Showing posts with label education. Show all posts
Showing posts with label education. Show all posts

Thursday, November 11, 2021

My Brief Introduction

Hello, I'm Humayoun from Multan. And I have completed Bachelors with Business Administration in HRM.
 I strongly believe age, education, work or any achievement doesn't define you as a person. But just because it was my first introduction so I thought I should be traditional way. 
Name and gender includes in your introduction. The most commonly asked question is who are you so you simply say I'm Humayoun or whatever your name is. So if he is Humayoun he is male or if he is Humaira, she is female. ;) 
These days people don't add their age in their introduction but still others never hesitate to ask if they have missed it consciously or unconsciously. But don't say you are ok with speaking truth about your age, most of us hate this question and I guess what they have to do with it?
So after name and gender, there comes your personality. we are not like our ancestors who had better ideas about the person they are talking to or just met or even saw for the first time. We are busy in our phones and can met superficially.
So it's important to add your personality and nature in your introduction. Don't say it's hard. At least you should know about yourself. And I'm trying to introduce myself in a most natural way. 
So, my introduction includes, ' I'm introvert and born shy. ' You can also add your hobbies but it can be different for situations to situations. Don't mix up things. 
Like my hobbies are cooking, gardening ,book reading and somewhat writing. Unfortunately this digital age has snatched most of our hobbies. like who has time for tickets collection or coin collection or even book reading when we read superficially and meet like ghosts.
But you can also add photography, meeting new people ,painting and much more. 

So, my complete introduction will be as follows;
I'm Humayoun from Multan. And I have completed Bachelors with Business Administration in HRM.
I'm introvert and born shy.  My hobbies are cooking, gardening ,book reading and somewhat writing.
It was pleasant talking to you. :)
Note : Works best for people who are not going after your degrees, achievements or work statistics. 


Saturday, December 6, 2014

Peace, Volunteerism and Youth: Pakistani Perspectives


The policy or practice of volunteering one's time or talents for charitable, educational or other worthwhile social activities.
Volunteerism
 As a volunteer-based programme, assigns mid-career professionals to sectoral and community-based development projects, humanitarian aid activities and the promotion of human rights and democracy. Volunteerism benefits both society at large and the individual volunteer by strengthening trust, solidarity and reciprocity among citizens and by purposefully creating opportunities for participation.

 UNV advocates for the recognition of volunteers, working to integrate volunteerism into development programming and mobilizes an increasing number and diversity of volunteers throughout the world. NV directly mobilizes more than 7,500 UNV volunteers every year nationally and internationally. More than 75 percent of UNV volunteers come from developing countries and more than 30 percent volunteer within their own countries.
Volunteers were involved in peacekeeping, peacebuilding, humanitarian assistance, post-conflict recovery and electoral operations. Volunteers become closely involved with the communities in which they work and live, engaging beyond the scope of their daily tasks.
 Their participation has extended to include community clean-up activities and hygiene awareness campaigns, sport events, agricultural extension work, teaching in local schools and blood-donation drives.
UNV is also active in cyberspace, where the UNV Online Volunteering Service connects volunteers with peace and development organizations worldwide. As proclaimed by the General Assembly, the International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development is observed annually on 5 December. 
 Founded on the values of solidarity and mutual trust, volunteerism transcends all cultural, linguistic and geographic boundaries. By giving their time and skills without expectation of material reward, volunteers themselves are uplifted by a singular sense of purpose."
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (5 December 2012)
Types
Skills-based volunteering
Skills-based volunteering is leveraging the specialized skills and the talents of individuals to strengthen the infrastructure of nonprofits, helping them build and sustain their capacity to successfully achieve their missions.
This is in contrast to traditional volunteering, where specific training is not required. The average hour of traditional volunteering is valued by the Independent Sector at between $18–20 an hour. Skills-based volunteering is valued at $40–500 an hour, depending on the market value of the time. Skill based volunteering include medical internship, dental elective, teaching English etc.

Volunteering in developing countries
An increasingly popular form of volunteering among young people particularly gap year students is to travel to communities in the developing world to work on projects. Activities include teaching English, working in orphanages, conservation and so on.
 International volunteering is said to give participants valuable skills, knowledge, and the experience of a lifetime. However, "volunteerism" has been criticized by some as being paternalistic and reinforcing historic power imbalances. Some critics argue that in many cases, volunteerism does more harm to communities than good.
 Virtual volunteering
Also called e-volunteering or online volunteering, virtual volunteering is a term that describes a volunteer who completes tasks in whole or in part, offsite from the organization being assisted. They use the Internet and a home, school, telecaster or work computer, or other Internet-connected device, such as a PDA or smartphone.
Virtual volunteering is also known as cyber service, telemetering, and teletutoring, as well as various other names. Virtual volunteering is similar to telecommuting, except that instead of online employees who are paid, these are online volunteers who are not paid
Micro-volunteering
Micro-volunteering is an unpaid task that is operated via an internet-connected device and completed in small increments of time. It is distinct from virtual volunteering in that it typically does not require an application process or a training period.
Environmental volunteering

Environmental volunteering refers to the volunteers who contribute towards environmental management or conservation. Volunteers conduct a range of activities including environmental monitoring, ecological restoration such as re-vegetation and weed removal, protecting endangered animals, and educating others about the natural environment. 

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