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Misr Al Khair announces the launch of the “Arab Green Volunteering Club”


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Sep 19, 2024

The Arab Center for the Sustainability of Civil Action at the Misr Al-Khair Foundation, and under the sponsorship of many local and international bodies, announces the launch of the center's latest activities, which is "The Arab Green Volunteer Club"

As the club seeks to help volunteer movements in the Arab region by integrating the concepts and applications of sustainable development and climate action into their volunteer initiatives and working to spread the culture of green volunteering among volunteers and linking volunteer movements with organizations Arabic Ahlia.
The international volunteering report issued by the United Nations Volunteer Program in 2022 on the state of volunteering in the world indicated that the monthly number of volunteers in our Arab countries has reached 26,201,390 volunteers. This volume of Arab volunteers can It becomes an added social and economic value for sustainable development and climate action in the Arab region if it is properly employed and invested.
However, the report points out many challenges facing the growth and investment of volunteer movements in the Arab region, including the lack of opportunities available to qualify volunteers, the absence of mechanisms to monitor and develop their practices, and the lack of opportunities to support their community initiatives. ...etc
In addition to the weak role of volunteers within Arab NGOs and the ability of NGOs to attract volunteers and invest their efforts in the development of local communities.
Hence comes the importance of the Arab Club, which seeks to build an interactive platform among Arab volunteers that facilitates the exchange of experiences among them and supports the direction of civil society organizations to integrate the concepts of sustainable development and climate action into volunteer work and spread the culture of volunteering. Green, in addition to working to confront the challenges facing them, and supporting the building of partnerships between the parties concerned with developing volunteer movements in the Arab region.

To learn more about the Arab Green Volunteering Club and its activities, you can visit the following link: https://asc-mek.org/ar/arab-volunteer-club