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Persuasive Essay On Volunteering

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Volunteering sounds like the honorable responsible thing to do it provides benefits to both your mental and physical health. Be very realistic, you will likely not transform the world by volunteering. You need to be adaptable and willing to adjust your opportunities and plans. According to this week’s reading you shouldn’t be disappointed if all your brilliant plans of making a difference don’t move forward and work out like you had hoped. In all reality, you defiantly still affect the people you met, and your influence will probably be seen in years to come. An opportunity to give back, share your skills and knowledge and learn about other people and cultures are just a few of the reasons people choose to volunteer. There is a massive …show more content…

While researching more on this topic I found that there has been an increase in the building of orphanages because of a promise of an improved ‘western’ life, parents in third world countries are willing to give up their children for better access to food, water and education. In a recent study, approximately 70% of children living in orphanages are not actually orphans, parents are led to believe they will have a better life but in all reality, it is just padding the pockets of the lucrative orphanage owner. It is excruciatingly apparent that the development of ‘voluntourism’ has led to the misuse of children for personal financial gains. Unless volunteers have the proper leadership and training they could very possibly be doing more harm than good. Volunteering is supposed to be a beneficial act of donating your time and knowledge to people who have less than you. These are a few of the ways I would ensure I avoided pitfalls and harms on my voluntourism trip. I would keep things positive, spending the time to complete projects properly with the right materials and following a project to completion. I would steer clear of volunteering at orphanages it leads to many more problems. Instead I could donate money, clothing or other items to families in need, so they can stay together as a family and improve their quality of life. Everyone has good intentions, know exactly who you are working with and what you will be doing. I would do my

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