AKASHA is committed to training brand-new volunteers to inspire young people in today’s society to join the ranks of caring for society and self-growth, hoping to cultivate a healthier attitude towards life, and face their own life more positively to exert real influence.
The History of Training the Volunteers Programme
The training of AKASHA youth voluntary work can be traced back to the initial youth programme by Mr. Nandor Lim in 1997, and after it was officially implemented as the training course of “SEED Initiatives Youth Programme” in 2001. A caring society gradually formed in the AKASHA learning circle, the motivation to grow life, a long-term plan to be launched of the “Youth Training” project in order to better integrate the needs of the times, the “Training the Volunteers” starts from cognitive and life science, guiding volunteer workers to truly “see” themselves, “face” themselves, “heal” themselves and “reconcile” with themselves. Everyone should learn to ask, are you part of the social problem, or part of the solution? Let your own life become a tool to produce the ultimate goal of ing life with life, influencing life with life, and touching lives with life.
At present, AKASHA has cultivated two volunteer groups, the details are as follows:
- The 1st AKASHA Volunteer Group (Seremban), founded in 2014
- The 2nd AKASHA Volunteer Group (Butterworth), founded in 2016
Volunteer Training Instructions
Training new volunteers has been scheduled every two years, monthly class of tenth, and a two-day and one-night advanced training, complete the “321 + 1 + 2” event planning before completing the one-year training period. After the expiration of the training period, a training completion certificate will be issued after the completion of the training assignment is presented and then will be included in the volunteer group and become an official AKASHA volunteer.
A number of 10 – 15 will be recruited at each period, limited to aged 21 and above, who are interested in self-growth and voluntary service to society.
The participation fee is waived for registration, but an activity fee of RM50 is required. For each attendance, a venue fee of RM10 is required. Participants must agree to pay a deposit of RM300, which will be fully refunded unconditionally however with full attendance as a requirement.
The Training Content includes:
- Self-identity
- Inter-personal relationship
- Family that hurts
- Sensitivity and Intuitive Faculty Training
- In-depth Healing – Inner Bonding Therapy
- Learning Companionship Theory
- Initiatives of Change Theory
- The Third Sector of Society
- Movie Appreciation
- Honest Team Building
- Scheme Composition and Execution
- Determination and Commitment to Life
3 2 1 + 1 + 2 Event Planning Concept
Volunteers participating in the training must complete the 321 activity items in/with a team. 321 activities are
- “3” ── Three small-scale activities, the duration of small-scale activities ranges from 1 hour to 4 hours, but cannot exceed 5 hours.
- “2” ── Two medium-sized events, the event time requirements range from 4 hours to 8 hours, but cannot exceed 10 hours.
- “1“ ── One large-scale event, which requires more than 24 hours and must stay outside, but cannot exceed 72 hours.
- “+1” ── Attend regular group training once a month.
- “+2” ── Must complete a two-day (overnight) experiential life camp activity.
Photo of the two-day retreat camp of the volunteer group
Group photo of the 2nd Volunteer Group of Butterworth
Group photo of the 1st Volunteer Group of Seremban