Dobrobiti volontiranja / Benefits of Volunteering

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Volonterski rad...još tokom srednje skole, ali i od kada sam došla na studije u Beograd, svake godine volontiram u okviru neke poznatije organizacije, nekad je to bilo nekoliko dana, nekad su u pitanju bili meseci. Kad počnem da pričam sa ljudima i dotaknem se teme volonterizma, svi budu u fazonu zašto radiš kod nekog za džabe, nemaš od toga ništa, nikakve koristi. Bolje nađi neki posao da zaradiš neki novac. Problem je što ljudi gledaju sve sa strane novčane dobiti.

Tačno je da za volonterski rad ne dobijaš novac, ali pomisao na to da si nekom pomogao, da si učestvovao u organizaciji i promovisanju nekog projekta koji je za opšte dobro kako tebe, tako i svih ljudi u tvom okruženju je dosta bitnije. Tome bih dodala i iskustvo i veštine koje stičemo i učimo odmah u praksi. Lično vidim veliku vrednost u volonterizmu, i uvek glasam za to.

Koliko samo volonterskih kampova postoji u Evropi pre svega za mlade, gde su svi ujedinjeni oko iste ideje, rade zajedno, upoznaju ljude iz drugih krajeva sveta, uče o tuđoj kulturi i stvaraju kontakte. Uče da cene i poštuju jedni druge bez obzira na kulturne različitosti koje postoje. Po mom mišljenju mladi su generalno jako lenji, naravno ne svi, ali velika većina će radije provesti ceo dan beskorisno, izležavajući se na svom krevetu ili će surfovati po netu, nego što će se odvažiti na neki konkretan korak. Zato većina njih po završetku studija nema nikakvo iskustvo ni u čemu, pa se onda žale kako ne mogu da nađu posao – ništa ne dolazi samo od sebe. Ako ne pružimo ništa, onda ni ne možemo očekivati mnogo. 

Budući poslodavci, takođe, cene ako je neki student radio nešto tokom svog školovanja, bilo da je u pitanju praksa ili neki vid volonterskog rada. Kontakti su danas neprocenjivi, u današnje vreme najviša ocena na studijama studentu ne garantuje posao, iskustvo je mnogo bitnije. U dosta slučajeva studenti sa slabijim prosekom se mnogo bolje snađu za posao, prosek ne mora nužno da znači da je nečije znanje manje, jednostavno pokazuje da su interesovanja drugačija. Neko će pre volontirati i biti na više strana uporedo sa fakultetom, a neko ce provesti 4 godine sedeći u sobi i učeći kako bi prosek bio najviši. Svaka medalja ima dve strane. Sve je stvar ličnog izbora, i ovaj tekst zaključujem rečima da volontiranje nikom neće doneti ništa loše, samo dobrobit.

Osvrnite se na svoja interesovanja, oslušnite ih...usmerite ih tamo gde će moći da budu vidljiva, udružite se sa drugima. Zajedno kreiramo bolju i tuđu i sopstvenu budućnost!

 xoxo Andrijana 

Volunteer work...I did it during high school, but since I came to study in Belgrade, I volunteer every year in some of the best known organizations, sometimes i volunteered few days, sometimes few months. When I start to talk to people and touch the topic of volunteerism, everyone was like why I work for free, like I have nothing of it, nothing useful. They told like I better find a job to earn some money. The problem is that people are looking at everything from the side of financial gain.

It is true that for the volunteer work you don't get the money, but the idea that you helped someone, that you participated in the organization and promotion of a project that is for the greater good, so you and all the people in your environment, which is a lot more important. I would add the experience and skills that we can make and we learn in practice right now. Personally, I see a great value in volunteerism, and always vote for it.
How many volunteering camps exist in Europe first of all for teenagres, where they are all united around the same ideas, they work together and meet people from other parts of the world, learn about different culture of other participants and create contacts. Learn to appreciate and respect each other regardless of the cultural differences that exist. In my opinion, young people are generally very lazy, of course not all, but a large majority will spend the whole daz in bed then do something useful. That's why most of them after university has no experience at anything, and then complain that they can't find a job – well nothing comes of itself. If we do not provide anything, then we can't expect much.

Also future employers like to see if a student did something during university, whether it's practice or some kind of voluntary work. Contacts have been priceless today, nowadays the highest grades at college to student does not guarantee a job, the experience is much more important. In a lot of cases, students who weren't excellent  at the university find jobs faster than those with excellent marks. Someone will volunteer or work some job in the same time with the university, on the other side somebody's going to spend four years sitting in a room and learning with the intention to have best marks. Every medal has two sides. It's all a matter of personal choice, and I conclude this text to that volunteering will not bring anyone any harm, only benefit.
Take a look at your interests, hear them...direct them to where they will be able to be visible, join to the others. Together we create a better future for ourselves and for others.

 xoxo Andrijana