Be the hope for someone who needs you the most, even if you are not close by!

/ March 15, 2023/ Uncategorized

If you have the desire to bring a change in people’s lives,

If you have a compassionate heart which wants to support others

If you have the craving to make a difference

If you want to inspire people around, you.

If you feel you are the one who cannot do everything but can do something! So, why not try out virtual volunteering today, which is the simplest way to serve the planet, and people with only a computer, tablet, phone, and internet?

At Discovery, we bring a lot of exciting and interesting virtual volunteering opportunities, which you can try out remotely with a computer, tablet or phone just by using the internet only. You are free to choose your own time. Whether you want to give more time or less solely depends on you. You can also log your hours, which can be counted for applying for bronze, silver, or gold HEAR awards and would look great on your CV. Virtual volunteering is a fantastic way to online support your community and the larger world. Just check out our below virtual volunteering opportunities now!

https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/action-for-insects– Become an insect champion! Discover how you can take action to save our declining insects at home, in your garden and in your community!

https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/zooniverse/floating-forests  – Uncover the history of kelp forests!
https://www.bemyeyes.com/ – Be a blind or low vision person’s eyes via an app. When the app buzzes, a blind or low vision person needs help with a task. Via a live video call, you can help and guide them through it.
https://tarjimly.org/howitworks#translator Speak another language? The Tarjimly app connects refugees, asylees, immigrants, and the people who support them with bilingual volunteer translators. You’ll receive a notification whenever someone who needs your skills makes a translation request. These can include live calls, translating documents and videos. You have flexibility to accept the requests that suit your availability.
ttps://www.missingmaps.org/ – Help fill in the gaps on maps of remote places to support disaster relief teams around the world.
https://www.speak.social/en/be-a-buddy/ Speak another language? Sign up to help others learn a language. Full training and support provided to set up a language group.
 
https://translatorswithoutborders.org/meet-the-twb-As a translator without borders (TWB) community member, you could contribute to a range of language-related projects, including translation, revision, subtitling, and voice-over. 
https://www.catchafire.org/volunteer-discover/ Similar to other volunteer opportunity search engines, Catch a Fire connects professionals with non-profits that need their skills. You can find projects that require skills from accounting and strategy consulting to event planning and human resources.

https://www.thetrevorproject.org/volunteer/ Support LGBTQ youth who are struggling with issues such as coming out, LGBTQ identity, depression, and suicide by volunteering to respond to chat messages as a crisis counselor for The Trevor Project. You’ll need to complete a 40-hour online training and serve one three-hour shift per week for at least a year.

https://www.crisistextline.org/become-a-volunteer/ – Crisis counselors answer texts from people in crisis, bringing them from a hot moment to a cool calm through active listening, collaborative problem-solving, and safety planning.

Can I use virtual volunteering to as Discovery volunteering hours?

The other great thing about virtual volunteering is that you can use the time you use to do it as your Discovery volunteering hours. This means that you will be able to have a clear record of what you have contributed, access benefits such as getting a reference off Discovery if you log 50 hours or more with us or to apply for your bronze, silver or gold HEAR (Higher Education Achievement Record) Award which will look great on your CV.


To do this all you have to do is sign up as a volunteer on our volunteering platform: volunteering.discoverysvs.org. Then join the opportunity ‘Virtual Volunteering’ under the ‘search’ tab. You can now log your hours under opportunities! Once signed up you will also get a weekly email letting you know about other volunteering opportunities.

If you have any questions about this or want to get involved in Discovery’s other volunteering projects

please email discovery@swansea.ac.uk,

explore our website (www.discoverysvs.org)

or follow us on social media.