The M’sian app connects volunteers with NGOs for charitable endeavors – Wired PR Lifestyle Story

As the world becomes more digitally connected, more and more sectors are expanding into the idea of ​​using fragmented information consolidation technology.

Some examples are the first e-commerce markets that connect merchants with customers. BloodGo which equates blood donors with blood banks, and Muru-ku which establishes data in the startup ecosystem for stakeholders.

Now, this technology has moved into the realm of volunteering My Volunteer application of Malaysian Red Moon Association (MRCS).

Its goal is simply to be the only platform in Malaysia to register as a volunteer and meet the needs of NGOs, corporations and any other national event.

But since volunteering is an old practice, this raises a question: why launch an application just now?

Growing act of kindness

In March, it was launched by the MRCS and the Ministry of Youth and Sports Malaysia Vaccine Support Volunteers initiative (MyVAC) in collaboration with several other ministries.

This initiative was launched in Malaysia to help control COVID-19, and the MRCS reported that it had gathered more than 320K volunteers to promote the vaccine.

So the organization thought it was time to launch MySukarela to take advantage of this growing trend of volunteering, not only during the pandemic, but beyond.

Haji Hakim bin Hj. Hamzah, MRCS general secretary, told Vulcan Post, “The demand for volunteers has always been high and we thought there was no better way to create this MySukarela platform than for volunteers and organizations.”

“The creation of the platform is part of MRCS’s ongoing efforts to keep up with Malaysian volunteerism.”

How it works

Registration was fairly easy, and once I got in, I was able to immediately explore the volunteer events around me.

I also shared all the data I needed to sign up, which means I don’t have to re-enter my details at all the events I want to volunteer for. Once I had selected my preferred dates for the duration of the event, I was able to click “confirm” and share my data with the organizers.

If you’re an active volunteer, I can definitely see how this app optimizes the communication of volunteers and event organizers.

At the same time, each event clearly shows what they want to do, who the organizer is, the address of the event, and details of volunteering, such as available intervals, number of volunteers required, incentives, and hours required. per day.

Please note that some events will require professionals such as doctors to volunteer, and for more specialized tasks, incentives will be announced upon confirmation of your application.

In addition, the app can filter events based on your location, but as recently launched, I can only browse about 11 events, all of which are in the Klang Valley.

All current events are also organized by MRCS itself, but Haji Hakim has clarified that MySukarela will work with more organizations for various initiatives.

Some of the names are NGOs like Malaysian Humanitarian Coordination & Action Hub (MATCH) Foundation, Yayasan Hasanah, Jabatan Kebajikan Malaysia and Mercy Malaysia, IMARET, MRA and so on.

Support for organizers and volunteers

As mentioned earlier, not all volunteers will be required to attend all events; some will need more specialized people.

To this end, the MRCS has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) AirAsia Academy provide volunteers with access to training and skills development before deploying to any humanitarian missions. These can include improving and rehabilitating volunteers and organizers for their events.

It is a good value-added feature for the application, which is still in a fairly basic development phase. However, it is able to run well and has a clean UI.

Over time, users will be able to browse more lists of events not only in the Klang Valley. When MySukarela also has a greater impact among users and event organizers, it would be nice to see more filtering options, such as the level of skill required of a volunteer, events at a specific organization, and so on.

However, it is already a great start to encourage more Malaysian volunteering, making communication easier and faster.

If MyVAC were to be able to recruit 320K volunteers without such an application, we should see an increase in this number for larger national initiatives in the future with the help of MySukarela.

• Learn more about MySukarela here.
• Read about other Malaysian charity stories here.

Featured Image Credit: Malaysian Red Crescent Society