More and more young people from wealthy countries are spending time in communities in poorer countries doing unpaid work such as teaching or building houses. Why is this? Who benefits from this, the communities or these young people?

Increasingly more young

people

from industrialized nations these days are travelling to underdeveloped parts of the

world

as

volunteers

to help with education and construction. While there are certain reasons that can explain their motivation, I personally believe that

this

phenomenon is of great benefit to both young

people

themselves and the communities they work in. Perhaps the primary motive behind young

people

's interest in

such

unpaid work is to make a difference in the

world

we live in. By helping erect houses or educating children in struggling countries, these

volunteers

feel that they are contributing to bettering someone's life, and

this

is what makes them feel

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. Yet another reason for

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personal gain; some want to volunteer for the sake of improving their educational or career opportunities.

For example

, top universities like Harvard and Cambridge receive many thousands of applications from students with excellent academic

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and straight-As, yet they only accept a small proportion of them who stand out with what they have done extra,

such

as volunteering. The same can be said about the job application process;

in other words

, volunteering experience can give a person a chance to develop a competitive edge over others. Unpaid service of

this

kind is extremely beneficial for both recipient communities as well as

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volunteers

. It is true that literacy levels in many

Third

World

countries are low, and these countries are in dire need of education

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volunteering. Since governments are simply unable to provide it themselves, assistance by

volunteers

in

this

area is going to help improve

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conditions of those living in destitution in the long run and make the

world

a better place for everyone to live in. Apart from communities, free service providers

also

reap advantages from

this

experience by boosting their education and employment opportunities, making a positive impact, and most importantly, deriving a sense of accomplishment and

thus

satisfaction. In

this

sense, it is a win-win. The reasons that drive young

people

to do unpaid community service in poorer nations are, in my view, humanitarian and personal.

This

deed,

however

, is advantageous for both parties involved.