At least 34 young women in Central Darfur State’s Zalingei Town have been trained about the significance of volunteer work, Wamda Feminist Initiative, a local non-governmental organization has said.
Mona Adam Ali, one of the founders of the initiative, told Radio Tamazuj over the weekend that the Wamda Feminist Initiative strives to address women’s issues.
Last Thursday, the organization organized a workshop on the importance of volunteer work targeting different ages.
According to Adam, the workshop clarified to the participants the concept of volunteer work and its importance within the community.
“Our society needs voluntary interventions in women’s and humanitarian issues in general,” she said.
Adam said the workshop increased the women’s levels of awareness on awareness on volunteer work and explained that it is a concept where individuals offer services to their communities without financial compensation, awaiting reward from Allah.
“Volunteer work highlights the positive aspect and noble morals in society. It is a positive phenomenon and a human activity that enhances cooperation among people, connects social fabric, and one of the benefits from volunteer work is that it employs volunteers’ free time and turns it into activity,” she added.
The activist revealed that the initiative will implement Eid joy programs by distributing sweets, dates, and clothes.
For her part, Zainab Ahmed Hussein, one of the participants, said she learned about the concept of volunteer work which is based on providing service to individuals and society without compensation.
“We discussed our situations in light of the war and the difficulties we faced as young women and our role in volunteer work, applying what we learned in the workshop,” she stated.