How often do you volunteer?

National Heritage Board’s first ever ‘Impact of Volunteering Survey’ of its regular volunteers found that their general well-being improved, along with benefits like learning new skills and getting to meet and interact with people of different backgrounds.

But have you ever thought about why volunteerism itself brings benefits not just to the beneficiaries but volunteers themselves?

On this episode of Morning Shot, Zheng Liren from the Department of Social Work at the NUS Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences shares his insights.

Presented by: Emaad Akhtar 

Produced and edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)

Photo credits: volunteer.gov.sg