Since I was in high school, I participate actively in joining volunteering program and till now, I still love to participate in any volunteering activities. I know that by joining this kind of program, it can help me to become more empathetic and humble. This is the first online volunteering program that I was able to join and the way the program is being conducted truly amaze me. The most important reason I joined this program is because I was able to read other people’s volunteering experiences. I did not get many opportunities to go volunteer because of our current situation but being able to read other people’s volunteering stories can increase my motivation to keep on doing good deeds whenever and wherever I am.
First of all, the graduate attributes that are focused on the program is global citizen. As the program is encouraging and promotes the importance of volunteering, it nurtures personal respect and respect for others and also encourages individuals to think deeply and critically about what is equitable and just, and what will minimize harm to our planet. Even though the program is not directly linked to volunteering but being able to know other people is also done a lot of volunteering programs can encourage others to keep on doing good deeds and help others.
In addition, the program also promotes communication skills. By having to write a story and engage with other participants’ story, communication skills are compulsory. Writing is also a way of communicating and that is what this program intends to achieve. Besides, in my opinion, the program is also focused on scholarship. By reading other people’s experience and story, I got to learn many things that I never knew before, thus increasing my knowledge of my surroundings.
This program is some sort of competition where participants need to send their pictures along with their story and the committee member will post it on the program’s Instagram. The most moving and creative story and beautiful pictures with the most likes will win the competition. At the end of the program, there is a virtual exhibition going on with all of our pictures and stories and the participants can stroll around the exhibition while seeing and reading all the volunteering stories by other participants.