my self reflection

My Self-Reflection

During this course I had volunteering experience. I volunteered at TAKATOF with group of five. It was very interested to do something which I had never done it. So with this organization I learnt many things and also it changed my mind regarding volunteering stuff. Before I thought volunteering is something that is not useful.

So with TAKATOF I had an experience in emirate palace we had an event for Khalifa dates awards. We had to cooperate with people with different nationality. And my main job was to organize and welcoming VIP people. So I had to arrange gifts chairs and VIP ID card.

Also there were people disabilities I had to register their names for giving them wheelchairs. I worked with TAKATOF for fifteen hour it was something that I never did before but this experience will stay in my memory for the rest of my life.

Also I tried to join some other activity with TAKATOF to have more experience and meet new people. Now whenever I see people volunteering I really respect them because they are helping not for money just for value of life and experience.

 I can’t forget those people whom were putting smile on their face and also the great people from TAKATOF team till now they are keeping in contact with me.

 I wish in future to have more volunteering with different organization so I can have great experience on different fields.

volunteering video

our volunteering video









http://youtu.be/qzKpfoq2TuM

Interview with sultan Al Amri TAKATOF Team Leader

Interview With Sultan Al Amri

TAKATOF Team Leader for the event which i attend.

What is TAKAOF ?

Takatof offers the nation’s youth meaningful opportunities to volunteer for important social causes. It connects them with relevant volunteer opportunities and encourages public service. Takatof youth are ambassadors of our nation representing a culture of support and the strength of our society’s core values.

Who inspire TAKATOF?

Inspired by HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces. Takatof is a voluntary social program, established in 2007, designed by the Emirates Foundation to foster a culture of volunteering throughout the United Arab Emirates. Takatof mobilizes people and resources across the nation to deliver creative and sustainable solutions for proven community needs.

How do you assign people for volunteering for events?

In our website, there is a link that has all the list of the upcoming events. So, TKATOF members can easily choose a suitable event to volunteer.

Why should we join TAKATOF?

Joining TAKATOF have many positive points such as, communicating with others, team working, ability to handle problems, and getting experienced and dependent person.

Human Rights Activity / Exercise #3

Human Rights Activity / Exercise #3

Human Rights Activity / Exercise #3

Human Rights Activity / Exercise #3

Working in pairs, discuss and choose 3-5 specific rights that relate to the different levels of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs?  Mark on Maslow's Pyramid.. (attach)

1.right to life,liberty,personal security.( safety)
2. right to marriage and family.(love,belonging)
3.freedom of belief and religion. (esteem) 

4. right to social security. (safety)
5.right to rest and leisure (esteem) 

LSH 2903 – Community Service – Learning /  Exercise #7  =) =) =)

Charity and Volunteering in the UAE - Information and Activities

The UAE is famous for its hospitality and the desire to give one's time and efforts to help other people.

Activities

Use the following link to access the website of the UAE Red Crescent.

Once you are there, see if you can answer the following questions. This will help you to find out what the organisation does, what some of their projects are and who are the people involved in the organisation.

http://rcuae.ae/

1.                   The UAE Red Crescent has contributed to a number of building projects both inside and outside the UAE. Name three projects the UAERC has worked on

a.     maintenance and constriction the public type of life       

b.    Rebuilding in disaster- hit countries       

c.  They do about 3298 project in 17 countries helping and relief the poor people       

2.                   Name at least 4 countries the UAERC has worked in to provide various project assistance

a.      Palestine   

b.       Sudan 

c.       Morocco 

d.       Somalia  

3.                   What was the estimated total cost of projects undertaken in the UAE during 2009?

AED 6 Million 

4.                   According to the information about the foreign based projects, which group of projects received funding of 8,373,558 Dirhams?

                External Project 

5.                   According to the information about the Foreign Projects, the UAERC is involved in some very important work. According to the English translation, these are listed below. Try to come up with an easy explanation for each of the terms in the grid.

	Translation Term	My/Our own meaning
	reconstruction	a thing that has been rebuilt after being damaged
	disasters	an event or fact that was unfortunate consequence
	crises	a time of intense difficulty or damage
	rehabilitation	the restoration of someone to a useful place in society
	infrastructure	the basic physical and organization structure and facilities
	devastation	great destruction or damage
	public utilities	an organization supplying the community

 

6.                   Name three situations which are listed as �natural disasters�.

a.    Public relation committee    

b.    Social service committee    

c.     Culture committee     

7.                   Crescent Volunteers University

What are the three areas of training/qualification that university students could work towards?

a.    first aid     

b.    volunteer work method     

c.    The international humanitarian law      

Maslow’s Human Needs - Exercise #2

Maslow’s Human Needs - Exercise #2

Human Needs Activity 2: Exercise #2

Working in groups, discuss and answer the following questions:

1. Does every human being have the right to reach the top of the Maslow pyramid?

Yes every human have the right to reach the top of the pyramid.

2. Does every human being have the capability of reaching that level?

Every normal human being can reach that level

3. What are the opportunities are needed to get to the higher level?

Support

Health

Employment

Property

4. What are the obstacles could stand in the way of reaching these levels?

Disabilities

Disasters

Lack of knowledge

5.     What could you do to help others to reach the higher levels?

Help others to solve their problems, or join community service department.

2nd Day volunteer with Takatof FROM (8AM-1PM)

2^nd Day volunteer with Takatof FROM (8AM-1PM)

AWARD DISTRIBUTION CERMONY.

KHALIFA INTERNATIONAL DATE PALM AWARD.

ABU DHABI EMIRATES PALACE.

In our second day at early morning we had meeting with the team leader and also distribute us as groups for different works. First of all we had to arrange cards by alphabets for people whom were registered to attend this ceremony. Other group had to welcome the guest whom arrived to the palace. And some of us were checking names for guests and distribute cards. and some of guest were disable we had to arrange wheel chair and register their name in hotel registration. After that we showed our guest the place for the conference and the place to have their breakfast while our guest were taking there breakfast Sheikh Hamed and Sheikh Nahyan arrived so we had to contact with all guest ant tell them to be in the conference room within 10 minuet. Also inform the media people to be ready. So we had to guide Sheikhs tell their seats. When the ceremony started we had to look after the people whom reached to the conference late and guiding them to the conference fastest as we can because Sheikhs will leave within one hour and entering them from back door to not disturb people whom are there. After the conference ends the Sheikhs met us and he was very thankful.  

Here link For KIDPA

http://www.kidpa.ae/main.php?lang=E  

1st Day volunteer with Takatof FROM (8AM-11AM) (4PM-10PM).

1^st Day volunteer with Takatof FROM (8AM-11AM) (4PM-10PM).

 AWARD DISTRIBUTION CERMONY.

KHALIFA INTERNATIONAL DATE PALM AWARD.

ABU DHABI EMIRATES PALACE.

In our first day with takatof we had a meeting with takatof supervisor. He explained about this ceremony and what is our role at it. So first of all he distribute all takatof member as groups so he can give them specific work to be done so our group first job was to tide up the conference room and arrange the place for media people. While we were arranging, huge amount of boxes reached there. It was containing dates, books, notebook, three type of CDs, calendars, pens, caps and plastic bags.  The team leader called us and told us to arrange boxes and open them. After that he told us to take plastic bags and go around all boxes and take one piece from each type which box contains. So we had to arrange around 750 bags. We have been told that its gifts for conference guests. After that the labors had to arrange the chairs in three sections because the guests are from different levels so we had to absorb their work to be sure that chairs are arrange as per requested. At the End we had another meeting for the next day timing and work which we have to do. 

Here link For KIDPA

http://www.kidpa.ae/main.php?lang=E

Human rights activity 

Exercise 3:

·         Did any parts of your map have a high concentration of rights? How do you explain this?

yes, because its depend on where are people assembly and what there needs.

·         Did any parts have few or no rights associations? How do you explain this?

yes, the city is growing up in few years later government well cover all needs rights associations.

·         Are there any articles of the UDHR that seem to be especially exercised in this community? How can this be explained?

Yes, because police station are everywhere and there’s an article that says right to life, liberty, personal security.

· Are there any articles of the UDHR that no group included on their map? How can this be explained?

No, everything is fundable.
How could town/city planners might use information like this when they develop areas for their citizens?

They can use the information by distributing the rights around the community so it will be easy for them to reach anywhere.

Human rights activity 1:

Self-actualization	Article  19	Article 30
Esteem	Article 21	Article 2
Love/belonging	Article 16	Article 20
Safety	Article 22	Article 23
Physiological	Article 25	Article 4

Exercise #6 

UNICEF Activity 1:

Open the link http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/uae_44659.html

List and discus the latest news line events in the United Arab Emirates

1-    Arab media award on child rights initiated to honor outstanding achievements.

2-    Giving money to jeboti.

3-    Stop the violence in the South Sudan.

UNICEF Activity 2:
 

How can you help UNICEF? Working in groups, fill in the table below.

Ideas of supporting UNICEF	Ways of achieving it	Date of completion
Health Awareness	Going out to the community and aware them about the food.
Abroad poverty Aid	Going to countries who need help to live and help them so they can live.
Sports activities in the beach	By doing a sport event that will tell the people to know the importance of sports and the exercises.
Support the traffic week	We must respect the police and respect the streets, published posters to aware the people to drive in a good and polite way in the streets.

 Takatof

Activity 1

What is Takatof?

-         It is a program for social volunteering is a nationwide volunteering initiative in the United Arab Emirates, and one of the principal initiatives of the Emirates Foundation.

Which year did start? And who started it?

       It was established in 2005, started by Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

What volunteer work have they done?

-   Taktouf Ramadan Project 
-   Tornado recovery Aid
 -   Jacket distribution campaign 
-    Formula 1 project 

How can you help?

-         I would  not mind to volunteer and  help the community.

LSH 2903 – Community Service Learning

Week 4

Looking at volunteering in different spheres of society.

During the summer of 2012 the Olympic Games were held in London. David Moorcroft is a former athlete. At one point he held the world record for the 5,000 metres. David can be heard discussing the importance of volunteering the Olympic Games.

Zoe Hall is a lady who was one of the volunteers at the Games. She talks about the event and how important it was at the time as well as how much it has inspired her to continue working as a volunteer.

This link is about half way down the page.

http://www.ageuk.org.uk/get-involved/volunteer/

Listen again and see if you can work out the answers to these questions about the interview:

1.               How old were the Games volunteers? ______________all ages _______________

2.               During the Games, the volunteers had a special title. What was this special title? ______________game maker____________________

3.               Complete this quote from David… “… for a moment in time volunteering had a __________profile__________________ and an ________________image_________________ that they fully __________deserve ________________ but don’t always get.”

4.               David mentions that some of the volunteers are semi-retired. What does this mean? _________half retired_(part time job)_________

5.               Zoe worked in Events Services. Where was this located? ____Olympic stadium ___

6.               How does she describe the experience of volunteering for the Olympics and Paralympics? _____best experience on her life ____

7.               What benefits of volunteering, according to Zoe?

a.      __________fun_________________

b.     _________confidant_____________________

c.      __________meet new people___________

d.     ________satisfaction ________________

8.               Why does David feel that volunteering in the community is so important?

He is proud and thankful for people whom are relying on volunteers and in people on communities.
 This page is also from AGE UK.

http://www.ageuk.org.uk/get-involved/volunteer/volunteers-week/

What volunteer roles do the following people have?

	Name	Job
1	John McArthur	Admin and information
2	Samarah Hashmi	Survey analyst volunteer
3	Oliver Stannard	Copy writer volunteer
4	Stanley Parker	Market Drayton shop volunteer
5	Camilla Williamson	Volunteer parliamentary assist

Look again at these people and their jobs. What can you say about volunteering from the information in your chart?

This shows that volunteers can find several places and many jobs to help people

People can do whatever they want without caring for their ages.