Lots of students would like to volunteer while they study, but something holds them back. Here are the worries we hear most often - and what volunteering with GO>MORE is really like.
Myth 1: “You need lots of skills and experience”
You don’t. If you are willing to come, that is enough. Every V.BLESS morning starts with a short briefing, so you know what to do, and you serve alongside other students and experienced volunteers.
Myth 2: “It will take too much time from my studies”
GO>MORE’s community experience is one Saturday morning a month. The online lessons that come first take a few minutes each - short enough to do while waiting for a bus.
Myth 3: “It’s just for photos”
There is a briefing before each visit and a reflection circle afterwards, where you talk about what you noticed. Students who keep coming can grow into group leaders. It is a real commitment to a real community - not a photo opportunity. (In fact, to protect the children, we ask volunteers not to take photos of them at all unless the organisers say it is OK.)
Myth 4: “I’m the one doing the helping”
Many students tell us they gain far more than they give: new friends from other universities, a new view of Malaysia, and a morning that changes how they see people who are different from them.
Ready to try it? Register on the GO>MORE learning platform, find out more about GO>MORE, or see what is coming up in our events calendar.
