International Volunteer Day is celebrated every year on 5 December. This year the Volunteer Development Agency, the lead Agency for promoting and developing volunteering in Northern Ireland, will be celebrating the day by promoting a new resource called Volunteer - Play Your Part, which is now available in five additional languages.
This publication aims to encourage nationals of other countries, who have settled in Northern Ireland, to get involved in their local communities through volunteering. Volunteer - Play Your Part, produced in partnership with the Volunteer Development Agency and the Equality Commission is available in Polish, Portuguese, Lithuanian, Cantonese and Urdu and is a simple guide about how to get involved in volunteering.
Wendy Osborne OBE, Director of the Volunteer Development Agency said, "We are delighted Play Your Part is now available in other languages. It will help those people of other nationalities who live in Northern Ireland to think about volunteering. Volunteering not only benefits those people or the community which you are helping but also benefits the individual themselves. Volunteering is a great way to meet people and make new friends whilst connecting with your local community. On International Volunteer Day we encourage individuals from all countries to think volunteering!"
2008 Training Calendar Now Available
- Volunteering
- Volunteer Management
- Volunteer Management Committees
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Poll Results
Is volunteering more important during the festive season?
Yes:  71% |
No:  14% |
Don't know:  14% |
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