“The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.”
-Oscar Wilde
You must have seen on TV how people are in distress after a tragic earthquake or a devastating flood. Perhaps, you have visited an animal shelter and wished to provide those pets a home. Or you have looked for ways to help the homeless whom you walk past every day on your way to school.
As a child, how can you help these folks?
The answer is – volunteer!
As we draw closer to another wonderful year of learning, let’s understand the noble hobby of volunteering.
There are many ways you could volunteer, and it can begin as a hobby. In fact, many students take up volunteering as part of their internships or vacation jobs. You can always start your hobby of volunteering at the comforts of your home.
Wondering how?
Here are four ways you can volunteer at your own home.
If you have a lot of toys, clothes, books, and craft items, you can always give them to children who are in need. Ensure that they are in good shape before you give them away.
How often do you help your mom in the kitchen or your dad in buying groceries? It would be great if you could help them with their daily chores. You can take up a specific job at home like running errands, helping your dad in cleaning his car, or reading aloud the newspaper to your grandparents. Make it a point to do the tasks you have taken up sincerely (without asking for any treats in return).
You can use your superpower of literacy to help your younger siblings, your friends, or even your maid’s children with their studies. You can also come up with your own mini Sunday school, where you can teach impoverished children in your neighborhood basic English and Math.
You can also volunteer to help keep your neighborhood and school clean. Get information about various cleanup programs in your area or team up with your schoolmates and dedicate a day to clean the school campus.
While these are some volunteering activities that you can start off with, below are a couple of activities on a large scale, that you can be part of as a volunteer.
Instead of throwing a big birthday to your friends, this time, visit an old age home or an orphanage and celebrate your birthday with them. You can prepare a theme for this, come up with fun game activities or even share your food with them.
Are you a pet lover? Did you know that you could help rescue animals no matter how old you are? Dedicate some time and volunteer at the local rescue centers where hundreds of rescued puppies, kittens, and bunnies are waiting for you to find them new homes.
For this, you need to gather a few friends and host a charity show in your neighborhood. You can put up pop-up stalls, conduct dance shows, or even sell some of your DIY craftworks. This is a great way to raise funds for your local NGOs or even buy clothes and food for homeless people.
So these are some of the ways you can volunteer to help people in need. Does this article inspire you to become a volunteer? Are you already a part of any such organization? Do tell us in the comments below.
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Comments
Sanjana
July 6, 2020
This article inspired me to go as a volunteer to rescue animals thank you soon much
Awanti
May 14, 2020
I would like to be a volunteer!!!
Mumthas Riyas
May 9, 2020
Its a great this, I will copy this volunteer activities in my daily life
Diya sharma
April 17, 2020
Amazing…. volunteering is a good hobby
Rachana
April 8, 2020
Volunteering is actually a good hobby
Manaah
April 3, 2020
Wow (･o･;) (･o･;) amazing
Manaah
April 3, 2020
Wow
Samadrita sen
March 17, 2020
Nice ☺️?
Samaira mahajan
March 2, 2020
It got me thinking…would surely volunteer in my holidays
Naina
February 19, 2020
Nice
?☺️?????
Kinjal Chakraborty
February 8, 2020
It’s my dream . I will definitely do I promise byjus. ?
Avani
January 24, 2020
That’s a good idea and
I will also try some of these
Deekkshitha A G
January 22, 2020
Wow that’s a great message. Thanks for the article we loved it . And I think
it’s practical in our holidays. An useful and a lovely hobby.???
Fouzan Muhammad KV
January 20, 2020
Good
Shanthini
January 12, 2020
Really great things for our hobby
Aasth
January 9, 2020
It is truly right
JAY
January 9, 2020
I too do volunteering at NNDUM.Check it out at facebook.
Narendra Nagar Durga Utsav Mandal. It is durga Devi mandal. We celebrate the Navaratri with Narendra Nagar residents.
Aditya Narayan Mazumder
January 8, 2020
I will try to practice one of those
Krishna
January 8, 2020
Nice great hobby
K advaith
January 8, 2020
I have done one thing that is helping my mom n dad and donating clothes
Mohammed faizan
January 7, 2020
These hobby are great ??????
D Teja praneeth Varma
January 6, 2020
I’m already a part of volunteering.By this Article I got a clarity that I’m developing this hobby!
Thank you!?⚖️Tanaya Goswami…
Ch.hemanth
January 6, 2020
Realy good information
Shaivi
January 4, 2020
Wow I never thought that this could be a hobby .
With our small deed they will get soo happy????☺️
Marza
January 2, 2020
Yes, you are right.. l also want to be a volunteer
Volunteer.. !
Shambhavi
January 1, 2020
wow wonderful thing. As per suggested above, this time me along with my family went to an orphanage to celebrate new year with them
S.Hanushka
January 1, 2020
I like the hobbies ??
simran
December 30, 2019
I like that hobbies that war great
Anshikha singh
December 29, 2019
Its awesome for me I always used to celebrate my birthday in old age home. I like this article very much it help me making my resolution for 2020
M RITHVIK
December 29, 2019
wow! it’s agreat hobby
Mahe Noor
December 29, 2019
We should make it as a hobby
Jiya Kumari
December 29, 2019
A great thing i to want be a volunteer.
SAI PATIL
December 28, 2019
I Like it.WOWWWW.
akul a
December 28, 2019
i read this thank you for saying this I will follow
Shreyansh
December 28, 2019
Yes I want to be a volunteer
Sweta Dubey
December 28, 2019
Thanks for sharing this article. I want to do something for my society ,hence this been a great article for me.
Thank you so much
Mekha Mariyam Thomas
December 27, 2019
It’s a nice hobby
Mekha Mariyam Thomas
December 27, 2019
It’s a great hobby
Neol
December 27, 2019
Yep!your single step towards goodness makes a huge change in the society. For the arrival of new year let’s take up a resolution to bring a beneficial change in manhood……..
Chinmayee Khairnar
December 27, 2019
Wow ??
Shuchitha
December 27, 2019
Great idea.
Subhransu
December 27, 2019
Thanks For this article
Subhransu
December 27, 2019
Wow I love these hobbies
Bhargavi
December 26, 2019
Nice inderjit your idea is inspirable
Sayani
December 26, 2019
What measures must be taken to be a volunteer
Deepa
December 26, 2019
It improves confident,
Shreyansh Goswami
December 26, 2019
Wow!It’s a great hobby!
M . Subham Das
December 25, 2019
I am also a volunteer .
M . Subham Das
December 25, 2019
It’s a great hobby! I am also a voluneer .
M . Subham Das
December 25, 2019
Wow! It’s a great hobby! I am also a voluneer .
Sadaf naaz
December 25, 2019
If anyone is interested you can also be a part of it
Shobhitha.k.r
December 25, 2019
Yahoo ✌! I want to be a volunteer, I love everyone. Of course. I
Want to help everyone around me. Soooooooooooooo, helpful message.
I want to help animals toooooooooooo. ?????????????
???…,…………….!,.
Lavanya
December 25, 2019
I start this hobby on my birthday 30 Dec it lucky.
Gulnaaz khaja Khan pathan.
December 25, 2019
Awesome !!!! I’ll start trying it…………
K. ROHITH
December 25, 2019
I want to be a volunteer because it was very great opportunity. we can motive the stundents to study well and they can score high marks in school they can get 1st rank in class
Mahima
December 25, 2019
It’s a great hobby….but unfortunately I don’t have friends?☹️??
Naveen Kumar
December 25, 2019
I also want you want voluntary
Binit Gupta
December 25, 2019
আমি এই কাজ করে গর্ব বোধ করি। যদি সবাই এই কাজ করে তবে সেচ্ছাসেবক দের অসুবিধা হবে না।
উক্তি:- বিনীত গুপ্তা
Sabeeya Tastima
December 24, 2019
Great hobbey ever..
Ansh Jaiswal
December 24, 2019
Sir it was great hobby
Shifa
December 24, 2019
Guys ! Can anyone explain hobbies in four simple words…please bcoz i can’t get it right
Shad ali saif
December 24, 2019
It is good
Aviral Shukla
December 24, 2019
This facts are very good.
Ankit
December 24, 2019
It is good for us and are mother earth
Priya Kumari
December 24, 2019
Being volunteer is a great hobby. I love to be volunteer.
Aliya mirzaq
December 24, 2019
Yes i want to be a volunteer wht must i do
Deboleena Kundu
December 24, 2019
I have already planted 15 plants in my varanda
Golu jangra
December 24, 2019
Wow great idea. What should I do
Aniket deshwal
December 24, 2019
Yes I want to be a volunteer I should help my mom work in the kitchen and help
Poor man and save the tree.
Priyanshi Kumari
December 24, 2019
I’m already a part of this. I send my clothes which are in
good condition and don’t fit me anymore to the NGOs at every
2 months
K Lalitha dixitha
December 24, 2019
Wow! it’s a good idea
Drishti prajapati
December 24, 2019
Great hobby
Khushi
December 24, 2019
It’s great hobby
Sadiya kounine kittur
December 24, 2019
I try it
M.P.Srivarshini
December 24, 2019
It’s an amazing work. I would like to be as volunteers. Thankyou for this great opportunity byjus
Sounisha patra
December 24, 2019
What a great idea !
Thanks
I will be volunteer from now .
?Tisha?
December 24, 2019
It’s amazing job I will like to do it
Kanishka gupta
December 24, 2019
Yes I am interested in being volunteer this is such a amazing hobby….
Udayan banerjee
December 24, 2019
Great post for students and thank you for your help and thank you for your wonderful information on the topic ✨✨✨✨✨✨??♥️♥️♥️??????????
Lekshmi
December 24, 2019
I am inspired by the hobby and I want to become a volunteer.
Harinder Pal Singh
December 24, 2019
I also want to volunteer .
Prabhat
December 24, 2019
It is a
very great hobby
Nitya sharma
December 24, 2019
Its a great hobby i would like to do this.
Chinmaya Nayak
December 24, 2019
Nice hobby
Megha Chandrika parmar
December 24, 2019
Wow!it’s a great way to start up with our new year…..I would love to be the volunteer to do this all the things…. thanks byjus for awakening the youth…can we all be together and do this…
Aditya Anand Raj
December 24, 2019
Thanks byju’s I want to also a volunteer
Kirti
December 24, 2019
Yes sir it’s great hobby
But I like the most ” planting trees
Ritu
December 24, 2019
Yes i want to volunteer,what should I do
Karthik
December 23, 2019
Yes . I really like to be a part of the program.
Especially in planting trees and clean up the surroundings.
I also have saved some animals like butterflies and cats who are in need.
Aryan Sharma
December 23, 2019
Wow! It a great idea. What should I do for volunteering
Vanshika
December 23, 2019
Yes of course ? l also want to be a volunteer .? Can u help me , please tell me what should I have to do for this .?
Anish barua
December 23, 2019
I also like this hobby like many other students. But how 🙁
.
Nikki Sharma
December 23, 2019
It’s really a good hobby guys !
Ojasvi Saini
December 23, 2019
I help my parents, share my happiness and
Share my knowledge as well. As it is 2019’s
Last month going on I will make sure to be
The best volunteer and a good nature friend
From 2020 ??
ANANT GUPTA
December 23, 2019
Yes i want to Volunteer
What i have to do
ANANT GUPTA
December 23, 2019
Yes i want to Volunteer
Want to do maam
Dhivya Prabha
December 23, 2019
Thank you so much sir.
I will be the volunteer sir.
Nehal surve
December 23, 2019
Yes I will do it. It is very nice Idea.????
Manasa
December 23, 2019
me too, I also want to be a volunteer, what do we have do???????? It is going to fun {I think] really interesting!!!!
Aaditi Yashwant Pawar
December 23, 2019
That’s great idea. I want to be a volunteer,I want to share my knowledge and help my parents
Tejbeer
December 23, 2019
I want to be a volunteer and I’ll try my best.?
Anusikha Ghosh
December 23, 2019
Oh yeah it’s great!!
?
Gargi Sharma
December 23, 2019
I’ve volunteered a lot to pets and other animals……..but few of them died due to a disease
V. Pravalika
December 23, 2019
It’s a. Great hobby
Suhani periwal
December 23, 2019
Yes really I will implement these hobbies in my life and try sharing knowledge and many other activities
GPSM LAKSHMEE VALLABH
December 23, 2019
Yes I would like to donate some of my Toys
Atika
December 23, 2019
It is a very appreciative article and being a volunteer will be a good hobby…
Aryan Gujarathi
December 23, 2019
Great message .I am donating toys and clothes since 4 years .
Dawn Saju
December 23, 2019
Yes I want to be a great volunteer and help others
What should i do?
Tarun
December 23, 2019
Yes! I do involve in routine chores
Haarish shaikh
December 23, 2019
Wow it’s great but how do we help in volunteer
Avishkar
December 23, 2019
Great
Rashmi
December 23, 2019
I will surely put this habit in me
And also tell others about it ?
Thanks for putting this article.
Saketh
December 23, 2019
Thanks for the guidance
Mandeep R Naik
December 23, 2019
Reading and solving puzzles helping poor and sharing knowledge. Cultivated Volunteerism
from my father who is a Indian Red Cross Program Officer.
Bavish Chris D'Souza
December 23, 2019
Thank you very much to give an inspiring ideas. So that I can create my hobbies
Mandeep R Naik
December 23, 2019
Reading and solving puzzles helping poor and sharing knowledge. Cultivated
from my father who is a Indian Red Cross Program Officer.
Simran shree
December 23, 2019
I think after reading this,I would love to become a volunteer ?
Ashnika
December 23, 2019
Yes, truly it is a very good hobby to pursue and I have been particpating in many volunteering proggrames through the school.
Neelima
December 23, 2019
Yes ,what can i do? plz
Gauri Pawar
December 23, 2019
Superb idea! I’ll be a volunteer
Pranathi
December 23, 2019
Nice article
Volunteering is a good hoby
Moharjyoti
December 23, 2019
It’s one of the greatest deeds we can do as a human. I would like to quote ELLEN DEGENERAS ” Spread kindness and spread positivity ” ,one of the simplest acts of volunteering.
Angelina
December 23, 2019
This just motivated me a lot more… I love animals but there are no rescue centers in my area, but if there were I would surely volunteer in many activities… ?
Sugandh Sarthak
December 23, 2019
I becamed volunteer last year when my school offers me to became a volunteer and help needy children by donating them my old books, clothes, stationary and some food.
I had also taken part in trees plantation.
When I visit my village I always teaches some Important things to my younger cousins.
Pranathi
December 23, 2019
Nice article
Aayushi Rathore
December 23, 2019
Being volunteer be so pleasureable and I am indulging myself to be volunteer what ever I can do I will
Ayushi
December 23, 2019
Yes i am a trainee volunteer of the mohan foundation NGO. This organisation train children of schools to make people aware about organ donation and the bed to donate organs.
ATIKSH SHARMA
December 23, 2019
Wow!It’s a great hobby.Yes I want to be a volunteer,what should I do
Reema shah
December 23, 2019
WOW it’s great. Main bhi volunteer me hissa lena pasand karungi.
Tinklejit
December 23, 2019
Hey! That article was interesting .Thanks for that
Nikitha
December 23, 2019
Wow what a great idea
Ashmita
December 23, 2019
I like volunteering
Shivani mishra
December 23, 2019
Its superb to be volunteer I also want to be volunteer
Inderjit Kaur
December 23, 2019
The real meaning of living is to understand the true meaning of life and this I do through serving humanity.
The great change in world requires your great will.
Ideas need your will, imagination, exploration and passion!
If you happiness for an hour,take a nap.If you want happiness for a day, go fishing.If you want happiness for a year,adapt fortune.If you want happiness for lifetime, help someone!!
Yashika Sharma
December 23, 2019
Even I want to be a volunteer. What shall be done from my side for this ?
Regards.. Yashika
Dhiraj
December 23, 2019
If you believe it you can it
My great hobby is happynees
2 cycleing
3 playing football
4 saspands with friends and family
5 Watch movies in Sunday in mool
Safa MT
December 23, 2019
Yeah!I want to be a volunteer…
Sharanya pethkar
December 23, 2019
It is very good information
Srishti sharma
December 23, 2019
I realy like this hobby
Swastika
December 23, 2019
I’ll try my best to do the top 3 activities. Really it gives a great feeling of satisfaction when I do a work of kindness.?
bhumi agrawal
December 23, 2019
wow! it’s a great hobby… i also want to be in this field.. I’ll start donating my old things and helping other… ?
Yukti sachan
December 23, 2019
Wow ! It’s a great hobby
Dimpy
December 23, 2019
Hello sir mera tab connect nahi ho raha pls help
Bikramaditya Nath
December 23, 2019
Yes I want to be a volunteer I will help everyone
Shagun Pathak
December 23, 2019
Ya sure I want to be a volunteer
Aastha Rai
December 23, 2019
Very nice.
Vyankat
December 23, 2019
Hello, I play badminton
Pekham Mukhopadhyay
December 23, 2019
Great!
Bhargavi
December 8, 2019
Yes I want to be a volunteer, what should I do?
Trishan Saha
December 8, 2019
Wow! It’s a great hobby!