We are all fortunate to be members of the KAUST community and joining in with volunteer projects gives community members a chance to acknowledge this. Not only is volunteering a personally rewarding way of ‘giving back’, it provides an invaluable opportunity for you to enhance your own skills, knowledge and experience that will prove beneficial to you on your journey beyond KAUST.

 

Our volunteers are drawn from across KAUST, supporting our broad range of programs and projects.   Our skills-based volunteers include faculty, post-docs and students, as well as TKS teachers and pupils, who work with Social Responsibility to devise and deliver programs to Saudi students in local schools and adult training initiatives.  We also have enthusiastic support from the KAUST community for our broader projects.

 

OUR VOLUNTEERS

August 14, 2020

Volunteering has been part of the ethos of KAUST since the early days ...

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August 01, 2019

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Teamwork makes the dream work!

We can engage at any level that works with our family and work commitments but every little action helps, every individual piece is a vital part of the whole. Some projects require a big commitment and others smaller – if we all give what we can when we can, the payback for us and our community is enormous. From seeing the beaming child receiving their ‘Back to School’ backpack to the quiet pride we can take at a finished project and knowing what we did to make it happen, the rewards are many. Being a part of something good, feels good!

The KAUST Volunteer Management Platform is a useful tool for volunteers, enabling volunteers’ skills to be matched with program needs.  Volunteers can browse the database to explore and sign up for projects that interest them.  Volunteers can also view their service record and the number of hours they have accrued.

KAUST Volunteer Management Platform

Planned Initiatives

Social Responsibility works with Alumni Affairs to encourage ongoing support for Thuwal from Alumni in Saudi Arabia and around the globe.

 

Over the past two years KAUST Alumni have sponsored British Council English Proficiency courses for Thuwal students, volunteered with the Thuwal Community Beach Clean and assisted in the redeployment of computer equipment from KAUST to Thuwal.

 

Social Responsibility uses its knowledge and experience to facilitate the creation and successful implementation of initiatives involving KAUST Alumni for the benefit of the people of Thuwal.