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Volunteering for Development in Zimbabwe Date: 05 February 2015 Title: Building Communities that Cares through Volunteerism. Presenter: Zacharia Mhuruyengwe (Chairman-Volunteering for Development Committee) “We are prone to judge success by the index of our salaries or the size of our automobiles rather than by the quality of our service relationship to humanity” Martin Luther King jnr Email [email protected] Mobile +263733573864 Skype zacharia.mhuruyengwe Facebook www.facebook.com/pages/volunteerzimbabwenetwork

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Page 1: Building Communities that Cares through Volunteerism

Volunteering for Development in Zimbabwe

Date: 05 February 2015

Title: Building Communities that Cares through Volunteerism. Presenter: Zacharia Mhuruyengwe (Chairman-Volunteering

for Development Committee)

“We are prone to judge success by the index of our salaries or the size of our automobiles rather than by the quality of our service relationship to humanity” Martin Luther King jnr

Email [email protected]

Mobile +263733573864

Skype zacharia.mhuruyengwe

Facebook www.facebook.com/pages/volunteerzimbabwenetwork

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Overview

• Who we are

• Objectives

• Misconceptions about Volunteerism

• Ways to Volunteer

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Chipo: a recent Graduate from the Midlands State University and Volunteer enjoying a photo shoot after teaching Chiedza Primary young girls on Sexual Reproductive Health issues at the occasion of the International Volunteer Day commemorations in Norton

on December 2014

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Who We Are • The Volunteer for Development Committee in Zimbabwe is a cluster of Volunteer Involving

Organizations driven by the desire to improve volunteerism in Zimbabwe

• Formed in 2007, over the years the Committee has grown to include Community Based Volunteer Involving Organizations in Harare, Masvingo, Bulawayo, Mutare, Zvishavane and Norton.

• The Committee sits once a month in Harare,

• Its secretariat is supported by the United Nations Volunteer Programme which is an arm of the United Nations Development Programme that supports volunteerism for sustainable development around the world.

• The Committee is comprised of a Chair, Vice and sub committees that volunteers to tackle different organization/program areas

• It is vital to note that since its inception the Committee survives on free will and commitment of its members and based purely on volunteer basis.

• The values of commitment, solidarity and free will defines the role of the committee

• The committee is also supported by Government Ministries including the Ministry of Youth and the Ministry of Labor and Social Services

• Individual Volunteers also take part in the various activities of the Committee

• VSO also plays a critical role in the technical and financial support of the Committee

• An annual work plan is ordinarily developed to shape the years activities of the committee.

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Our objectives

• To raise awareness and significance of volunteerism in the development realm and economy at large

• To identify best practices in voluntary work and duplicate where possible in other organizations.

• To facilitate and actively support inclusive dialogue and consultation on volunteerism in Zimbabwe

• To facilitate recommendation measures to the Gvt on volunteerism

• To deliberate on the International Volunteer Day (IVD) activities and its sustainability

• To promote decentralization of IVD to grassroots areas in Zimbabwe

• To spearhead resources mobilization of the years activities

• To identify and promote roles of participating Organizations

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Myths &Reality about Volunteerism

• Volunteerism is the domain of amateurs who are unskilled and inexperienced. This misunderstanding arises from the perception that professionalism both in Knowledge and behaviour is exclusively associated with a paid job

• Volunteerism occurs only through legally recognised formal and structured NGOs/Civil Society. This is false as Volunteer action is universal, permeates every aspect of life eg. Schools, hospitals etc rely on volunteers

• Young people do not volunteer. This is false. Today young people are making a difference/volunteer through the Internet-online volunteering

• Volunteering takes place face to face. In today’s Global village the Internet is powerful tool connecting skilled people with Agencies in need of help.

• Volunteerism is free. This is wrong as volunteers deserves training, recognition, gain skills, stipends and protection where there is policy

• Volunteerism is the preserve of the well off, well educated, those with disposable income and time. In fact empirical research has shown that volunteerism is prevalent among even the poor who undertaker volunteer work to benefit themselves and their community.

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How to Volunteer

• Identify a need in your community and make a difference eg. visit a local clinic, Orphanage, school etc

• Find a Volunteer Involving Organization that connects you to a need

• Visit us on our facebook page www.facebook.com/pages/volunteerzimbabwenetwork and connect with other volunteers for volunteer opportunities

• Online volunteering www.onlinevolunteering.org This is an opportunity for people around the world who have access to a computer and the Internet to contribute their skills and knowledge to various assignments in different Agencies for free. One does not have to travel to the Agency for the execution of the duty. The UN Volunteer Programme administers the program and It is adding significant value to the capacity challenges facing may development agencies across the Globe.

• Visit www.unv.org of the UNV Programme, read and understand required criteria, proceed to create your profile and decide the type of volunteer you want to serve as. Eg National, International, Youth Volunteer: Age 18-29

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The End

Thank you

Tatenda

Siyabonga

Obrigado

merci

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