In some countries, the unemployed youth, who have got the right attitude, are encouraged to do voluntarily services for their community so that they would get better groomed themselves once they get into some paid job.

• How good is this concept in the point of view of an unemployed?
• How is this idea going to influence a society in general?

Being prepared to work for one’s community is a great quality. When the work is done voluntarily at free times? It is greater. This idea would serve all the aspiring unemployed, and their selfless contributions would benefit their society, too.

How is this idea going to work for one who has no income? The answer to this question lies in one’s attitude, or what we call, “if there is a will…..” The fact is that an unemployed, who does voluntary work, is actually serving himself first and his society next in several different ways. S/he can feel the pulse of the community, understand the dignity of labour, enjoy the taste of sweat, pick up soft skills like communication, socializing, time management, prioritizing, and so goes the list. Are these things not going to help an unemployed person to get him or herself cut for a new job?

Let me look at it from a social angle. A welfare society needs to look into the welfare of all and employment is one of the major factors that make a society successful. So, if all the educated and aspiring job seekers are willing to put in some free service to their community during their employment-free times, their society would witness great changes in terms of say, better sanitation, waste and water management, energy conservation, education on environment, health and hygiene, and the list may go endless.

In short, the attitude of the unemployed to work for the community voluntarily is a win-win proposition. It benefits the youth greatly in terms of their grooming, and their immediate society, in turn, will experience better welfare. Voluntary service, I tend to say, is the best paid job.

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