Community Service and
Volunteerism Training
June 2022
Welcome and Introductions
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Workshop Objective
At the conclusion of this workshop you will
be able to:
State what community service and
volunteerism is,
Identify and overcome the challenges of
being a voluntary community service
provider, and
Recognize how their attitude towards
the community affects personal
development and success.
Training Schedule
• Community Service and
Day Six
Volunteerism
• Community Engagement
Day Seven
Approaches & Tools
Day Six- Community Service
and Volunteerism
Day Six- Schedule
Before Tea Break Understanding Community and its values
Before Lunch Voluntary Community service and the principles
Duties and Responsibilities of Active Citizens in
Before Tea Break
Volunteerism
Before Closure Valuing of Volunteering
Session 3: Community Service and
Volunteerism
Activity 1: (Individual exercise)
Stand up and close your eyes
and stay for a moment.
Activity 2: (Group Exercise)
• Think about what a ‘’community’’ means to you?
• Draw a diagram of your community on a flip chart paper.
Include places you enjoy being and key stakeholder in
communities.
Activity 3: (Group exercise)
Here is the scenario “The world you live in has suddenly changed
one day and you find yourself all alone. Everything else is the
same, but when you wake up one day, everyone else is gone, and
you are the only ‘human’ living, but the rest of the world is the
same’’.
Discussion
• What do you think you would do?
• What do you think would matter to you?
• what do you think you would want the most? How long do you think
you would enjoy doing things (eating, dressing, watching movies,
rituals mentions in the above exercises, etc)
Home Vs Community
Home: is a place where we
feel most connected, valued,
free and inspired.
Community: is group of people
living in a relatively closer
proximity and/or having a
common values, interests,
culture, and experiences.
Values Vs Culture
Values: are set of principles, ethics,
moral code, and standards given or
held by someone or a certain
culture.
Culture: is the social institutions,
lifestyle, way of life values,
customs achieved or built by a
certain nation, people or other
social group over a long period
of time.
Key Points
Home is different for many people.
Community covers what we define as a ‘home’ for larger group of
people, and community also consists of the similar physical
setting shared by other people, the shared
communications/interaction we have with one another,
The definition of the words for individuals might be different, but
the feelings are the same for everyone which is, safety,
comfort, trust, belongingness, love, & respect for the
culture. It is important to pay attention to those values of
individuals hold for their homes and community.
What is community
service?
Share us your
experience if you have
been involved in
community service.
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Community service
Community service is a work done by a person or group of people that
benefits others.
It is often done near the area where you live/ or in another location within
your country, so your own community reaps the benefits of your work.
You do not get financial incentives to perform community service, though
usually costs for expenditure/subsistence (food and travel) is covered for
volunteers
Volunteerism
The essence of volunteerism is in Volunteerism includes community
giving back to the society. service, but it can be broader than
It teaches you many valuable that, and includes
things – Develops your skills and professional/technical, remote
volunteering exposes you to a supports, advocacy campaigns, and
whole new world of opportunities other activities that may not
and at the same time helps you in necessarily fall under community
honing your existing skills. service.
Video 1 – why should we volunteer:
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Video 2 - Community development
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Video 3 – Asset Based Community
Development:
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Group Exercise
Reflections on the previous videos;
• Benefits of a Voluntary community service
• Principles of community development
• The link between community service and community
development
• The need to respect communities while providing
community service/development
Benefits of a Voluntary Community
Service
Psychological Social Cognitive
benefits benefits benefits
What is active
citizenship?
Brainstorming questions
• Have they ever voted or engaged in political decision-making
processes that affect their lives?
• Have they been involved in social actions and/or campaigns?
• Have they ever volunteered?
• Do they keep up to date on news and take responsible action on
issues?
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Group Exercise
Go around and tick
Gets involved in their local
community
Votes and engaged with
politics
Gets involved in charity/blood
donation, volunteering and
other initiatives
Lives according to global
values
Keeps up to date on news
and takes action on issues
Video 4: Rights focused
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Video 5: Development focused
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Group Exercise
Reflections on the previous videos;
• Identify what they see as different expressions of an active
citizens in the two videos
The Story of Ethiopian Hero (Lale)-
turning around challenge into a life
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Group Exercise
Reflections on the previous video;
• Tell us what strikes you the most
• Discuss what were the elements that helps him take action and
stand for the vulnerable in his community
• Share us your own experiences if you wish to
• figure
Summary
Active citizenship is about being responsible to our role as part of our community and
even our country and also holding others responsible as part of their responsibility.
An active citizen, for example, keeps their environment clean and also remind others not
to litter on the streets.
An active citizen is respectful of others culture, religion and engages in social appropriate
manner.
Active citizenship is also about knowing your responsibilities and also holds others
accountable to do the same.
Active citizens give back to their own community without necessarily due to financial
incentives because they understand that the more they give to the community the more
they will also revive.
Empowering people to influence the decisions which affect their lives will also encourage
our knowledge and understanding of the political, social, and economic context of our
participation so that we can also make informed decisions.
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• I do it because they are
our neighbours. I
wanted to support
• I wanted to explore new
culture, new ideas
Why did you decide to • I wanted to join my
volunteer? friend
• Volunteering is about
being selfless…while
developing
• I feel something in my
hearts, inspired.
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Relational Model of Volunteering
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Relational Model of Volunteering
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Relational Model
of Volunteering
Brainstorming activity
• Relate the activity earlier (your own reason for volunteering) and
how it can relate to the 8 dimensions
• Do you think it is related to your own thinking?
• What new things have they found out.
Relational Model of Volunteering
Social Action
& Civic
Engagement
The 8
dimensions
Good are cross
Innovation Governance cutting,
& Policy
they can
happen at
Personal Development & a personal
Behavioral change level,
initiative
Inclusion & Knowledge level, and
Positive & Economic community
Social Advanceme level, etc.
Norms nt
Peace and
social
cohesion
Summary
You cannot change the things externally
without changing yourselves or bringing
behavioural changes.
Contribution of Volunteering at
different levels
Personal Sustainable
Active Citizenship
Development Development
Thematic Outcomes
Individual Development Relational Outcomes
Education, Health,
Knowledge, Attitude, Increased outcomes in Livelihoods, Gender,
Practices the 8 dimensions Environment, Civic
Participation, Peace
Building, etc.
Community Service- Personal Vision
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Personal
Development
Exercise
Reflections on the previous videos;
• Areas you want to grow in personally by the end of the
volunteering programme?
• Choose 4 relational outcomes you want to contribute to.
• Where and in what sectors you would like to volunteer at,
what you would like to learn and contribute towards?
Example
I would like to volunteer in a hospital ensuring that people with
disability are accessing adequate services and support from the facility
and the community.
Relational outcome Thematic (development
Areas of personal growth I want to Outcome)
contribute to
Develop my skill of delivering Quality and Learn how SRHR is provided to
a quality work as a volunteer effectiveness those who are disabled
Understand better the
Improve my attitude towards Collaboration
hospital/facility engagement with
working with others
the community are health issues
Practice the steps to take an Social action Understand the Health policies and
effective social action related practices
Better contribute to the inclusion of
Innovation disable groups in access of health
services
End of Day 6
