{"id":1832,"date":"2017-02-15T18:22:20","date_gmt":"2017-02-15T16:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maailmanvaihto.fi\/en\/maailmanvaihtoa-32013\/"},"modified":"2018-04-22T16:39:09","modified_gmt":"2018-04-22T13:39:09","slug":"volunteers-voices-32013-active-citizenship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maailmanvaihto.fi\/en\/volunteers-voices-32013-active-citizenship\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteers&#8217; Voices 3\/2013: active citizenship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/e.issuu.com\/embed.html#2545200\/44453081\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<h2>Editorial: Dear Fellow Citizens,<\/h2>\n<p>the theme of this issue of Volunteers\u2019 Voices is active citizenship. Don\u2019t worry: you\u2019re not in danger of finding yourself in the midst of political speeches or bureaucratic jargon. Instead of that, the articles will deal with the smaller and bigger actions and thoughts the complex concept \u201cactive citizenship\u201d compasses.<\/p>\n<p>While reading the magazine you may as well forget about the kind of \u201dcitizenship\u201d that you\u2019re routinely asked to fill out on official documents. What we\u2019re dealing with here is an union of actions and emotions, and to identify them a passport isn\u2019t required. An active citizen can be identified simply by the way he feels part of the community and acts for the common good.<\/p>\n<p>Why, then, make a big deal out of it? One good reason is that active citizenship deserves acknowledgment. A great part of the activities easily remain invisible, perhaps not surprisingly considering that it is words that serve as the essential tool and what is achieved is often difficult to measure. Making these activities visible works like fuel for the people in charge of them: with the support of it they\u2019ll regain the energy for participating, commenting, discussing and taking action.<\/p>\n<p>Citizenship rarely becomes active if there\u2019s a lack of belief in one\u2019s possibility to make a difference. This is where volunteering abroad steps in. Every year in ICYE Finland we get to hear stories of how being a volunteer has given someone the spark for becoming active after the volunteering period. But how does it actually happen \u2013 how does a year abroad manage to build trust in the significance of one\u2019s own role as a member of the society?<\/p>\n<p>The stories are as many as the volunteers. In mine, small actions and big insights occur. When I left to Bolivia as a volunteer three years ago, I didn\u2019t expect to save the world, but I was hoping to make some kind of contribution. Six months in a local NGO flew by, but it was hard to see any significant marks left by my work. However, the time in Bolivia left its mark on me. My eyes learnt to see the action taken by perfectly ordinary people, all the tiny steps to change the world around them. The climax of my story was grasping that active citizenship is above all a team sport. In addition to this I also gained an attitude that gives more space to solutions than problems, and courage to use my own voice.<\/p>\n<p>During this summer I\u2019ve been listening to stories told from yet a different perspective. I\u2019ve visited ICYE Finland\u2019s hosting projects where people working alongside volunteers have shared their stories between tears and laughter. A thing in common for all these stories is that the thoughts spoken aloud and the simple being present have often had a bigger influence than any of the volunteers would even imagine. A volunteer at the workplace equals an extra pair of hands, but he or she also leaves marks that can turn into seeds for big insights.<\/p>\n<p>Introducing new points of view can help to see one\u2019s own working environment in a different light and also to ask the important \u201cwhy\u201d questions. Just as important is to transform good ideas into action: courage is contagious!<\/p>\n<p>Hanna Rajala<br \/>\nBoard Member of ICYE Finland<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6742 size-medium\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/hanna-maailma-kylassa-festivaalilla-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/hanna-maailma-kylassa-festivaalilla-300x200.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/hanna-maailma-kylassa-festivaalilla-768x512.jpg 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/hanna-maailma-kylassa-festivaalilla-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hanna Rajala (in the photo left)<br \/>\nBoard Member of ICYE Finland<\/p>\n<h2>In the issue<\/h2>\n<p>2 P\u00e4\u00e4kirjoitus: Kansalaiset<br \/>\n5 Kutsu Maailmanvaihdon vuosikokoukseen<br \/>\n6 Ajankohtaista Maailmanvaihdossa<br \/>\nTeema: Aktiivinen kansalaisuus \/ Theme: Active Citizenship<br \/>\n&#8211; 8 Yhteiskunnalista aktiivisuutta Suomessa ja maailmalla<br \/>\n&#8211; 12 Aktiivista kansalaisuutta aktivoimassa<br \/>\n&#8211; 14 Kansainv\u00e4lisest\u00e4 kokemuksesta kipin\u00e4 aktiiviseen kansalaisuuteen<br \/>\n&#8211; 18 Aktiivinen kansalaisuus on vastuunkantoa<br \/>\n20 ICYE Around the World: Excited Atmosphere in Ghana<br \/>\n22 Blogikuulumisia kolmelta mantereelta<br \/>\n24 Lasten ja nuorten suojelun kehitt\u00e4mist\u00e4 Etel\u00e4-Koreassa<br \/>\n26 Tulovalmennuksessa Meksiko leikkien tutuksi<br \/>\n28 Tule mukaan toimintaan<br \/>\n29 Kolumni: Toisenlainen maailma<br \/>\n30 Lehden toimituskunta<br \/>\n31 Tapahtumakalenteri<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editorial: Dear Fellow Citizens, the theme of this issue of Volunteers\u2019 Voices is active citizenship. 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