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when was the last time you had to recite
when was the last time you had to recite the National pledge
national pledge says
national pledge says I pledged my love and loyalty the first
I pledged my love and loyalty the first
I pledged my love and loyalty the first two lines of the National pledge see I
two lines of the National pledge see I
two lines of the National pledge see I pledge my love and loyalty my country
pledge my love and loyalty my country
pledge my love and loyalty my country Sierra Leone hi Maria Markey and I’m
Sierra Leone hi Maria Markey and I’m
Sierra Leone hi Maria Markey and I’m here to talk about cultivating habits of
here to talk about cultivating habits of
here to talk about cultivating habits of volunteering
volunteering
volunteering we have made promises to this great
we have made promises to this great
we have made promises to this great nation that we have failed to fulfill
nation that we have failed to fulfill
nation that we have failed to fulfill Wow in the National plate should be
Wow in the National plate should be
Wow in the National plate should be Solon
one may ask what is volunteering
one may ask what is volunteering volunteering to me simply means
volunteering to me simply means
volunteering to me simply means sacrificing your personal resources
sacrificing your personal resources
sacrificing your personal resources especially your time and energy to give
especially your time and energy to give
especially your time and energy to give back to our communities
most quotes by John F Kennedy goes ask
most quotes by John F Kennedy goes ask not what your country has done for you
not what your country has done for you
not what your country has done for you but what you can do for your country
but what you can do for your country
but what you can do for your country this has been used many a time without
this has been used many a time without
this has been used many a time without being put into practice especially in
being put into practice especially in
being put into practice especially in Syria
cultivate the habit of service to our
cultivate the habit of service to our communities and by extension the nation
communities and by extension the nation
communities and by extension the nation this might sound like an
this might sound like an
this might sound like an oversimplification of the issues and
oversimplification of the issues and
oversimplification of the issues and problems we face
problems we face
problems we face our problems are too complex to be
our problems are too complex to be
our problems are too complex to be simply extinguished by merely
simply extinguished by merely
simply extinguished by merely cultivating the culture of volunteering
cultivating the culture of volunteering
cultivating the culture of volunteering we have to realize that the attitude
we have to realize that the attitude
we have to realize that the attitude that’s produced these problems are so
that’s produced these problems are so
that’s produced these problems are so deeply ingrained in a collective
deeply ingrained in a collective
deeply ingrained in a collective mentalities that unless we’re able to
mentalities that unless we’re able to
mentalities that unless we’re able to replace them with positive ones we may
replace them with positive ones we may
replace them with positive ones we may not be able to turn things around Sierra
not be able to turn things around Sierra
not be able to turn things around Sierra Leoneans have successfully become
Leoneans have successfully become
Leoneans have successfully become experts at identifying all the flaws in
experts at identifying all the flaws in
experts at identifying all the flaws in our society
our society
our society we go out today everyone knows the
we go out today everyone knows the
we go out today everyone knows the problems
problems
problems we have failed at going beyond the lip
we have failed at going beyond the lip
we have failed at going beyond the lip service to meaningfully contribute to
service to meaningfully contribute to
service to meaningfully contribute to development in our country one might ask
development in our country one might ask
development in our country one might ask what are the advantages of volunteering
what are the advantages of volunteering
what are the advantages of volunteering volunteering could improve a diverse ik
volunteering could improve a diverse ik
volunteering could improve a diverse ik diversification there are limited
diversification there are limited
diversification there are limited opportunities most of us in this country
opportunities most of us in this country
opportunities most of us in this country as a lack of diversity and in different
as a lack of diversity and in different
as a lack of diversity and in different fields volunteering could provide the
fields volunteering could provide the
fields volunteering could provide the perfect outlet to pursue the things we
perfect outlet to pursue the things we
perfect outlet to pursue the things we are passionate about without having to
are passionate about without having to
are passionate about without having to give up our academic or professional
give up our academic or professional
give up our academic or professional lives I had the opportunity of listening
lives I had the opportunity of listening
lives I had the opportunity of listening to you seafood jello or popular say
to you seafood jello or popular say
to you seafood jello or popular say Leonean folklore singer and storyteller
Leonean folklore singer and storyteller
Leonean folklore singer and storyteller he said Sierra Leoneans cannot afford to
he said Sierra Leoneans cannot afford to
he said Sierra Leoneans cannot afford to have just lawyers engineers doctors
have just lawyers engineers doctors
have just lawyers engineers doctors accountants and the usual white-collar
accountants and the usual white-collar
accountants and the usual white-collar jobs rather we need these professionals
jobs rather we need these professionals
jobs rather we need these professionals actively involved in other fields like
actively involved in other fields like
actively involved in other fields like arts music entertainment fashion which
arts music entertainment fashion which
arts music entertainment fashion which would in actively impact community
would in actively impact community
would in actively impact community building
building
building one might ask what are the sectors we
one might ask what are the sectors we
one might ask what are the sectors we can’t volunteer
can’t volunteer
can’t volunteer a lot of sectors that we can contribute
a lot of sectors that we can contribute
a lot of sectors that we can contribute our energies for developments in our
our energies for developments in our
our energies for developments in our communities
communities
communities take the health sector for example
most
most as the bottom end of every health
as the bottom end of every health
as the bottom end of every health statistic index annually
statistic index annually
statistic index annually the life expectancy the infant mortality
the life expectancy the infant mortality
the life expectancy the infant mortality data abysmal not to speak of the
data abysmal not to speak of the
data abysmal not to speak of the maternal mortality yet we suffer from
maternal mortality yet we suffer from
maternal mortality yet we suffer from diseases caused by pay poor waste
diseases caused by pay poor waste
diseases caused by pay poor waste disposal management causing diseases
disposal management causing diseases
disposal management causing diseases like malaria and diarrhea how can we
like malaria and diarrhea how can we
like malaria and diarrhea how can we volunteer in the health sector
we need not be professionals or medical
we need not be professionals or medical doctors and nurses so contribute
go out
go out help and the waste disposal management
help and the waste disposal management
help and the waste disposal management in our communities we can teach the kids
in our communities we can teach the kids
in our communities we can teach the kids in our communities how to dispose of
in our communities how to dispose of
in our communities how to dispose of garbage and teach safe and proper
garbage and teach safe and proper
garbage and teach safe and proper hygiene methods
education
education the adults litigating it is 48 points 4%
about the clerical mistakes found in
about the clerical mistakes found in official documents and bloopers on
official documents and bloopers on
official documents and bloopers on social media but we often forget that
social media but we often forget that
social media but we often forget that this is a direct reflection of
this is a direct reflection of
this is a direct reflection of educational standards in our country
educational standards in our country
educational standards in our country admittedly one might argue English is
admittedly one might argue English is
admittedly one might argue English is not the language we is not a liquid
not the language we is not a liquid
not the language we is not a liquid franca
franca
franca but we simply can do better at a minimum
but we simply can do better at a minimum
but we simply can do better at a minimum we most expect professionals to
we most expect professionals to
we most expect professionals to communicate in the official language of
communicate in the official language of
communicate in the official language of the country how can we contribute in the
the country how can we contribute in the
the country how can we contribute in the educational sector
educational sector
educational sector identify kids in your communities in the
identify kids in your communities in the
identify kids in your communities in the places we work and live
places we work and live
places we work and live can help them with the assignments
can help them with the assignments
can help them with the assignments you can volunteer your time to mentor
you can volunteer your time to mentor
you can volunteer your time to mentor kids help them with the career good path
kids help them with the career good path
kids help them with the career good path help
help
help the Chilean will leave among
the Chilean will leave among
the Chilean will leave among to be mentors for the future to be
to be mentors for the future to be
to be mentors for the future to be mentors for the next generation
mentors for the next generation
mentors for the next generation against men for example
against men for example
against men for example can offer classes to willing kids in the
can offer classes to willing kids in the
can offer classes to willing kids in the community in other fields like tailoring
community in other fields like tailoring
community in other fields like tailoring and kopalski
and kopalski
and kopalski for environments
for environments
for environments in most cases it seems
of our environment or the preservation
of our environment or the preservation of our environment is a huge scientific
of our environment is a huge scientific
of our environment is a huge scientific and complex term in a part of the world
and complex term in a part of the world
and complex term in a part of the world it’s considered a new phenomenon
it’s considered a new phenomenon
it’s considered a new phenomenon we have a massive plastic disposal
we have a massive plastic disposal
we have a massive plastic disposal problem which it adds to the garbage in
problem which it adds to the garbage in
problem which it adds to the garbage in the communities coupled with poor
the communities coupled with poor
the communities coupled with poor drainage and other problems which were
drainage and other problems which were
drainage and other problems which were all aware of this causes flooding
all aware of this causes flooding
all aware of this causes flooding annually
annually
annually one might ask how can I volunteer a
one might ask how can I volunteer a
one might ask how can I volunteer a great way we can promote volunteering in
great way we can promote volunteering in
great way we can promote volunteering in Sierra Leone and our society is by
Sierra Leone and our society is by
Sierra Leone and our society is by introducing a national concept
introducing a national concept
introducing a national concept the Ubuntu philosophy in South Africa
the Ubuntu philosophy in South Africa
the Ubuntu philosophy in South Africa when translated means I am because we
when translated means I am because we
when translated means I am because we are
are
are this standard reflects selfless
this standard reflects selfless
this standard reflects selfless contribution to the community can we
contribution to the community can we
contribution to the community can we think of a term as saira unions that
think of a term as saira unions that
think of a term as saira unions that cuts across all ethnic divisions that we
cuts across all ethnic divisions that we
cuts across all ethnic divisions that we can all identify that would serve as a
can all identify that would serve as a
can all identify that would serve as a constant reminder of our commitments
constant reminder of our commitments
constant reminder of our commitments to give him back to the consi
we are renowned and adored for warmth
we are renowned and adored for warmth and hospitality different ethnicities
and hospitality different ethnicities
and hospitality different ethnicities have terms which they refer to for
have terms which they refer to for
have terms which they refer to for volunteering work that can be used but I
volunteering work that can be used but I
volunteering work that can be used but I think it should be a better idea if we
think it should be a better idea if we
think it should be a better idea if we can find a single term we can all agree
can find a single term we can all agree
can find a single term we can all agree on the main days for example have Tacoma
on the main days for example have Tacoma
on the main days for example have Tacoma which means
which means
which means Philip means progress
the chimneys have
the chimneys have bono which means now we get here taken
bono which means now we get here taken
bono which means now we get here taken responsibility for the development in
responsibility for the development in
responsibility for the development in our societies
our societies
our societies now there may be problems or
now there may be problems or
now there may be problems or counter-arguments that’s my tinder
counter-arguments that’s my tinder
counter-arguments that’s my tinder volunteering in our society one might
volunteering in our society one might
volunteering in our society one might argue the time we have busy schedules we
argue the time we have busy schedules we
argue the time we have busy schedules we live busy lives especially the traffic
live busy lives especially the traffic
live busy lives especially the traffic in Freetown imagine coming from work in
in Freetown imagine coming from work in
in Freetown imagine coming from work in town heading to someplace around the
town heading to someplace around the
town heading to someplace around the peninsula you are asked to volunteer we
peninsula you are asked to volunteer we
peninsula you are asked to volunteer we cannot afford to make volunteering seem
cannot afford to make volunteering seem
cannot afford to make volunteering seem like a demanding a chore or boarding
like a demanding a chore or boarding
like a demanding a chore or boarding soon
soon
soon we can give back to our communities if
we can give back to our communities if
we can give back to our communities if we simply
we simply
we simply give back a day in the year
give back a day in the year
give back a day in the year 24 hours out of 365 days good device a
24 hours out of 365 days good device a
24 hours out of 365 days good device a comfortable plan
comfortable plan
comfortable plan so how has a month at the end of a year
so how has a month at the end of a year
so how has a month at the end of a year could give you a day out of 365 at a
could give you a day out of 365 at a
could give you a day out of 365 at a minimum one might ask how receptive are
minimum one might ask how receptive are
minimum one might ask how receptive are these sectors we want to volunteer
these sectors we want to volunteer
these sectors we want to volunteer the public and private sector may not
the public and private sector may not
the public and private sector may not entirely be receptive to volunteers
entirely be receptive to volunteers
entirely be receptive to volunteers willing to collaborate for community
willing to collaborate for community
willing to collaborate for community development especially when it involves
development especially when it involves
development especially when it involves them opening up the operational systems
them opening up the operational systems
them opening up the operational systems to outsiders we could institutionalize
to outsiders we could institutionalize
to outsiders we could institutionalize the concept of volunteering annual
the concept of volunteering annual
the concept of volunteering annual voluntary annual volunteer schemes can
voluntary annual volunteer schemes can
voluntary annual volunteer schemes can be drawn up to encourage more youth
be drawn up to encourage more youth
be drawn up to encourage more youth willing to volunteer
willing to volunteer
willing to volunteer annual voluntary schemes could be drawn
annual voluntary schemes could be drawn
annual voluntary schemes could be drawn up to encourage you to volunteer help
up to encourage you to volunteer help
up to encourage you to volunteer help helping them gain valuable experience
helping them gain valuable experience
helping them gain valuable experience for employments government departments
for employments government departments
for employments government departments private institutions could give an
private institutions could give an
private institutions could give an allocated time for volunteers to walk
allocated time for volunteers to walk
allocated time for volunteers to walk with the officers schools could give
with the officers schools could give
with the officers schools could give credit hours that could count to the end
credit hours that could count to the end
credit hours that could count to the end of their that could adopt that will
of their that could adopt that will
of their that could adopt that will contribute to their gradient system
contribute to their gradient system
contribute to their gradient system offices can dedicate a day or two in the
offices can dedicate a day or two in the
offices can dedicate a day or two in the year which these institutions can use to
year which these institutions can use to
year which these institutions can use to give back to the communities personally
give back to the communities personally
give back to the communities personally being a volunteer on several occasions
being a volunteer on several occasions
being a volunteer on several occasions I’ve learned of experience the benefits
I’ve learned of experience the benefits
I’ve learned of experience the benefits of volunteering myself and my colleagues
of volunteering myself and my colleagues
of volunteering myself and my colleagues and friends who go out to volunteer we
and friends who go out to volunteer we
and friends who go out to volunteer we argued early one of the major benefits
argued early one of the major benefits
argued early one of the major benefits we have all experienced is humility and
we have all experienced is humility and
we have all experienced is humility and gratefulness volunteering keeps you in
gratefulness volunteering keeps you in
gratefulness volunteering keeps you in touch with reality it helps you
touch with reality it helps you
touch with reality it helps you understand
understand
understand that you cannot stick things for granted
that you cannot stick things for granted
that you cannot stick things for granted it helps you more your actions to be
it helps you more your actions to be
it helps you more your actions to be more responsible for the people we live
more responsible for the people we live
more responsible for the people we live among it’s an create amazing networking
among it’s an create amazing networking
among it’s an create amazing networking opportunities you are connected with
opportunities you are connected with
opportunities you are connected with citizens who are committed to
citizens who are committed to
citizens who are committed to nation-building who have a positive
nation-building who have a positive
nation-building who have a positive influence and genuinely have a
influence and genuinely have a
influence and genuinely have a satisfaction from simply helping others
satisfaction from simply helping others
satisfaction from simply helping others you can explore new avenues in both your
you can explore new avenues in both your
you can explore new avenues in both your professional and academic lives
professional and academic lives
professional and academic lives volunteering has also helped to pick up
volunteering has also helped to pick up
volunteering has also helped to pick up new skills
could make you ultimately a more
could make you ultimately a more interesting person
interesting person
interesting person it improves your communication skills it
it improves your communication skills it
it improves your communication skills it helps you to build build confidence to
helps you to build build confidence to
helps you to build build confidence to speak in public to stand up for what is
speak in public to stand up for what is
speak in public to stand up for what is right most importantly for the youth in
right most importantly for the youth in
right most importantly for the youth in Salem volunteering can increase your
Salem volunteering can increase your
Salem volunteering can increase your chances of employment unemployment
chances of employment unemployment
chances of employment unemployment remains high among the youth
remains high among the youth
remains high among the youth volunteering can significantly boost
volunteering can significantly boost
volunteering can significantly boost your chances of employment simply by
your chances of employment simply by
your chances of employment simply by gaining valuable experience employers
gaining valuable experience employers
gaining valuable experience employers both the public and private sector can
both the public and private sector can
both the public and private sector can easily identify employees passionate
easily identify employees passionate
easily identify employees passionate about community building we can create a
about community building we can create a
about community building we can create a new standard or ideal for wall murals in
new standard or ideal for wall murals in
new standard or ideal for wall murals in our society the people who inspire us
our society the people who inspire us
our society the people who inspire us and need not be older than us
and need not be older than us
and need not be older than us volunteering could help us promote the
volunteering could help us promote the
volunteering could help us promote the concept that we can be inspired by the
concept that we can be inspired by the
concept that we can be inspired by the peers
peers
peers we live among we can be inspired by
we live among we can be inspired by
we live among we can be inspired by people willing to serve the nation as
people willing to serve the nation as
people willing to serve the nation as humans we are more inspired by deeds
humans we are more inspired by deeds
humans we are more inspired by deeds than words youngster unions can inspire
than words youngster unions can inspire
than words youngster unions can inspire each other by acts of service for
each other by acts of service for
each other by acts of service for development with the majority of the
development with the majority of the
development with the majority of the population being 35 and under we have
population being 35 and under we have
population being 35 and under we have the responsibility to mold our future
the responsibility to mold our future
the responsibility to mold our future we cannot afford the luxury at this time
we cannot afford the luxury at this time
we cannot afford the luxury at this time to sit by idly complacent and identify
to sit by idly complacent and identify
to sit by idly complacent and identify every flaw in the country we all go up
every flaw in the country we all go up
every flaw in the country we all go up to stories of a Sierra Leone where the
to stories of a Sierra Leone where the
to stories of a Sierra Leone where the most essential sectors were effective
most essential sectors were effective
most essential sectors were effective and efficient technology has
and efficient technology has
and efficient technology has significantly increased our reach and we
significantly increased our reach and we
significantly increased our reach and we can spread ideas and messages faster
can spread ideas and messages faster
can spread ideas and messages faster Kelvin Kamara aka American stress
Kelvin Kamara aka American stress
Kelvin Kamara aka American stress during the aftermath of the mudslide
during the aftermath of the mudslide
during the aftermath of the mudslide disaster saved 40 lives and was able to
disaster saved 40 lives and was able to
disaster saved 40 lives and was able to provide emergency relief
provide emergency relief
provide emergency relief for the affected while he communicated
for the affected while he communicated
for the affected while he communicated with CL unions at home and aboard where
with CL unions at home and aboard where
with CL unions at home and aboard where his Facebook live stream
his Facebook live stream
his Facebook live stream sadly he lost his life due to pneumonia
sadly he lost his life due to pneumonia
sadly he lost his life due to pneumonia why we can prevent some of these
why we can prevent some of these
why we can prevent some of these disasters and incidents we cannot let a
disasters and incidents we cannot let a
disasters and incidents we cannot let a national heroes fight alone
national heroes fight alone
national heroes fight alone cannot wait for national disaster to a
cannot wait for national disaster to a
cannot wait for national disaster to a core to evoke patriotism when these
core to evoke patriotism when these
core to evoke patriotism when these things happen we use hashtags professor
things happen we use hashtags professor
things happen we use hashtags professor early on only to be forgotten a few
early on only to be forgotten a few
early on only to be forgotten a few months later while we pray for Sierra
months later while we pray for Sierra
months later while we pray for Sierra Leone we must fulfill our vow by
Leone we must fulfill our vow by
Leone we must fulfill our vow by servants early on we can get behind
servants early on we can get behind
servants early on we can get behind wonderful initiatives like transform
wonderful initiatives like transform
wonderful initiatives like transform Freetown we must find ways to be
Freetown we must find ways to be
Freetown we must find ways to be involved so we are firm a vow to remind
involved so we are firm a vow to remind
involved so we are firm a vow to remind us of the pledge we make to this nation
us of the pledge we make to this nation
us of the pledge we make to this nation I would like to recite the foster lines
I would like to recite the foster lines
I would like to recite the foster lines of the National pledge to remind you of
of the National pledge to remind you of
of the National pledge to remind you of the promise we make to this nation I
the promise we make to this nation I
the promise we make to this nation I pledge my love and loyalty to my
pledge my love and loyalty to my
pledge my love and loyalty to my conscience early on I vow to serve her
conscience early on I vow to serve her
conscience early on I vow to serve her faithfully at all times ladies and
faithfully at all times ladies and
faithfully at all times ladies and gentlemen please keep this affirmation
gentlemen please keep this affirmation
gentlemen please keep this affirmation at the back of your mind and let it
at the back of your mind and let it
at the back of your mind and let it guide all your future endeavors
guide all your future endeavors
guide all your future endeavors thank you very much
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