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    About the Infographic

    Giving your time to your community is a great way to feel at home in a new country. This infographic can help newcomers find ways to use their skills to contribute and make an impact in their local groups. It explains volunteer culture in Canada and how it helps both you and your neighborhood.

    Why Volunteer?

    This infographic is a short guide that explains what hate is, what it looks like and how it affects This infographic is a guide for people who want to know the many benefits of volunteering and help their communities. It explains the personal and professional benefits of doing unpaid work such as meeting new people, improving your English or French as well as making connections in your field of work. It also shows many different ways to help and support organizations in your area

    Download the Infographics

    Help people find a place to belong by helping others. The infographics are available in multiple languages to help more people access this information easily.

    Currently available

    English English French Français Swahili Kiswahili Arabic العربية Hindi हिन्दी Pashto پښتو Rohingya Ruáingga Dari دری Somali Soomaali Turkish Türkçe Urdu اردو Simplified Chinese 简体中文 Kinyarwanda Ikinyarwanda Spanish Español Traditional chinese 繁體中文 Ukrainian Українська

    Coming soon

    Amharic አማርኛ
    Creole (Haitian) Kreyòl (Ayisyen)
    Tigrinya ትግሪኛ
    Kurdish (Sorani) کوردی (سۆرانی)
    Access all languages here (via Google Drive)

    How To Use These
    Infographics

    You can use these infographics in whatever way works best for you or your community.

    Download them and save them on your phone

    Print them for workshops, events or classrooms

    Share them in WhatsApp groups, on social media or in newsletters (or any other digital platform)

    Add them to community bulletin boards or display screens

    Our Partners

    We want to thank Volunteer Ottawa for partnering with us to create this resource. We also thank all the partners who worked together to make this information available for newcomers in many languages.

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