What does volunteering do?
- Helping children and those in need
- vocational training
- socially useful activity
- personal development
- useful contacts
- comfortable meetings
What is important to know?
A volunteer is a volunteer who helps on a pro bono basis. A volunteer has a life, a family, a job, and personal time. We respect and do not violate those boundaries. A volunteer participates in events as much as he or she is willing and able.
Only volunteer if this way of spending time is important and valuable to you. And don’t do it if you are driven:
Curiosity alone;
Thrill seeking;
A sense of unfulfilled duty;
Trying to get away from your own worries and problems by immersing yourself in someone else’s;
Desire to earn a “thank you” for your good deeds.
Volunteering in charity is about awareness and responsibility.
At the interview, you need to talk about yourself and how you would like to help and what areas of our work you see your involvement in. You will be told about the specifics of your chosen project and what kind of help is needed.
At the interview, you can ask any questions you have about your future volunteering. An important part of the conversation will focus on the rules – after all, we work with medical institutions where seriously ill children are treated, so it is very important not only to observe the rules of visiting children and hygiene, but also to be able to find the right tone with the child, his parents and medical staff, as well as behave correctly in difficult situations that you may encounter as a volunteer. After the interview, you sign a document confirming your acceptance of the volunteer code of practice.
We reserve the right to refuse to volunteer for those people who seem to us morally or psychologically unprepared to work in medical institutions with seriously ill children. That said, we are always willing to advise on the area of volunteering that would suit you best. We invite at least 5 newcomers to each interview, so sometimes you have to wait for an invitation to a meeting. Please have patience.