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DCU Volunteer
Why volunteer?
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A person who gives up some of their time to volunteer can enjoy numerous benefits to their lives, as well as making a meaningful contribution to both local and international communities.
You can give:
- Your free time to do something you care about and enjoy
- Something back to your local, student and international communities
- Your skills, enthusiasm and expertise to help other people or the environment
- Your energy to make a positive contribution to society
- Inspiration to others with your enthusiasm and commitment
You can gain:
- A platform for meeting new people and developing long lasting friendships
- An opportunity to do something you love and enjoy
- Key transferable skills such as communication, leadership, initiative taking, teamwork, creativity and time management.
- Work experience, training and skills which will improve your CV and future career perspectives
- Satisfaction from giving back to your community and making a real difference to people’s lives
- Academic credits in assignments and modules ( The Uaneen module is one example of this)
- Contributions towards the DCU Engage Award which recognises students extra-curricular activities