Thursday, 29 May 2014

My Self-Reflection



My Self-Reflection

In the begging of this course I was think that volunteering is only waste of time with any benefit. I was think that people who is volunteering have Personal goal nobody will do anything without something in return but all these idea disappeared when I volunteer.

I volunteered in TAKATOF in KHALIFA INTERNATIONAL DATE PALM AWARD and that was my first time ever in volunteer. In the first I had meeting with TAKATOF supervisor . He explained of us about the ceremony and what is our role at it and felt bored. But in the second my feeling started to change about the volunteering .because I was helping people who are need help .some of the people were new to the place and the ceremony and I expanded everything for them and there were some disable people so I help them and I provide from them wheelchair's. What was motivated me was a simple world "THANK YOU"

This experience teach me that not all people looking for something in return if they do anything for you .also I learnt that volunteering can be at anytime and anyplace you don’t have to join an a origination's .Volunteering   is something that you do only for one  reason and that is to improve the society. Also when you volunteering you feel that you are in the top of maslow pyrmid and I'm a perfect guy and know is the time I started helping other people to be Just like me .


This experience change my life and I learn t that is volunteer is everyone duty to return the favor to you counter and society.

Saturday, 17 May 2014

volunteering video

  our volunteering video




      http://youtu.be/qzKpfoq2TuM

TAKATOF Interview (volunteer )

Interview with sultan Al Amri TAKATOF Team Leader

Interview With Sultan Al Amri

TAKATOF Team Leader for the event which I attend.


What is TAKAOF ?

Takatof offers the nation’s youth meaningful opportunities to volunteer for important social causes. It connects them with relevant volunteer opportunities and encourages public service. Takatof youth are ambassadors of our nation representing a culture of support and the strength of our society’s core values.



Who inspire TAKATOF?

Inspired by HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces. Takatof is a voluntary social program, established in 2007, designed by the Emirates Foundation to foster a culture of volunteering throughout the United Arab Emirates. Takatof mobilizes people and resources across the nation to deliver creative and sustainable solutions for proven community needs.

How do you assign people for volunteering for events?

In our website, there is a link that has all the list of the upcoming events. So, TKATOF members can easily choose a suitable event to volunteer.



Why should we join TAKATOF?

Joining TAKATOF have many positive points such as, communicating with others, team working, ability to handle problems, and getting experienced and dependent person.

Saturday, 29 March 2014

Exercise #7

LSH 2903 – Community Service – Learning /  Exercise #7  =) =) =)
Charity and Volunteering in the UAE - Information and Activities
The UAE is famous for its hospitality and the desire to give one's time and efforts to help other people.
Activities
Use the following link to access the website of the UAE Red Crescent.
Once you are there, see if you can answer the following questions. This will help you to find out what the organisation does, what some of their projects are and who are the people involved in the organisation.
 
1.                   The UAE Red Crescent has contributed to a number of building projects both inside and outside the UAE. Name three projects the UAERC has worked on
a.      Building houses and mosques       
b.      Drilling of 2254 wells
c.     They do about 3298 project in 17 countries 
2.                   Name at least 4 countries the UAERC has worked in to provide various project assistance
 
1-   Somali
2-   Pakistan
3-  Syria
4-  Yemen
 
 
3.                   What was the estimated total cost of projects undertaken in the UAE during 2009?
 
around 190 million dirhams.
 
 
4.                   According to the information about the foreign based projects, which group of projects received funding of 8,373,558 Dirhams?
 
                External Project: Housing, health, education and other infrastructure projects
 
5.                   According to the information about the Foreign Projects, the UAERC is involved in some very important work. According to the English translation, these are listed below. Try to come up with an easy explanation for each of the terms in the grid.
 
 
Translation Term
My/Our own meaning
 
reconstruction
Rebuilt after being damaged 
 
disasters
an event or fact that was unfortunate consequence 
 
crises
Damage   
 
rehabilitation
the restoration of someone to a useful place in society  
 
infrastructure
the basic physical and organization structure and facilities  
 
devastation
great destruction
 
public utilities
an organization supplying the community 
 
 
6.                   Name three situations which are listed as �natural disasters�.
1-   Hurricanes
2-   Floods
3-   Earthquakes
 
 
 
7.                   Crescent Volunteers University
What are the three areas of training/qualification that university students could work towards?
 
1-  First aid     
2- The International Humanitarian Law
3- Volunteer work methods
Human Rights Activity 2
Working in groups, use the tree on the next page (or you may want to stick several pieces of paper together and create a larger tree).
1.     Write on the tree those human rights that people need to live in dignity and justice.
  1. Article 3:Right to Life, Liberty, Personal Security.
  2. Article 6:Right to Recognition as a Person before the Law.
  3. Article 12:Freedom from Interference with Privacy, Family, Home and Correspondence.
  

UNICEF Activity 1 &Takatof : Exercise #6

UNICEF Activity 1: Exercise #6

List and discus the latest newsline events in the United Arab Emirates

1-    Arab Media Award on Child Rights initiated to honour outstanding achievements
 
2-   support quality education to break the cycle of poverty
3- Police boost AIDS campaign in Dubai (awareness against AIBS) 


UNICEF Activity 2:

How can you help UNICEF? Working in groups, fill in the table below.
Ideas of supporting UNICEF
Ways of achieving it
Date of completion


Child survival and development




help them by send some psychology and have workshop for good nutrition



Children protection


1-Protect them from all weather by giving them clothes.
 
2-building shelters



Basic education and gender equality



provide for them books ,teacher building schools


HIV/AIDS and Children


Educate people about the dangers of this disease

1.     Takatof - Exercise #6



Activity 1
Using Google search for information about Takatof and answer the questions below

What is Takatof?
 
 
It is  a local foundation for volunteering. it is motivate people for volunteering in different places. also they help the community in different events.
  
Which year did start? And who started it?
 It was established in 2007, by H.H.Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayad  Al Nahyan.
What volunteer work have they done?
  1. Taktouf Ramadan Project 
  2. Tornado recovery Aid
  3. Community Projects (Makeover)


How can you help?
By volunteer with them to help the community.

Human Rights Activity/ Exercise #4


Human Rights Activity / Exercise #3


Human Rights Activity / Exercise #3


Human Rights Activity / Exercise #3
Working in pairs, discuss and choose 3-5 specific rights that relate to the different levels of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs?  Mark on Maslow's Pyramid.. (attach)

1.right to life,liberty,personal security.( safety)
2. right to marriage and family.(love,belonging)
3.freedom of belief and religion. (esteem) 
4. right to social security. (safety)
5.right to rest and leisure (esteem) 

Friday, 28 March 2014

Exercise #5

 
Listen again and see if you can work out the answers to these questions about the interview:
 
1. How old were the Games volunteers? 
            All Ages
2.During the Games, the volunteers had a special title. What was this special title? 
 Game Makers 
3. Complete this quote from David… “… for a moment in time volunteering had a    profile and an image that they fully deserve but don’t always get.”
4. David mentions that some of the volunteers are semi-retired. What does this mean? 
They working part time
5.  Zoe worked in Events Services. Where was this located?
   Olympic stadium
6. How does she describe the experience of volunteering for the Olympics and Paralympics?
Best experience in her life.
7.  What benefits of volunteering, according to Zoe?
 Meeting new people
 Feeling Satisfied
 Confidence
 fun

8. Why does David feel that volunteering in the community is so important?
Organization that it will support the volunteers of all ages of the community with all the free time they have.
 This page is also from AGE UK.
 
What volunteer roles do the following people have?
 
Name
Job
1
John McArthur
Administration and Information volunteer
2
Samarah Hashmi
Survey Analyst volunteer
3
Oliver Stannard
Copy Writer volunteer
4
Stanley Parker
Market Draytor Shop volunteer
5
Camilla Williamson
Volunteer parliamentary assistant
 
 
Look again at these people and their jobs. What can you say about volunteering from the information in your chart?
 
 Volunteering is available for all people no matter what is your ages and your job.