International Volunteer Day at Juvenile Integration Center Vallarta Psychologist Ma. Beatriz Barron Hernandez - Juvenile Integration Center
December 5, 2014

In Juvenile Integration Center (CIJ: Centros de Integración Juvenil, A.C.) volunteering represents the possibility of involving people and organizations into comprehensive assistance regarding drug use, through a mutual responsibility enabling collaboration in benefit of the most vulnerable communities.

Nowadays, the Volunteers in Action Network from CIJ has more than 7 thousand people spending their time, knowledge and experience into our institution.

In CIJ, volunteers represent the 57% of institutional coverage.

The strategy of Mobilization of the community is an distinctive element of the prevention program "To live with no addictions." Therefore with the participation of male and female volunteers in CIJ it strengthens the social cohesion and the citizenship work, allowing to involve community people into the comprehensive assistance regarding drug use. In a joint way, institutions and organizations also promote a Network work which facilitates and strengthens the prevention actions about drugs in our country.

Therefore, on this International Volunteer Day 2014, CIJ makes a special recognition to all of the people involved in the Volunteers Network creating transcendental changes in communities through their day by day collaboration and by contributing with their time, dedication and experience.

On December 5 International Volunteer Day, CIJ recognizes the participation, the commitment and the effort of each and every one of the volunteers in the whole country and who are part of their Volunteers Network.

The International Volunteer Day designated by the United Nations is celebrated on December 5 of each year, and it represents recognition to all the volunteer actions by organizations and people which through their work contribute to local, regional and national development in different areas of action.

In 2014 International Volunteer Day aims to emphasize the recognition to all of the volunteers who have made a difference in a local, national and global way through their actions.

Volunteering is recognized in societies as a way in which every person and every country achieve peace and development by eradicating poverty and reducing instances of inequalities and exclusion. Volunteering promotes social cohesion, good governance and human security.

It is recognized that youth is an important element in volunteering, the potential given by young people through their voluntary actions allows their integration and to link to the assistance of diverse problems.

Translated by Karla Beatriz Martínez Barrón

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