El departamento de La Guajira ubicado en el extremo norte de la República de Colombia, cuenta con una Institución de Educación Superior que dentro su Misión tiene como fin la formación de capacidades con miras a la ampliación de oportunidades, a través de la academia, que aporte al desarrollo sostenible de la región donde los estamentos universitarios poseen un rol de gran importancia. Las constantes transformaciones del Sistema Internacional de las Naciones Unidas consideran de manera significativa a las organizaciones, instituciones y entes a trabajar con base en la contribución de todos, para darle cumplimiento a los Objetivos del Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) propuestos para la agenda 2030.
At the national level, the Congress of the Republic approved Law 720 of 2001 and regulated by the Presidency of the Republic, Decree 4290 of 2005, which aims to promote, recognize and facilitate Volunteer Action as an expression of citizen participation, the exercise of solidarity and social co-responsibility; to regulate the action of volunteers in public or private entities and regulate their relations.
Es así como la Universidad de La Guajira, a través de la Vicerrectoría de Investigación y Extensión, por medio de la Dirección de Extensión gestionó ante el Consejo Superior del Alma Mater la creación del “Voluntariado Uniguajira”, contando con la aprobación a través del acuerdo 006 del 2017. Es por ello que el voluntariado tiene la finalidad de trabajar sistemáticamente la acción solidaria de toda la población estudiantil, docentes, administrativos y egresados, que estén dispuestos a contribuir a la atención de las diferentes situaciones de vulnerabilidad de las comunidades del departamento En el ámbito nacional, el Congreso de la República aprueba la Ley 720 de 2001 y reglamentado por la Presidencia de la República, Decreto 4290 de 2005, el cual tiene como objeto promover, reconocer y facilitar la Acción Voluntaria como expresión de la participación ciudadana, el ejercicio de la solidaridad y la corresponsabilidad social; reglamentar la acción de los voluntarios en las entidades públicas o privadas y regular sus relaciones, tales como: indígenas, afrocolombianos, población desplazada, niñez y adolescencia, entre otros.
What is a Volunteer?
It is any responsible and freely natural person, without labor remuneration, who offers time, work and talent for the construction of the common good, individually or collectively, in public or private national and international organizations or outside of them.
What is University Volunteering?
It is defined as the participation, through time, work and talents, of students, administrative staff, graduates and teachers of the different faculties and departments in activities or projects of general interest, freely, without labor remuneration, framed in the concept of university social responsibility derived from own programs, alliances or cooperation agreements, to generate or strengthen capacities in vulnerable communities, in favor of social welfare.
¿Quiénes pueden hacer voluntariado?
Estudiantes, docentes, administrativos, graduados y personas o instituciones aliadas y la comunidad en general.
Requirements
Fill out the registration form and complete the interview.
To have the willingness to be a volunteer.
Have time available to participate in the different volunteer activities.
Lines of work
Education
Dentro del campo de la educación, el voluntariado pretende hacer énfasis en cuatro aspectos importantes como son:
- La alfabetización y sensibilización,
- Emprendimiento y capacitación,
- Medio artístico y cultural y,
- Proyecto de vida.
Technical and Institutional Assistance
We seek to cover aspects that in our department are major scourges that hinder development, such as the promotion of health, nutrition, habitat and housing, productive development, justice, reparation and rights approach. The main strategies include interdisciplinary work by the members of the volunteer corps, implementation and execution of projects according to problems and needs, as well as the creation of support links with entities and individuals who are working in this line of action.
Attention, Promotion and Prevention of Disasters
Volunteering in these aspects focuses on humanitarian aid and the aid bank. The purpose of this is to increase solidarity actions and prevention of problems related to the aforementioned aspects. In addition, we seek to increase social sensitivity, cooperativism, strengthening contingency plans and education.
No obstante; también se aspira lograr convenios o ayudas nacionales e internacionales para mayor impacto y calidad.
Investigation
To ensure that institutional research continues to be strengthened through volunteering, allowing any volunteer member to have the opportunity to present a research project.
Objectives
General Objective
To train young people with social responsibility and leadership, promoting a sense of belonging and integrating the knowledge generated in the classroom with the most urgent problems of our communities, where young people are committed to lead processes of social impact and transformation at the local, regional and national levels.
Specific Objectives
- Promote sensitivity and social responsibility in students, teachers, administrative staff and graduates of the University of La Guajira, through solidarity and cooperation with the community.
- Promote entrepreneurship and social development in students, teachers, administrative and graduates of the University of La Guajira, for the contribution and development of the department in all areas for its social growth.
- Articulate with the public and private sectors through strategic alliances that allow to meet the indispensable or priority social demands that arise in the actions of the university's projection.
Our Mission
To form the university community with a high sense of belonging, social responsibility and leadership capacity, through social action and community work that contributes to the improvement of the quality of life of the communities of the District and the region, through a free and supportive exercise.
Our Vision
By 2030, volunteering should be positioned as a gateway to the social responsibility of the University of La Guajira; also contribute to the improvement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), thus being a reference for other volunteer organizations in the department.
Our values
– Empathy – Commitment – Honesty – Equity – Generosity – Leadership – Respect – Responsibility.
Experiencias de los voluntariados
Experience of the first international volunteer at Uniguajira
Promo - Univolunteering
Actividades significativas del 2023
