Digital volunteers work at famous Smithsonian Museum transcribing historic documents and records and play an interactive role in creating a digital Smithsonian. They provide aid to research efforts and help make valuable information more accessible to the public.
A practical guide on e-Service-Learning in response to COVID-19 helps to adapt existing Service-Learning courses to an online environment.
EYP’s mission is to inspire and empower young Europeans to be open-minded, tolerant and active citizens. It is a network of thousands of young people who are actively involved as volunteers all over Europe. They are devoted to topics such as international politics, human rights, climate, energy, health and many more.
Students can help youth in underserved communities achieve their dreams through free, 1-on-1, online tutoring while at the same time developing their patience, empathy, motivation and altruism.
Volunteering - the giving of time and support, without expectation of payment, for the good of others, a community or an organization – may bring about benefits to health and wellbeing. Formal volunteering may be considered as part of a social prescription to which link workers may refer patients. This paper explores the role that volunteering may play as part of social prescribing by considering the impact it can have on health and well-being and highlighting factors that workers may need to consider when connecting patients to volunteering opportunities.
