Thinking of Volunteering?
Thinking of volunteering here? Or maybe you have already been signed up to be a volunteer in The Gambia? Whichever the case, this section will prove to be insightful and useful. It is also recommended to read the Guide to Gambia.
What is a volunteer and what do they do?
The definition of a volunteer is someone who performs or offers to perform a service out of his/her own free will, often without payment. To volunteer is to choose to act in recognition of a need, with an attitude of social responsibility, without concern for monetary profit, and going beyond what is necessary to one's physical well-being.
Generally, volunteers work in developing nations through NGOs (non-governmental organizations) as those nations tend not to have the ability to finance the salaries for skilled workers. Volunteer work can of course be done in any country wherever skills are needed. Although is it seen as very unselfish to be a volunteer, having taken the time out of your own life to commit to helping others in very new surroundings, being a volunteer is also a selfish act in some ways. Not in any negative ways however.
Simply, it is the volunteer that is realistically getting the most out of his/her experience. The experience of traveling to a new country, exploring the culture, learning new skills, creating new opportunities, and meeting many new friends. This is at least part of what draws a person to the idea of becoming a volunteer in the first place, isn't it?
Volunteers in The Gambia, as in most other developing countries, offer their services and skills to help in the development sector, which can be in such fields as education, health and nutrition, engineering, management, agriculture, human rights, research, and IT (information technology).
To learn more, go to the Volunteering in The Gambia page.
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