Global Perspectives:International Volunteering as Leadership Training

"Helping people in need is a good and essential part of my life, a kind of destiny."   --  Princess Diana

QuizDo you want to travel to another

country?Do you like adventure?Do you want to learn about other

cultures?Do you want to improve your English

ability?Do you want to get a good job in your

future?

Why Should You Volunteer?

Challenge and Success – The best way to experience success is by overcoming a challenge. This builds self-esteem and self-confidence.

You have something to Share.

Leadership and Experience – Volunteering can be a great step to a future job!

Why Should You Volunteer?

It can be funYou can make new friendsAdventureChance to use English everyday in

real communicationAdds meaning and quality to your

life

OBSTACLES

Money -- can't afford it Language -- don't speak a foreign one Skills -- don't have specific skills to offer

abroad Solo travel -- never done it Homesickness -- sure to get it Health -- can't risk it

Types of Volunteering

2008 Olympics Agriculture Animal welfare Athletics Building Schools Child care/Street Kids Community

Development

Health Environment Homelessness Parks Refugee Relief Sea Turtle Protection Trail Building Tree Planting

The Construction of Love Houses

LG Electronics is involved in a large number of diverse, overseas social contribution programs, with the goal of fulfilling its responsibility as a corporate citizen.

Coastal Conservation and Education

Foundation

Volunteer to Help Protect Coral Reefs in the Philippine Islands

And Teach Children

TeamWorks InternationalEmbracing the Adventure of Serving

Coaching A Kid’s Baseball Team in Nicaragua

Feeding the Sick in India

Paint, Build and Repair Buildings in Ghana

Teach orphaned Children in India

Volunteer at the Mwaluganje Elephant Sanctuary in Kenya

Volunteer to HelpSave the Turtles

Selecting a Program That is Best for You

Why do you want to become an international volunteer?

What people, events, and experiences have led to your interest in volunteering abroad?

What do you hope to get out of the experience? What do you hope to contribute? How do you see international volunteering affecting

your life? Where do you see yourself in five years?

“The highest reward for a person’s work is not what they get for it, but what they become because of it.” – John Ruskin

Korean Websites for Volunteering

http://www.kvo.or.kr/main02.php

https://www.koica.go.kr/

http://youth.unesco.or.kr/

Questions or Comments???