{"id":33685,"date":"2024-10-24T14:44:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T11:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maailmanvaihto.fi\/?p=33685"},"modified":"2024-10-24T14:46:24","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T11:46:24","slug":"maailmanvaihtoa-volunteers-voices-2-2024-the-impact-of-international-volunteering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maailmanvaihto.fi\/en\/maailmanvaihtoa-volunteers-voices-2-2024-the-impact-of-international-volunteering\/","title":{"rendered":"MaailmanVaihtoa \u2013 Volunteers&#8217; Voices 2\/2024: The impact of international volunteering"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe style=\"border: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/e.issuu.com\/embed.html?d=maailmanvaihtoa_2-24_netti&amp;u=maailmanvaihto\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/MaailmanVaihtoa-2-24_netti.pdf\">Read the issue in pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>In this magazine<\/h2>\n<p>4 P\u00e4\u00e4kirjoitus \/ Editorial<br \/>\n6 Kutsu syyskokoukseen \/ Invitation to the Autumn Meeting<br \/>\n7 Kuulumisten vaihtoa \/ Greetings from Maailmanvaihto<br \/>\n10 Tule mukaan toimintaan<br \/>\n11 Fostering new ideas on the board of Maailmanvaihto<br \/>\nJoin our activities<br \/>\n14 Terveisi\u00e4 maailmalta \/ Greetings from Abroad<br \/>\n17 Volunteering around the world: Making an impact in Nigeria<\/p>\n<h3>Theme articles<\/h3>\n<p>21 Vapaaehtoisty\u00f6paikkana toimiminen tuo kansainv\u00e4liset kokemukset osaksi arkea<br \/>\n23 30 vuotta vaikuttavan vapaaehtoisty\u00f6n parissa<br \/>\n25 Vapaaehtoisty\u00f6n voima: kasvun mahdollisuuksia ja uusia suuntia el\u00e4m\u00e4\u00e4n<br \/>\n27 Kolme kysymyst\u00e4 alumnille: Vapaaehtoisty\u00f6 aloitti matkan globaalin oikeudenmukaisuuden puolustajaksi<br \/>\n29 N\u00e4k\u00f6kulmia puheenjohtajalta \u2013 Vapaaehtoisty\u00f6j\u00e4rjest\u00f6t tarjoavat paljon sek\u00e4 yksitt\u00e4isille nuorille ett\u00e4 yhteiskunnalle 29<br \/>\n31 Tulevat tapahtumat \/ Upcoming Events<\/p>\n<h2>Editorial: Impact of volunteering<\/h2>\n<p>I joined international volunteering when I was 17 years old. I thought I needed a challenge that could connect me with people from different cultures. Coming from a small district in the capital of Costa Rica, San Jose, this was the first time I went on a plane and travelled to another country to live on my own. It was also the first introduction to a worklife environment, in the context of volunteering at a local kindergarten in Finland. This step has contributed to decisions that I have made later in life.<\/p>\n<p>The learnings of international volunteering can be seen in many aspects of life. Programs like ICYE and European Solidarity Corps open the path for those who dare to experience newness. I think that international volunteering can be useful for the leaders of tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, there were 99 participants in the international volunteering programs of Maailmanvaihto. The numerical data can give us a glance on the scale of volunteering programs, but it does not tell us about their impact. For example in Kotka, hosting a volunteer from abroad allows both the community and the volunteer to learn a new language and culture, while the volunteer also learns about independence, leadership, problem solving and cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>My volunteering almost 13 years ago opened up a new space for critical thinking and challenges that led me to make decisions on what I wanted to do: volunteering at a kindergarten that used arts and music in their daily curricula inspired me to look deeper into arts and ultimately, one year after volunteering, I chose to move to Finland for studying. Being part of this creative space also started to shape my understanding of teamwork, discipline, and pedagogy.<\/p>\n<p>After volunteering, I stayed in touch with the community by joining international camps and other inspiring activities. I met camp leaders, team leaders, kitchen leaders, and an array of people with diverse skill sets that were able to look at volunteering as an outlet for learning and experimenting, always with the mindset of taking it further into their communities.<\/p>\n<p>How can we measure the impact of a volunteer year abroad? Personally, I look back at thepeople that I met in Finland \u2013 the lives they have created and how some of us kept in contact<br \/>\nand continue to talk about our experiences more than ten years later. I also look at the 60years anniversary party of Maailmanvaihto 2018. There participants from the 1980s shared insights on how the experience opened their perspectives back then, ultimately having such a meaningful impact that they would make life decisions based on the learnings through their<br \/>\nvolunteering.<\/p>\n<p>But how could we see the impact in terms of leadership? I see it from a perspective of taking active participation in one\u2019s own community, organising events that connect people, and being leaders that encourage others to see beyond their bubble.<\/p>\n<p>Isaura Hernandez<br \/>\nBoard Member of Maailmanvaihto<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff\ufeff &nbsp; Read the issue in pdf In this magazine 4 P\u00e4\u00e4kirjoitus \/ Editorial 6 Kutsu syyskokoukseen \/ Invitation to the Autumn Meeting 7 Kuulumisten vaihtoa \/ Greetings from Maailmanvaihto 10 Tule mukaan toimintaan 11 Fostering new ideas on the board of Maailmanvaihto Join our activities 14 Terveisi\u00e4 maailmalta \/ Greetings from Abroad 17 Volunteering [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-maailmanvaihtoa-volunteers-voices"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>MaailmanVaihtoa \u2013 Volunteers&#039; 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