IZON COMMUNITY SERVICE VOLUNTEERS

ABOUT IZON COMMUNITY SERVICE VOLUNTEER INITIATIVE

The initiative is a brainchild of Apostle Bodmas Prince Kemepadei tailored on the objectives of the ICHC.
The launching of the scheme known as "Izon Community Service Volunteers Initiative" will play an integral role in promoting the social welfare, unity and development of our communities by rendering devoted public services
The Izon Community Service Volunteers Initiative will comprise of many specialisations that cut across various fields and industries. The initiative will initiate a rigorous process of recruitment to absorb qualified and patriotic volunteers who are willing to serve and deliver in areas of counseling, advocacy, mentorship, training, mobilisation, agricultural extension services, peace building, partnership with public and private bodies/agencies, safety and security, enlightenment campaigns, organisation of workshops and seminars, environmental sanitation and protection, community development services, policy analysis and implementation. Also, volunteers will take the center stage of research and service in public welfare, child welfare, mental health, policy and planning against substance abuse and enforcing advocacy against drug abuse.
The ICHC is passionate about helping individuals, families, organisations and communities in bridging gaps and meeting their needs, overcoming challenges, coping with personal and societal challenges and improving their overall quality of life through the social service volunteers that will be recruited to provide public services in various areas highlighted above.

The "Izon Community Service Volunteers Initiative" will be given robust and enormous support by the Izon Cultural Heritage Centre (ICHC ) for efficiency and effective performance which will enable the organisation work closely with individuals, families and small groups and concerned stakeholders in the business of providing personalized one-to-one support and helping to navigate challenging circumstances in the society. The volunteers are expected to provide aid and support at both local and small community levels. More focus and concentration will be on neighborhoods or rural communities, towns, schools, government institutions, local organisations and other small groups. At this level, the social workers will develop and implement community-based initiatives, services and other social programs. However, " Izon Community Service Volunteers Initiative" will also expand their services to encompass the broadest scope, focusing on large-scale systematic issues that affect sizable groups of people, communities and cultures.

The Izon Cultural Heritage Centre (ICHC) is convinced that the launching of the " Izon Community Service Volunteers Initiative" will promote institutional and policy enforcement and changes through advocacy, organisational and programme development, community-based educational initiatives, policy analysis, development and implementation at an holistic level to address issues in Izon Nation. Nevertheless , efforts will be directed in fostering social revolution and reawakening the consciousness of the core Izon culture through public service and charity.

WHO IS A VOLUNTEER?

A volunteer is a person who offers a service, especially helping other people, community, or state willingly and without being forced or paid to do i

QUALITIES OF A VOLUNTEER

A volunteer must be someone who is passionate, reliable, team player, patient, creative, energetic, positive, willing to help, compassionate and organised. Above all, a volunteer is someone who has a deep passion for rendering humanitarian services in order to better the lot of others who need these services.

WHAT IS COMMUNITY SERVICE?

Wikipedia defines community service as unpaid work performed by a person or group of people for the benefit and betterment of their community contributing to a noble cause.

In simple terms, Community Service is the work that is rendered to help people in a community without any form of payment.

WHO IS A COMMUNITY SERVICE VOLUNTEER?

A Community Service volunteer is a person who engages in an activity or performs a free public service without any form of monetary attachment but for the sole purpose of helping humanity and rendering aid to a community, state or people

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BENEFITS OF BECOMING A VOLUNTEER

  • Help you to make friends, learn new skills and valuable work experience to advance your career.
  • Strengthens your ties to the community and broadens your support network, exposing you to people with common interests, neighborhood resources, etc.
  • Gives you a stronger sense of purpose and improves your confidence.
  • Helps you stay physically and mentally fit.
  • Helps counteract the effects of stress, anger, and anxiety. The social contact aspect of helping and working with others can have a profound effect on your overall psychological well-being.

WHY VOLUNTEERISM IN BAYELSA AND OTHER PARTS OF IJAW NATION?

It is said that an idle mind is said to be the devil's workshop! Therefore, with the current spate of massive unemployment, the tendency for crime, anti-social vices, and youth restiveness will be on the increase. Volunteerism in this context will therefore serve as a platform for engagement of mind and body towards positive values, imbibing the spirit of brotherhood and compassion for one another thereby improving the quality of life in our local communities and as well creating a more vibrant and supportive environment for everyone through providing invaluable services such as education, environmental sanitation, medical services, mentoring or coaching, vocational skill acquisition, mental health assistance, and much more.

To this end, volunteerism in Bayelsa will harmonise and motivate people from all walks of life to work towards a common goal, thereby fostering meaningful relationships, creating an atmosphere of trust, mutual understanding for peaceful coexistence as well as human and community development among various communities.

his will improve the overall quality of life. By initiating and achieving these objectives, it will help in creating cooperation, synergy, social networking, harmony and the strength and benefits of collective efforts. Therefore, when all concerned private and public stakeholders and interest groups as well as NGOs, CBOs, CSOs and the government come together to work and support these principles, the dream of a better Bayelsa and the aims of Community Development can begin to thrive and be achieved.

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Your time and skills can make a difference!

To complete registration, kindly, click download to get the full volunteer form, fill and submit to the email : [email protected]

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