Sustainable Volunteerism: A Drive for Positive Change | Yingxuan Chen | TEDxSMIC School Beijing
The project assistant manager of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Yingxuan Chen shares her ideas and views on volunteer service. She reflects on her own experiences and challenges as she talks about how to find one’s vision and motivation, encouraging everyone to join her in seeking volunteerism, since she believes that small acts of kindness can be catalysts for much greater events and ultimately contribute to a better future for everyone.
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-Speaker bio: Kelly Chen is the founder of the Microcosmos Volunteer Community. With a decade of extensive volunteering experience, she has developed two online databases and shared over 2,500 resources and opportunities related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on social media platforms since April 2019. In May 2022, she joined the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations as a Programme Assistant. Before this role, she served as a Youth Community Engagement Assistant for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), where she conducted workshops to promote SDGs among hundreds of youths through the Movers Programme. Kelly is also a member of the Global Shapers Community and a fellow of the Youth Empowerment in Climate Action Platform. As an experienced event organizer and passionate project manager, she has launched multiple youth initiatives and provided professional support to several non-governmental organizations and social enterprises in China. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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