vounteering?

Question

If you love volunteering and hope to be a volunteer in some parts of the poor countries such as cambodia but you have no skills nor experience. no qualification in social work nor in medical. Do you think they allow you to join in & without skills you couldn't help much. Would you re-consider to persuade such interest?

Answer 1

i've been through a lot of volunteer works. It all starts from simple things and it gets much bigger and you'll never knw dat ur experiences have gone a long way. Try to do volunteer works in your place first so dat you'll have an idea on how it goes...by then u are fully equipped to be a volunteer in other countries.
if u wnt 2 start ryt away den...i think dey will allow u coz not every1 has dat big heart to help...Evry person has his/her own skill and dey will definitely put you in a job dat suits you best.

Answer 2

Yes we will allow you to join, although we won't pay your way. I know that most organizations will gladly (mine included) accept willing and able volunteers with no skills or qualifications. I have a foundation in Romania and we are encourage people to help from home or to come here and visit. All you need to compassion and a desire to help.

Answer 3

This isn't about your love of volunteering -- it's about what people in poor countries need. They need qualified professionals who can help them gain expertise to manage their own lives, and they need JOBS.

Organizations that don't charge fees for volunteering, such as VSO Canada, UN Volunteers and the PeaceCorps are looking for people who can work (read, write and speak) in a language other than English, who have skills and experience that can lead to local people generating income, better feeding their families, improving children's health, etc., or that can lead to the transformation of key institutions, such as government, universities/schools or NGOs. They are looking for people who can commit to a two-year assignment, who have experience working with under-served communities, or who have a lot of experience in very diverse or religiously-conservative communities. The average age of volunteers in these organizations is over 30 (for UNVs, it's 38) and most not only have degrees, they also have grad degrees.

The goal is to give local people jobs and to keep money local, not to give Westerners a feel-good vacation -- hence why short-term placement agencies charge volunteers, or require these volunteers to pay their own way (flights, in-country transportation, health insurance, accommodation, food, security, translators, training, staff to supervise and support them in their service, liaisons with the police and local officials, etc.).

Here is a web site that can help you learn more about the skills and experience desired by long-term placement organizations, and how you can gain that experience locally.
http://www.coyotecommunications.com/volunteer/international.html

There is a listing of the more-than-30 member organizations of the International Volunteers Program Association (IVPA) that is a good place to find reputable volunteer-for-a-fee programs -- programs where you don't need to have much experience in order to participate, and the placements are just for a few weeks or months:
http://www.volunteerinternational.org/

Answer 4

That is what is so great about volunteering you don't have to have experience just willing to help!! check out these sites:

www.volunteermatch.org
www.PeaceCorps.gov
www.volunteer.gov/gov

Good luck and God bless

Answer 5

Try the Peace Corps, if you are old enough. I believe they take all kinds of people. You may have more skills than you think you do.