2.  Act of giving without expecting any return  Personal investment, who choose to spend their time and effort to render a service to the community or help the less fortunate

3.  Connect with community  Enhance your CV  Build key skills  Explore a new career path  Improve psychological and physical health

4.  Shortcut for labor shortage  New blood keeps organization alive  Specialized skills and knowledge  Public opinion enhancement  Constructive feedback and criticsm

5. USA: Learn new skills, practicing underutilized abilities, personal values China: Do not want to miss unforgettable experience Turkey: Altruism (self-sacrifice), affiliation(bonding) Australia: Gain respect, recognition from others Malaysia: ???

6.  Youth Development- to realize the potential of Malaysian youth  Social Enterprise- entrepreneurial activities to achieve a social purpose  Community wellbeing- to serve the community and embrace harmony  Sports- instill team spirit and build stamina  Arts, Culture & Innovation- as a source of inspiration for Malaysian youth

7.  The Prime Minister of Malaysia YAB Dato’ Seri Najib Tun Abdul Razak recognizes that Malaysian youths can and should contribute in helping to transform Malaysia to be a better place to live, work and play  RM130 million funded to the Dana Sukarelawan 1Malaysia (DRE1M) to provides financial support for youth to carry out volunteer activities that are aimed at helping targeted communities and social groups

8.  Sea turtle conservation and research on island  Scuba diving to repair coral reefs in Borneo  Tiger conservation : Borders of Taman Negara  Zoo assistant in Malaysia  Environment, Teaching and Living on Perhentian Island

9. It is important to not only to know the factors, but also to know the needs and expectations of the youths in volunteerism (government and NGOs) What is also equally important is to have sustainable volunteers. Thus, aside from the fact that everyone should play their role in enhancing youth volunteerism, a youth volunteerism empowerment model should also be created