Post by account_disabled on Mar 4, 2024 5:17:18 GMT -5
I have spent many years in the world of volunteering , as a volunteer, as a volunteer trainer, as a consultant to volunteer organizations, as a technician and as a public official in the field. Last week I participated in two important events in Barcelona: the Marketplace and the Ibero-American Congress of Corporate Volunteering . There is often a risk of considering volunteering only from the field of social intervention , which helps people and groups with difficulties. It is a very important area, and even more so nowadays. There are other areas such as the environmental or cultural and others. In the midst of such a social reality, we can fall into the welfare vision and not give enough relevance to aspects such as: As stated in the Declaration of the 2011 International Year of Volunteering , it is estimated that this sector contributes 5% to the GDP of our economies and that it develops innovative actions to detect, express and respond to the needs that appear in society. As stated in the Universal Declaration on Volunteering , it contributes to improving the quality of life and creating a more supportive world; responds to the main challenges of a society that seeks to achieve a more just and peaceful world; It contributes to the strengthening of a more balanced social and economic development, including the creation of new jobs and new professions. In fact, the United Nations refers to the sector in terms of volunteering for Economic and Social Development .
But I do not want to refer only to the Phone Number List socioeconomic impact but to the contribution to democratic development. Volunteering, to the extent that it is organized autonomously from non-profit organizations with diverse missions but with the common denominator of being at the service of society, is a great force of civil society, which helps to structure society. , which enriches social capital by building values of solidarity and trust, helps create active and committed citizenship and lays the foundations for a more deeply democratic society. Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on "Volunteering, its role in European society and its impact" (2006): Volunteering is an important form of expression of participatory democracy, which is recognized in the Treaty establishing a constitution for Europe as an integral part of the democratic life of the EU. […] Volunteering is inseparably linked to participation in society and active citizenship, which constitute the core of democracy. This respect for the capacity for self-organization on the part of society itself outside of public powers has been very typical of the Catalans. In fact, the Catalan model of volunteering conceived it as a force of civil society, in opposition to attempts to develop volunteerism from public organizations, as occurred in other places in Spain.
I cut out a fragment of a writing from twenty years ago, when he was coordinator of the Catalan Volunteer Institute: In Catalonia we know well the capital importance of having a structure for civil society and we know that democracy can hardly be full if society has not been able to provide itself with an associative and participatory framework. Certain values, and democracy is one, require well-fertilized soil in order to grow fully. We dare to say, without fear of being wrong, that in addition to civil society, plus the democratic spirit of the community itself; The more volunteering, the more sense of social co-responsibility in the exercise of citizenship. For any society, today it is of utmost importance to have a strong and organized civil society. Its role is vital so that society does not become impoverished and has the capacity for regeneration. All this reflection to say that I have offered to participate next week as a volunteer in the New 9-N , this exercise of citizen participation that will have a substitute role with respect to the referendum and consultation that the Spanish government wanted to prevent so that the Catalans can give your opinion on the political future of Catalonia. Volunteering can be continuous or punctual. And this collaboration is clearly one-time, for a single day.
But I do not want to refer only to the Phone Number List socioeconomic impact but to the contribution to democratic development. Volunteering, to the extent that it is organized autonomously from non-profit organizations with diverse missions but with the common denominator of being at the service of society, is a great force of civil society, which helps to structure society. , which enriches social capital by building values of solidarity and trust, helps create active and committed citizenship and lays the foundations for a more deeply democratic society. Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on "Volunteering, its role in European society and its impact" (2006): Volunteering is an important form of expression of participatory democracy, which is recognized in the Treaty establishing a constitution for Europe as an integral part of the democratic life of the EU. […] Volunteering is inseparably linked to participation in society and active citizenship, which constitute the core of democracy. This respect for the capacity for self-organization on the part of society itself outside of public powers has been very typical of the Catalans. In fact, the Catalan model of volunteering conceived it as a force of civil society, in opposition to attempts to develop volunteerism from public organizations, as occurred in other places in Spain.
I cut out a fragment of a writing from twenty years ago, when he was coordinator of the Catalan Volunteer Institute: In Catalonia we know well the capital importance of having a structure for civil society and we know that democracy can hardly be full if society has not been able to provide itself with an associative and participatory framework. Certain values, and democracy is one, require well-fertilized soil in order to grow fully. We dare to say, without fear of being wrong, that in addition to civil society, plus the democratic spirit of the community itself; The more volunteering, the more sense of social co-responsibility in the exercise of citizenship. For any society, today it is of utmost importance to have a strong and organized civil society. Its role is vital so that society does not become impoverished and has the capacity for regeneration. All this reflection to say that I have offered to participate next week as a volunteer in the New 9-N , this exercise of citizen participation that will have a substitute role with respect to the referendum and consultation that the Spanish government wanted to prevent so that the Catalans can give your opinion on the political future of Catalonia. Volunteering can be continuous or punctual. And this collaboration is clearly one-time, for a single day.