Volunteering occurs when an employee offer their service to work for an organization freely without receiving remuneration or salary. Non-governmental organization operate as a non-profit organization hence they contract unemployed youths as volunteers. They are several benefits of volunteering for unemployed youths and some of them include:
- It connects youths to fight a noble cause like climate change or racial injustices
- Youths are able to impact the world in a positive way
- Working for some NGO’s help youths travel across the world
- It also helps youths link up with friends from different cultures
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- It is fun for youths to work in the same environment
- Creates an environment of lifelong friendships
- Helps create a community for youths to socialize and network
- Help unemployed youths gain relevant work experiences
- Such experiences helps strength their CV’s for future references
- It helps youths fight mental health and improve their self esteem
- Reduces the risk of drug and alcohol abuse as the youths have an occupation that keeps them busy
Written By: Arnold Mutamiri
