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The youth of any society are the means of the future. As students, their main course of action is to focus on their studies, but alongside they must indulge in activities that will teach them more about the life that exists outside school. The outside world is filled with the plight of man, suffering through the daily mundane or facing the harsh realities of existence through disaster, unemployment and poverty.
Any growing society finds a way to help the underprivileged through philanthropy, charity or volunteer work which spreads awareness and educates people on the current situation along with providing a general education.
Schools are usually a very protected zone which does not provide the full picture of the world we live in. This sort of protection is beneficial in many ways as it keeps the students focused on learning rather than fending for themselves or engaging in harsh realities. But along with an education it is also important to spread awareness and prepare students for the real world. Hence students find themselves at the forefront of volunteer work to help build society and make it a better place.
10 Ways Students Can Contribute To Society
Many Government institutions, NGOs and NPOs have been set up through the benevolence of the people to help and rehabilitate the less fortunate. These institutions are always looking for volunteers who through the goodness of their hearts are willing to step up and do the work on the ground level. This is a great space for students to learn about life and also gain much awareness of what is going on in the world. Volunteer work does instill a good sense of community and can be psychologically rewarding for people who volunteer thus spreading love and peace through the community. The following segment states 10 ways in which students can contribute to society:
1. Starting Small
Contribution to society can be of many kinds and a good start is by starting small. For example, students can go to their nearby garden and plant some trees or plants. This would beautify the garden space and also better the environment. Other activities could involve donating blood at a blood drive or engaging in philanthropic activities at their school by donating clothes or food.
2. Spreading awareness
Spreading awareness is considered to be the most pious deed as it is ignorance that leads to our downfall. Engaging in programs that spread awareness about diseases, healthcare, education, and conservation of the environment is a good way for students to spend their free time.
3. Volunteering in education
Education is an integral part of growing up and being in a country like India, you come across a myriad of underprivileged people not being able to access good education. Volunteering in programs organised by NGOs, NPOs and the government would help educate the poor and give them a chance to better their lives.
4. Cleaning the environment
Students possess the vigour of youth and the enthusiasm to bring about massive change. As the importance of sustainable development keeps escalating in our lives, students can bring about a massive change by volunteering in programs that involve cleaning the environment, planting trees and spreading awareness through these campaigns.
5. Providing a service that helps the underprivileged
Community activities that help the underprivileged like running a soup kitchen or participating in social service through religious institutions can also be a great way to contribute to society.
6. Helping the elderly
The elderly community always find themselves in need of assistance and who better to help than the vivacious youth of the community? Many schools indulge in such social services and students can enroll in such programs that would help them gain extra credit as well as some work experience.
7. Volunteering in healthcare
NGOs, NPOs and the government regularly organise healthcare drives and programs for the underprivileged. These initiatives usually involve massive administration and require many workers and volunteers to help run the initiative smoothly.
8. Volunteering in disaster management and rehabilitation
Disaster management is another initiative that requires a lot of help from the community. Helping rehabilitate people and caring for them requires huge initiatives to be put in which in turn requires manpower which can be acquired through volunteer work.
9. Volunteering in animal protection and rehabilitation
Animal protection programs are another active initiative being taken up by NGOs across the globe and are a good starting point for students to take up volunteer work especially if they like working with animals.
10. Participating in fun activities that bring the community together
Organizing fun community-building programs like plays and small-scale concerts involving music and dance are good ways to bring people together and spread peace and harmony.
Benefits of Volunteer Work for Students
Since students are not the possessors of wealth within a community, the best way they can contribute to society is by indulging in activities that would build a sense of community and propel us towards sustainable development like volunteer work or individual initiatives. Some of the benefits they reap from such indulgence have been mentioned below:
- Helping other people can be very rewarding psychologically and can better the mental health of students.
- Engaging in such activities propagates love and builds a sense of community within society.
- Students involved in volunteer work get a taste of the real world which could help a great deal in character development and soft-skills development.
- Many people who participate in volunteer work later on take up social work as their career option. Hence such volunteer programs can give career insights to students early on in life.
- Volunteering in social work can also boost resumes or help earn extra credit in school curriculums making it advantageous for students who participate in such initiatives.
Conclusion
On a concluding note, volunteer work is a great way for students to spend their time as well as contribute to society productively. The benefits of such work not only adhere to the community but also greatly benefit the students. Participating in such initiatives by helping others is an extremely pious deed that propagates peace and harmony within society.
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