Volunteer
A volunteer is someone who works for a community or for the benefit of environment
primarily
because
they
choose
to
do
so.
The
word
comes
from
Latin,
and
can
be
translated
as
"will"
(as
in
doing
something
out
of
ones
own
free
will).
Many
serve
through a non-profit organization
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sometimes referred to as formal volunteering, but
a significant number also serve less formally, either individually or as part of a group.
A volunteer work is not and should never be a required work.
A volunteer may or may not get paid or receive compensation for services rendered.
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General
Andrew
Jackson's
Tennessee
V
olunteers
were
paid
by
the
General
personally, although he did seek reimbursement at Washington for his expenditures.
V
olunteering
comes
in
many
forms:
serving
food
at
the
local
homeless
shelter,
providing
computer
technical
support
to
a
non-profit
organization,
acting
in
a
leadership
capacity
on
a charitable organization's
board of directors or coordinating
the emergency response in the case of a disaster. Around the world volunteer centers
exist to
support the voluntary sector and make a difference in
the communities that
they serve.
Ikando
Ikando is a small non-governmental organisation (NGO) that specializes in volunteer
& intern recruitment on behalf of organisations in need. It was set up by Laura Daly
in 2004. Their objective is to help more people gain the life changing, life affirming
experiences that volunteering can give. They are committed to enabling skill transfer,
enabling
organisations
in
the
developing
world
to
access
different
skill
sets
and
to
helping volunteers realize the value they can add using the skills they hold.
They hope their volunteers will become responsible global citizens as a result of their
experience with Ikando, promoting the need for social change and raising awareness
in their home communities on the issues they encountered. Africa has a lot to offer but
also needs support, the support it rightfully deserves.
Hospital
volunteers
work
without
regular
pay
in
a
variety
of
health
care
settings,
usually under the supervision of a nurse. Most hospitals train and supervise volunteers
through a specialized non-profit organization called an auxiliary. The director of the
auxiliary is usually a paid employee of the hospital.
A hospital
volunteer is
sometimes nicknamed
a
candy striper. This
name is
derived
from the red-and-white striped jumpers that female volunteers traditionally wore. The
name and uniform are used less frequently now.
V
olunteers' services are of considerable importance to individual patients as well as
the
health
care
system
in
general.
Some
people
volunteer
during
high
school
or
college, either out of curiosity about the health-care professions or in order to satisfy
mandatory
community-service
requirements
imposed
by
some
schools.
Others
volunteer at later stages in their life, particularly after retirement.
Candy Stripers originated as a high-school civics class project in East Orange, New