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Legacy of Education and Compassion: A Student's Journey of Transformation
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Legacy of Education and Compassion: A Student's Journey of Transformation

China Daily  

A legacy of education and compassion shines through in the life of Long Haifen, a freshman at Huazhong Agricultural University. Her hometown's impact on her education is evident, with her teachers nurturing her personal growth and fostering her love for learning. Despite the challenges of a remote school and limited resources, Long and her classmates persevered, thanks to the unwavering …

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Policies spur overseas volunteerism
6 months, 1 week ago

Policies spur overseas volunteerism

China Daily  

SHI YU/CHINA DAILY On the streets and in alleyways in Vientiane, capital of Laos, the impact and influence of Chinese culture is evident. Yang Yegong, head of the overseas service program with the Chinese Young Volunteers Association, said that the guidelines have set the tone for China's volunteerism based on the country's diplomatic exchanges. They also outline requirements to promote …

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After class hours, teens learn the values of volunteerism
9 months, 1 week ago

After class hours, teens learn the values of volunteerism

The Hindu  

To give one’s time for the benefit of society will ideally have to come from within, but when one is young, footloose and fancy free, it’s rare that one wants to spend time doing so. Students are given an opportunity to volunteer in the neighbourhoods, helping senior citizens, persons with special needs, or children from underprivileged families, who need extra …

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Helping out: How American volunteerism is changing — and why
1 year, 8 months ago

Helping out: How American volunteerism is changing — and why

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Daniela Fernandez has no trouble attracting volunteers to her group Sustainable Ocean Alliance. But Americans’ fraying connection to organized volunteering is a long way from the days when French aristocrat and political scientist Alexis de Tocqueville marveled at how many “Americans make great and real sacrifices to the public welfare” in his 1840 book “Democracy in America.” …

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Corporate volunteerism: ‘Not charity. It’s good business.’
1 year, 8 months ago

Corporate volunteerism: ‘Not charity. It’s good business.’

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The one-day volunteering event — where employees give back to their communities by packing boxes of food or cleaning up a park or fundraising — is so ingrained in corporations that it’s long been lampooned by pop culture. Salesforce’s partnership with The Marcy Lab School, for example, began when some of its employees started volunteering at the …

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LOCALIZE IT: Volunteerism decline straining local nonprofits
1 year, 8 months ago

LOCALIZE IT: Volunteerism decline straining local nonprofits

The Independent  

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