In a growing number of countries around the globe, volunteering is becoming less desirable by young people such as example, working for a charity, improving the neighborhood, or helping to elderly people. This may lead to serious problems including lack of morality and cultural value. However, these issues can be solved by educating students what the benefits of volunteering and encourage them to take part in community service.
There are several problems that can arise when children show less interest in the voluntary activities. Firstly, it can negatively affect students’ behavior, they may become less responsible to community work, increasingly isolated and disconnected from those around them. As a result, they fail to develop human qualities and use to work only for money. When students start their career in the future, they would be more individualistic and selfish person among their colleagues. Secondly, volunteering is a crucial part in helping young individuals develop their practical skills such as communication, teamwork, and leadership skills that are difficult to teach in a classroom and are best learned through real-life experience.
To address these problems both governments and schools should be more active. At schools, teachers should encourage their students’ participation by adding voluntary work to school program and rewarding them by giving certificates, the amount of money. This can be not only inspiring for many young people, but also help to develop their useful skills. When it comes to government, providing public recognition by advertisement, scholarships and award can be motivation for all young students. Improving participation in community service, governments and
In conclusion, although the lack of youth participation in voluntary work may lead to weaker social connections and limited personal development, these challenges effectively solved though governments and schools. By promoting the importance of unpaid community service, students can develop their social abilities and start being more active.