally,

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

So, want to give volunteering a try?

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.

Here is a Chance:

Visit the cause at: www.empowermentinternational.org

Presentation by: Neha SinghAll Photos by: Kathy Adams and children of Empowerment International