Volunteering Fundamentals is a course in the Volunteering and Humanitarian Work track, delivered by Al Qurain Training Center in Doha, Qatar, and taught by Dhia Al-Rabeeah and Anwar Al-Taneeb. It focuses on the ethics of volunteering, volunteers' rights and duties, how volunteering is organised in Qatar and treating the people you serve with respect, and ends with a certificate of completion in cooperation with the International Business Council.
After this course, you will be better prepared for
- Understanding volunteering ethics and the limits of a volunteer's role.
- Getting to know the National Volunteering Platform and the GCC volunteering law.
- Choosing a volunteering role that fits your time and skills.
- Respectful communication with the people you serve, older people among them.
Who is this course for?
- People preparing for their first volunteering role
- New volunteers at charities
- University students
- Employees taking part in CSR programmes
What do you receive?
- Course materials and a short guide for new volunteers
- An applied project: your first volunteering plan
- Exercises and field scenarios, discussed in class
- A certificate of completion from Al Qurain Training Center, in cooperation with the International Business Council
Why this programme?
Two trainers lead the course. Dhia Al-Rabeeah leads programmes in effective communication and balanced giving, and Anwar Al-Taneeb has founded community initiatives, among them the "Wasani Feek Al-Habib" campaign, running since 2014. The course presents what official bodies in Qatar have published about organising volunteering and points you to the National Volunteering Platform to register and record your hours.