Ways you can volunteer through the COVID-19 pandemic
Ismaili CIVIC has identified the following ways that we can support our local communities in the UK:
Human and professional resources
Including, but not limited to, packaging of food and other essential goods, assembly and pickup/drop-off e.g. patient transport, deliveries etc.
Mentoring
Offer time and knowledge to mentor individuals and groups on a host of topics
Provision of food, PPE and other items
Donation, collection and delivery of food, PPE, etc.
Check-in and chat
Offer conversation and support to people via the phone or through virtual means
Translation services
Provision of translation services from English to South Asian languages (including Gujarati, Urdu, Kutchi and Hindi), Farsi and Arabic, or vice-versa, as appropriate
All activities will be co-ordinated centrally. If you are involved with a project with your local community, or would like to suggest a volunteering opportunity, please do get in touch at [email protected]
Whilst some opportunities may be undertaken from home, others, subject to appropriate health & safety measures and following government guidelines, may require leaving the house. Please see our guidelines for volunteers suitable for these projects by clicking here.
To sign up as a volunteer, please complete the volunteer registration form by clicking here and registering through your IIUK account.
For more information, please contact the Ismaili CIVIC team at [email protected]
What is Ismaili CIVIC?
Ismaili CIVIC is a global initiative under which Ismaili Muslim communities internationally, unite around a common mission to serve humanity, by rendering voluntary service to improve the quality of life of the communities in which they live.This service reflects the community’s ethic of civic engagement and good citizenship, exemplifying Islam’s core values of service, peace, compassion and care for the vulnerable. Worldwide, this involves service to the environment, health services, education and vulnerable persons.
