Why volunteer?

 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. 

Volunteering is beneficial to many areas of life:

Social

• A platform for meeting new people and developing long lasting friendships.
• An opportunity to meet people from different backgrounds, and socialise.

Career

• Gain key transferable skills such as communication, leadership, teamwork, creativity, and time management.
• Gain work experience and training which will improve your CV and future career perspectives.
• Use the skills and knowledge you already have to help others.

Academic

• An opportunity to gain academic credits in assignments and modules (e.g. Uaneen).
• Contributes towards the DCU Engage Award which recognises students’ extra-curricular activities.

Personal

• A chance for you to give your free time to something you care about.
• An opportunity to give back to your local, student, national and international communities and make a real difference to people’s lives.