{"id":10482,"date":"2025-03-21T14:37:11","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T14:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.atdireland.ie\/wp\/?page_id=10482"},"modified":"2025-07-31T16:06:36","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T16:06:36","slug":"fostering-active-citizenship-through-volunteering","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.atdireland.ie\/wp\/fostering-active-citizenship-through-volunteering\/","title":{"rendered":"Fostering Active Citizenship through volunteering"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"10482\" class=\"elementor elementor-10482\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a9b7b48 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a9b7b48\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef5224b\" data-id=\"ef5224b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4a89f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4a89f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>ATD Ireland fosters active citizenship for those who spend time volunteering, doing internships or joining the team.\u00a0 It does this through encouraging a deepened capacity for empathy, creating spaces based on solidarity and collective action and through supporting the development of all who get involved.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-204f509 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"204f509\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a91cba2\" data-id=\"a91cba2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9deb54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9deb54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>ATD Ireland encourages people from all walks of life to build relationships and friendship with those with experience of poverty.\u00a0 These are relationships based on mutual respect and a shared vision of a world without persistent poverty and severe inequality. Those involved have the opportunity to get to know each other on more of an equal footing rather than the more common client- service provider dynamic. \u00a0Getting involved in ATD Ireland\u2019s action means seeking change collectively.\u00a0 This approach can shape the perspective of the volunteer in the long term.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44f9739 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44f9739\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-58cfdf0\" data-id=\"58cfdf0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1be6730 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1be6730\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>&#8220;Upon arriving at ATD, I was immediately struck by the diversity of the people involved in the organisation: volunteers, students, interns, but most notably, people with \u2018lived experience of poverty.\u2019 Far from a model where you simply \u2018help\u2019, ATD creates a \u2018space for dialogue and mutual learning\u2019&#8221;- <\/em>Anthiosse.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c33ac35 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c33ac35\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e3a797\" data-id=\"6e3a797\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc378af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc378af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Breaking down barriers in this way between people, alongside an emphasis on lived experience provides new opportunities for learning and unique insights.\u00a0 While collectively working together for change, volunteers and activists alike can experience a change within themselves as people recognise their shared humanity and can undo any internalised misconceptions or judgements they may hold.\u00a0 This space also provides the opportunity to connect over shared life experiences\u00a0 It can help to strengthen resolve and maintain authenticity of the action by not allowing a distance to arise between the everyday reality of the volunteer and the issues and people they are working on behalf of.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e5d448d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e5d448d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10fe581\" data-id=\"10fe581\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ea4166 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ea4166\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>&#8220;Throughout my time here, I have come to understand that ATD Ireland\u2019s work is built on meaningful relationships and supporting people over the long term. The environment fosters active citizenship where lived experience of poverty and marginalisation is seen as expertise and solidarity is created across different backgrounds and experiences&#8221;- Ruby.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3743120 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3743120\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-245e48c\" data-id=\"245e48c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d284dc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d284dc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>ATD Ireland\u2019s small team dynamic provides unique opportunities to get involved in numerous aspects of the work and support diverse projects and actions.\u00a0 This can help to demystify the work towards social change. \u00a0Through this, volunteers are also supported in their own development and given space to gradually learn, share their ideas and slowly strengthen their commitment.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7dc42d2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7dc42d2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa9cd60\" data-id=\"aa9cd60\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7ed560 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7ed560\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>&#8220;The workspace is extremely collaborative, everyone\u2019s voice is heard and everybody has something to say and contribute. Everyone is equal, and everyone is involved, the space definitely creates active citizenship&#8221;- <\/strong><\/em><strong>Emma<\/strong><em><strong>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-03e125c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"03e125c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e1134e\" data-id=\"3e1134e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1be8c99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1be8c99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>ATD Ireland welcomes volunteers from all walks of life and of various backgrounds and life experiences.\u00a0 The following reflections are from the perspective of young people who have carried out voluntary internships and student placements.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3afdbc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d3afdbc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cec79fa\" data-id=\"cec79fa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8367ffe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8367ffe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>&#8220;What I have learned from ATD is what I am excited for young interns and students to learn too. Within ATD, there is something special felt and I believe its down to the many values that are upheld by the community \u2013 with the goal of making the world a better place; aiming to overcome poverty \u2013 collectively \u2013 in the long road to justice\u201d- <\/strong><\/em><strong>Niall<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69abb43 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69abb43\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37137d4\" data-id=\"37137d4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d02f1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3d02f1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.atdireland.ie\/wp\/anthiosse-active-citizenship\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"561\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atdireland.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1000008995-768x561.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-10523\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.atdireland.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1000008995-768x561.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.atdireland.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1000008995-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.atdireland.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1000008995-1024x748.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.atdireland.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1000008995-640x468.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.atdireland.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1000008995.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Anthiosse<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8302d1d\" data-id=\"8302d1d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47c05bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"47c05bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.atdireland.ie\/wp\/emma-active-citizenship\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atdireland.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1000008989-768x428.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-10499\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.atdireland.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1000008989-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.atdireland.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1000008989-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.atdireland.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1000008989-1024x571.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.atdireland.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1000008989-640x357.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.atdireland.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1000008989.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Emma<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67a7cba\" data-id=\"67a7cba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61316d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"61316d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.atdireland.ie\/wp\/nialls-experience-volunteering-with-atd-ireland\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"346\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atdireland.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Niall-and-Paul-768x346.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-10501\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.atdireland.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Niall-and-Paul-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.atdireland.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Niall-and-Paul-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.atdireland.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Niall-and-Paul-1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.atdireland.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Niall-and-Paul-1536x691.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.atdireland.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Niall-and-Paul-640x288.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.atdireland.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Niall-and-Paul.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Niall<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d537401 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d537401\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d7760f0\" data-id=\"d7760f0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41cfc5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"41cfc5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.atdireland.ie\/wp\/reflections-on-joining-the-atd-team\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"679\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atdireland.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/rebecca-presenting.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-10502\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.atdireland.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/rebecca-presenting.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.atdireland.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/rebecca-presenting-300x291.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.atdireland.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/rebecca-presenting-640x621.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Rebecca<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b797e2c\" data-id=\"b797e2c\" 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