Thursday, 20 August 2015
EXPRESS YOURSELF
ABOUT EXPRESSING YOURSELF
Based on the recent studies highlighting the lack of forums available to Youths to 'express themselves', the YVSP shall organize a number of forums entitled; Express Yourself, Exploring Youth Views.
Through these forums, young people aged between 17-35 years will be used as resources for the development of the Ugandan Communities. They will be provided with a platform to express their views as it relates to Youth Empowerment and Development.
The information provided by the YVSP will provide pertinent updates on:
1. Available career opportunities based on available labour market information
2. Youth Organizations within each parish
3. Tips on how to land a job
3. Districts/Communities with urgent need for Community Service
Participating in these sessions means;
1. One will air views regarding youth development
2. Have the latest labour market employment indicators
3. Have information on career development
"Most of us are trying to find ourselves, We have no jobs, We are lost, We have no skills to deal with certain things and no forum to express ourselves, We are in a box"
The deeper passion and strong conviction that i developed for the welfare of mankind, i decided to start up an initiative called The Hyssop Living Care - THYLIC, which later on emerged as an organization, with a need to Discover, Promote and Sustain people's Talents in Health and Development together with Science and Technology. This initiative eventually developed into a bigger dream due to the number of many young people that kept on joining the struggle. It empowered me to come up with yet another but similar idea of Initiating a Youth Service Program with a view of reaching out if not to all (78% Young people), to a majority of the Youths in the country.
I therefore believe that one's future and Destiny can only find a meaning in one's Present and each single individual is endowed with such tremendous powers, forces we have never thought of possessing, skills which when put into action will revolutionarise our lives.
VOLUNTEERISM
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Volunteerism is a Major Principle at YVSP
Volunteerism thrives within a
particular social ethos, where charitable acts are highlighted and viewed as
heroic. Volunteerism also needs an engine and must be aligned to higher ideals. Volunteerism, the willingness to sacrifice
without material reward, will not survive within greed or isolation...This is one of the major Principles at Youth Volunteer Service Program.
The National Volunteer program
The Youth Volunteer Service Program shall embark on a drive to recruit volunteers across the country. This
program is tailored to meet the Empowerment needs of the youths across country driven by
voluntary time and effort. The program shall seek to strengthen the spirit of
volunteerism in through active engagement of young people. We intend to partner with individuals, groups or organizations that
share the mission of volunteerism both nationally and internationally.
Vision
To engage increasing numbers of young people, to be constructively occupied through, one time, short term or long term voluntary
project engagements.
Who is a Volunteer?
The volunteer is anyone who is
willing to give any combination of time, talent and or treasure without the
expectation of compensation.
Program Objectives
a)
To actively recruit and bring
together individuals and groups who feel responsible for themselves, community
and nation through voluntary service.
b)
To identify and implement projects
which will increase voluntary involvement.
Application.
The Youth Volunteer Service Program shall facilitate the process of enlisting volunteers and registering them on to
a database for the purpose of linking them to specific projects. Application
forms based on specific criteria for both parties (volunteer and project) shall
be used for new enlistments of volunteers and projects. Volunteerism Program enlistment forms shall be available at each YVSP National office.
Scope of Projects
- Construction and Renovation
- Hospital Outreach activities
- Repair of Community Facilities
- Repair of Indigent Houses of old persons
- Helping the needy and disadvantaged
Environmental Projects
- Beach Clean Up
- Drain Cleaning
- Park Clean Up
- Reforestation
Public/National Benefits.
- Volunteerism is self-replicating. The introduction of a properly managed program is likely to multiply and spread rapidly across the social landscape.
- Volunteerism is likely to create many positive side effects, such as the overall improvement in patriotism, civic-mindedness, community spirit, good neighborliness, gentility, and general improvements in social concerns.
- Volunteerism is likely to reduce social and community tension through the forging of local and new inter and intra-class social alliances.
- Volunteerism reduces the social responsibility of government and reduces the strain on the social service sector.
Volunteers' Commitment
- We ask that Volunteers conduct themselves in a way that would find them of impeccable character. This shall be achieved by:
- Attendance as promised and as agreed with placement site.
- Adherence to Rules and Guidelines as established by the placement site or the YVSP.
- A commitment to the tasks being performed.
- Respect for self and respect for others
- Punctuality and where this is not possible inform your supervisor before hand
- Exhibit a high standard of comportment and deportment at all times.
The deeper passion and strong conviction that i developed for the welfare of mankind, i decided to start up an initiative called The Hyssop Living Care - THYLIC, which later on emerged as an organization, with a need to Discover, Promote and Sustain people's Talents in Health and Development together with Science and Technology. This initiative eventually developed into a bigger dream due to the number of many young people that kept on joining the struggle. It empowered me to come up with yet another but similar idea of Initiating a Youth Service Program with a view of reaching out if not to all (78% Young people), to a majority of the Youths in the country.
I therefore believe that one's future and Destiny can only find a meaning in one's Present and each single individual is endowed with such tremendous powers, forces we have never thought of possessing, skills which when put into action will revolutionarise our lives.
YVSP DIRECTORATE HEADQUARTERS
The National Directorate Headquarters
A National Directorate Headquarters (Directorate)
shall be the National Coordinating Agency. The objective of the Directorate
shall be to manage the Youth Volunteer Service Program, establish the framework
within which youths service programs shall be accredited for support and put in
place the funding strategies required to realize Youth Volunteer Service Program.
It is being headed by the Executive Director and assisted by the Deputy Executive Director.
The Offices of the National Directorate shall be opened up in a suitable place within Kampala.
It is being headed by the Executive Director and assisted by the Deputy Executive Director.
The Offices of the National Directorate shall be opened up in a suitable place within Kampala.
The deeper passion and strong conviction that i developed for the welfare of mankind, i decided to start up an initiative called The Hyssop Living Care - THYLIC, which later on emerged as an organization, with a need to Discover, Promote and Sustain people's Talents in Health and Development together with Science and Technology. This initiative eventually developed into a bigger dream due to the number of many young people that kept on joining the struggle. It empowered me to come up with yet another but similar idea of Initiating a Youth Service Program with a view of reaching out if not to all (78% Young people), to a majority of the Youths in the country.
I therefore believe that one's future and Destiny can only find a meaning in one's Present and each single individual is endowed with such tremendous powers, forces we have never thought of possessing, skills which when put into action will revolutionarise our lives.
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