The Spirit of Volunteerism by the Telenor Employees & City Wardens from City District Government (Karachi) & Volunteers from Awareness Voluntary Organization at the Inclusive Celebration of Independence Day & Ifftar at AVO

“Serving Humanity is the rent we pay for living."

Project: Hum Kadam Dost

(A Project of Awareness Voluntary Organization)

Our aim is to support important and urgent work in cases where local financial, material, and personal means are not sufficient. Beside the voluntary work that is of benefit to the public, we want to bring young & old people from all walks of life as well as involve Corporate Social Responsibility section from Corporate & Multi-National sectors together and offer them the chance to mix up with the deprived & low economical background  people from our society, and learn of their problems. Tolerance, openness, and living together in solidarity should not remain empty words. What the volunteers learn ...is that volunteers are open-minded, enterprising and tolerant. They are expected to work responsibly and also to bring their own ideas to the events. “Volunteers polish up the rough spots in our communities."

VOLUNTEERISM AT AWARENESS VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATION

'Community Service Volunteers' of Awareness Voluntary Organization are the strength & work force of our organization. We cannot exist without them. Volunteerism, in its conceptual form, includes the individual or collective efforts of willing individuals, known as volunteers, at Awareness Voluntary Organization, we give them  a chance to enhance their skills to work toward the betterment of oneself, other individuals, communities, and/or society. In Islam there is a strong ethic of volunteerism. As Pakistanis, we have a long tradition of volunteering to achieve our social goals, mobilizing enormous energy for the common good. Volunteers supply the human energy that drives many thousands of organizations and groups across Pakistan. Some have chosen to become involved so they can provide a needed service, solve a problem or advance a worthy cause. Volunteers make contacts, learn skills, gain work experience, build self-esteem, improve their health, and sometimes turn their lives around through volunteer work. 

Volunteers don't work for money; they work for less tangible but equally important forms of remuneration such as satisfaction, appreciation and the opportunity to build skills. Volunteers are seeking increasingly meaningful responsibilities and interesting tasks, and the community must find ways to meet their needs.

“Success in life has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. It's what you do for others.”

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