RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF VOLUNTEERS AND ORGANISATIONS

Remember your rights and duties:

1. RIGHTS OF VOLUNTEERS:
a) To receive the proper information, orientation and support to develop their functions.
b) To be treated without discrimination and respectfully.
c) To participate actively in the organisation, collaborating in the identification, planning, implementation and evaluation of the activities, respecting the statutes or rules.
d) To have an insurance for the time they are developing their activities.
e) To be compensated for the expenses derived from their activities.
f) To have an identification card or letter of their status as volunteer.
g) To develop their activities in proper conditions of safety and hygiene.
h) To get respect and acknowledgment for their work.

2. DUTIES OF VOLUNTEERS:
a) To match all commitments acquired with the organisation.
b) To respect the rights of the beneficiaries of the activities.
c) To keep confidentiality of the information received and got during the development of the activity.
d) To refuse any payment that they may get for their work.
e) To act conscientious and with solidarity.
f) To participate in all trainings organized by the organisation being directly related to the activities the volunteers do.
g) To use properly the identification and signs of identity of the organisation.
h) To respect and take care of all material resources the organisation offers to volunteers.

3. RIGHTS OF THE ORGANISATIONS THAT WORK WITH VOLUNTEERS:
a) That the volunteers respect their commitments.

4. DUTIES OF THE ORGANISATIONS THAT WORK WITH VOLUNTEERS:
a) To match the commitments acquired with volunteers.
b) To offer insurance and identification to volunteers.
c) To properly train and inform volunteers to develop their activities.
d) To guarantee proper conditions of safety and hygiene to volunteers during their activities.
e) To expedite a certificate after the services offered by volunteers.
f) To keep a record of new and ex-volunteers.

Why a guide for volunteers in Abuja FCT?

When I arrive to Abuja in 2008, and even before, I was looking for organisations I could volunteer for. The task became very hard, but little by little I starting discovering many organisations that would welcome volunteers. This is the reason why I decided to do this guide for volunteers in Abuja FCT, with the aim of helping other people like me, looking forward to being useful to this society. Here you can find and choose among many organisations where your services will be welcome, mostly working towards the development of Nigeria.

Response from the organisations

As this is a personal work from a volunteer, you may find a few personal comments, although I tried to do an objective guide detached from personal experiences. The response from the organisations may vary considerably from one another, so I encourage you not to dismay and go on looking for the one where you feel comfortable, in case of any disappointment. Reliability of the organisations is not guarantee.

Help other volunteers

This is not an exhaustive guide, or a final version of it. It will need constant additions and changes, and you can contribute to it by sending relevant data from this or other organisations, by telling your experiences as comments in the blog or by volunteering to make it a more comprehensive and useful tool. I would also thank those that want to spread the voice of this new guide.

Contact

If you want to volunteer in Abuja FCT and you would like to receive a personal counselling, more guidance from my part or more information on a particular organization, please contact me in:

volunteer.abuja@gmail.com