Teaching and building houses for communities in poorer countries

More and more young people from wealthy countries are spending a short time doing unpaid work such as teaching and building houses for communities in poorer countries. What are the reasons for this? Who benefits more from this, the communities or these young people?

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In any era, serving the community is always a meaningful job. Nowadays, there are many young people in wealthy countries involved in volunteer works such as teaching or building houses in underprivileged countries. This trend develops based on a number of specific reasons and brings benefits to both the youth and society as a whole.

There will be a handful of advantages for adolescents who do work on a voluntary basis. Firstly, this is an opportunity to help them polish their resumes when applying for a job later. This means that, volunteering is considered as a pre-requisite to acquire chances of an interview with an organisation where they might evaluate candidates’performances and prospects. Secondly, altruism is also seen as the core motivation that young people are likely to gain after the trip. In fact, by doing unpaid work in poor nations, the youth will bring more kindness to life and learn how to love and share more. Furthermore, they can gain experience and boost their personal skills such as team working, report writing and communication with others. 

At the same time, these tasks will bring considerable benefits to young volunteers and underdeveloped countries. First of all, when poor countries are supported in terms of education, housing and medicine, their citizens’ quality of life might gradually be enhanced. It is so pleasant when children have schools to learn, the poor have houses to stay and medicine to cure illnesses. Secondly, these work contain tangible values, which also connect and tighten international friendships. When the young do volunteer work for society, these tasks are more precious than solely financial aid packages. In return, volunteer work are likely to bring a long-lasting sense of pride, confidence and happiness to the participants.

In conclusion, as the world becomes a prosperous global village, it is full of gratitude for young people who do community services in undeveloped countries. These actions are certainly reciprocal for both the young and society

Main keyword
 Serving the community
 Meaningful job
 Underprivileged countries = Poor nations
 Specific reasons
 A handful of = A lot of
 Adolescents = The young = The youth
 On a voluntary basis
 Resume
 Tangible values
 Solely financial aid packages
 Reciprocal
 A competitive labour market
 A pre-requisite (n)
 Altruism
 Core motivation
 Bring more kindness to life (collocation)
 Boost someone’s personal skills
 Considerable benefits
 To cure illnesses
 Tighten international friendships
 Long-lasting

Source: @Phan Huynh