By: Alia Humaid
With voluntary work comes a sense of accomplishment, and through voluntary work social barriers are broken. This year, I got the chance to volunteer for the Arab Media Forum which is annually organized by Dubai Press Club. And what a great experience it was! All volunteers were appraised as young professionals who showed high level of enthusiasm, responsibility and accountability towards their job, before and during the forum.
As a volunteer, I could sense a dominating ambiance of teamwork and unity. Volunteers have shown eagerness to perform and work on multiple tasks to assist one another. Volunteers assigned for the venue were assisting guests during registration, and volunteers at the information desk were arranging transportations and flight tickets for the speakers. This indicates their full devotion towards representing the forum according to professional standards.
The organizers of the event were keen to provide voluntary groups with all essential requirements and information. This was to help volunteers complete their tasks to meets expectations of both the forum’s guests and organizers.
The reason I enjoyed volunteering for the Arab Media Forum is mainly because of the attention and consideration given to individuals working at the forum. It was clear that the organizers showed a lot of appreciation for the effort that has been put by the volunteering students.
Volunteers were offered accommodations (Grand Hyatt) and free coupons for lunch and dinner. Also, there were welcomed to attend sessions ,which in my opinion is a great thing that allows volunteers to catch-up with the activities of the event. By the end of the forum, the organizers would meet-up with volunteers for a feed-back session about their performance throughout the day.
Simply put, all volunteers enjoyed their time working at the forum as they all agreed on coming back next year. You may want to keep an eye on the next round of the Arab Media Forum.
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