One of my current jobs involves training oil and gas rig operations supervisors in health, safety and the environment. When I start to talk about their industry’s impact on the environment their eyes kind of glass over and they don’t pay as much attention as I would like. I call them on this and we [...]
Archive for the ‘Volunteering’ Category
Environmental volunteering
Posted in Volunteering on February 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Volunteering to help animals
Posted in Volunteering on February 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
And you thought I had forgotten animals – if my kids had their choice they would help animals over humans any day and they probably aren’t unusual. When you think about it, humans have the ability to help themselves (if not always the resources) but what can animals do when the going gets tough – [...]
Donations – things, cash and microcredit
Posted in Volunteering on February 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
If it weren’t for donations, there would be nothing to volunteer for. Organizations who help people, animals and the environment depend upon donations to provide the infrastructure and administrative support they need in order to continue the work they do. Many people believe that ‘tithing’ or consistently contributing a percentage of their overall income is [...]
Support groups and people in crisis
Posted in Volunteering on February 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We often leave what we see as the more serious of human conditions to the experts. Psychologists, psychiatrists, counselors, doctors and specialists are all good at dealing with illnesses and diseases yet often people feel like a ‘patient’ when they want to feel like a normal person. That’s where we come in. You can share [...]
Children, teens or seniors?
Posted in Volunteering on February 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I love working with teens – hey I was one once and I remember what it was like! Not everyone does though – in fact some people have no idea (nor inclination) how to talk to them. The same with seniors – my friend who is in her 30s feels most comfortable with this age [...]
Time and energy
Posted in Volunteering on February 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It’s funny, there have been times in my life where I have been totally up for helping others, and other times I have kind of hibernated. Our energy ebbs and flows depending upon where we live, how comfortable we are in our environment and relationships, and how we feel about ourselves at any given moment. [...]
Volumes of volunteering opportunities
Posted in Volunteering on February 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
During my 50 years on this planet I have run support groups for post natal mothers in New Zealand, trained teachers in India, taught English as a second language in Malaysia and supported trailing spouses all over the planet in various ways. Most of it I loved and some of it was difficult because sometimes [...]
Who wants to be a volunteer?
Posted in Volunteering on February 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As an expat, we get the chance to volunteer in many countries and in many areas of society. Some of us do it once a month whilst others create a career out of volunteering because they feel so fortunate to have the opportunities they have. The interesting thing is that some people volunteer 100% from [...]
