Different types of volunteer activities

In this section of the study guide, we will account for different types of volunteer activities, as presented in the sources.

Teaching literacy

In the video “My American Story”, a female volunteer talks about the “self-fulfillment” of the people she taught how to read.

In “Learn about volunteering”, a male volunteer in Guyana describes that his main purpose is teaching children in grades 1 and 2 literacy and numeracy.

The same video presents a volunteer in Bulgaria. He has found a new way to reach out to children through sports. He claims that “the students who might not listen so much in class always listen in the gym, playing basketball”.

Food education

The video “Learn about volunteering” presents a male volunteer in Malawi. He has taught the locals to create a “fish project” that would eventually lead to  “better food security”.

The same video presents a male volunteer in Ecuador. He teaches children how to work in teams, how to share with others and how to make their own bread.

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