My volunteer work helps me grow up. It has made me more aware of the difficulties
other people go through and made me appreciate the simple things we have in life. It enables me, as an adult, to become more confident and to realize the difference I can make.
I now have new career aspirations and the confidence to take forward these new ideas,
since 1 started mentoring at the Open University and gained the experience of working with young students. I’ll go on to do a teaching assistant course and look for a volunteering teaching or youth work in the future.
My research project will be to build a spatial web application. It was inspired by the
volunteering I do for another not-for-profit organization.
My volunteering at an animal shelter is neither connected to my studies nor to my career interests. I do it purely for pleasure, satisfaction and the feeling that I can help somebody. It’s made me a happier person, and 1 wouldn’t have got this far at university without it.
1. Volunteer work makes me more confident.
2. I work with other young volunteers in the Open University.
3. My research is related to the volunteering I do for another not-for-profit
Organization.
4. My volunteering at an animal shelter makes me a happier person.
5. Without the volunteer work, 1 wouldn’t have my new career as a teacher.