The more discomfort you introduce into your life,
the more your comfort zone will expand.
About
Malaysian Youth Volunteer
Malaysian Youth Volunteer (MYV) is an Engagement with AIESEC initiative run by AIESEC Malaysia for Malaysian youth. The program empowers young people to take ownership of their personal development and at the same time take action towards solving social issues in Malaysia through volunteering in different SDG-aligned projects.
What are we working on?
Malaysian Youth Volunteer Program Minimums
Realisation Duration
4 weeks | 28 days
Working Hours
10 to 15 hours per week
Mode of Volunteering
Option B: Hybrid
(combination of physical and virtual activities)
Volunteering Theme
Social project designed for impact targeted on Sustainable Development Goals, international youth engagement initiatives, develop youth leadership through AIESEC’s Leadership Development Model
Develop Yourself
Step out of your comfort zone and volunteer in a challenging environment with exposure across Malaysia to develop leadership qualities and interpersonal skills.
Local and Global Networking
Expand your network, make new friends & build meaningful connections with like-minded youth and organizations in local and global environment to enhance your network.
Take Part
Have the chance to join others solving the current local issues in your community by delivering the project that supports the Sustainable Development Goals.
Join Our Social Projects
Speak Up
A project with the objectives of empowering students in Malaysia by developing their English-speaking ability and enhancing their knowledge and skills in STEM as well as widening their perspective on the world by providing them a cross-cultural learning environment.
Clean Our Plate
The project aims to bring awareness to the Malaysian communities about food waste management and responsible consumer behavior by initiating easy actions towards reducing preventable food waste and fully utilizing the food waste for youths to influence their peers and their households.
ECHO
Environmental. Cleansing. Habitation. Oasis. (ECHO) Project started in September 2021 aligning with Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13: Climate Action initiated by the United Nations. Its purpose to educate communities about climate change and building action plans to reduce critical factors affecting the environment.
Project Activities Setting
- Physical
- Virtual
Types of Activities
- Training session (TtT / Workshop)
- LEAD spaces
- Working spaces
- Progress spaces
- Team spaces
Environment Settings
- Venue is well-ventilated
- Mask is highly encouraged throughout the activities
Capacity Allowed
- 100% capacity of the space is allowed
Location
- University campus (comply to university social distancing measures & guidelines)
- Accommodation area
- Site visit / Donation drive / Conference and seminar locations
Types of Activities
- Educational workshop (eg: food waste workshop)
- Seminar/conferences
- Student circles
- One-on-one spaces / buddy spaces
- Action spaces in school
Environment Settings
- Venue is well-ventilated
- Mask is highly encouraged throughout the activities
Conditions
- 100% capacity of the space is allowed
Location
- University campus (comply to university social distancing measures & guidelines)
- SP Locations (Adhere to additional requests made by SP regarding safety)
Types of Activities
- NGO site visit
- Company site visit
- Volunteering activity in partners’ spaces (eg: food banks)
- Field trip
- Employee engagement
Environment Settings
- Venue is well-ventilated
- Mask is highly encouraged throughout the activities
Conditions
- Allowed only within the circle of volunteers & OC team
- Physical visit to partners’ spaces are allowed only within the circle of volunteers & OC team. Partners, volunteers & OC team are highly encouraged to conduct COVID-19 self-test before gathering in one space.
- Adhere to any requests made by the partner for safety
- If the partner makes any special requests (e.g. limit no. of participants, COVID-19 self-test), volunteers & OC team are required to adhere.
Types of Activities
- Food donation drive
- Waste collection drive
- Food rescuers
- Laptop donation drive
- Daily necessities donation drive
- Emergency aids donation drive
- B40 donation drive
Environment Settings
- Venue is well-ventilated
- Mask is highly encouraged throughout the activities
Conditions
- No restrictions
Location
- No restrictions on location
Types of Activities
- Project conference/event (1-2 days)
- Forum / keynote
- Partner’s networking event/consultancy space with volunteers
- Global village / international youth engagement space
- Youth networking event
- Volunteers incoming/outgoing preparation seminar
Environment Settings
- Venue is well-ventilated
- Mask is highly encouraged throughout the activities
Condition
- 100% capacity of the space is allowed
Location
- No restrictions on location
Types of Activities
- Campaign promotion for event/conference
- Crowdfunding campaign
- Word of mouth promotion
Condition
- No restrictions. All types of physical promotional activities during realizations are allowed
Accomodation
We provide various types of accomodation, usually within 10km of the hosting project location, with limited requirements for vehicle settings.
Application Process
with aiesec.
Let us know that you are interested in Malaysian Youth Volunteer by submitting your response through the interest form.
An experience manager will introduce and answer your questions about our projects.
Application form will be provided by your experience manager if you are keen to be part of the Malaysian Youth Volunteer projects.
We will like to understand your working styles and values through general questions in the interview.
Once you get selected as a Malaysian Youth Volunteer, you will need to make fee payment and sign an agreement to secure the rights of all parties.
Onboard as a Malaysian Youth Volunteer and get ready for your journey with the support from your experience manager and the organizing committee.
Testimonials
I feel great as I joined this project because there’s a lot of things that I gained to expand my knowledge. The benefits that I have gained through this project is boosting my confidence level. I feel so confident to be speak more in front of other people, speak everything out in my mind. I also gained a lot of skills where I learn how to use online tools efficiently. I recommend people to join this project to gain more experience and to contribute something to the society. I gained some appreciation from the students that I never expected before. I love to see how I can help students to gain more confidence in themselves. I really satisfied with this project as it help me to have some personal growth. This helps me to step out from my comfort zone because I never had this kind of volunteering experience before. I’m glad that I chose to be involved in this project and I made it until the end.
Nur Atirah Alia
I enjoyed my semester break by joining the one-month volunteering ECHO 5.0 project. I really appreciate AIESEC for giving me the opportunity to meet new friends, gain valuable experience, and travel to different places. During this month, I improved my leadership and communication skills. The OC team was very friendly and always supportive. Also, through the ECHO 5.0 project, I learned more about how to help and protect the environment. I truly enjoyed this one-month volunteering experience.
Emily Soh
I learnt how to do compost using Black Soldier Fly(BSF), There are 3 steps in BSF Composting namely grinding, feeding and harvesting. Grinding is where we use any machine to grind the organic food waste, then the grinded food waste will be spread onto a container evenly. After that, the feeding is to spread the BSF Larvae onto the container evenly. Lastly, harvesting is where we separate the frass and the larvae. The most memorable thing for me would be where I get to physically help The Lost Food Project (TLFP). I get to carry and distribute sorted vegetables to a lot of charity. It was tiring and physically demanding but for me that is what it means to volunteer. I also get to talk to a few TLFP members and get to know how they got the food and how many charity organisation they distribute to.
Adrienne bin Ajis
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Frequently Asked Questions
Each project has its own key activities! You will have training and facilitation session as well as international youth engagement spaces. Besides that, depending on the project, you may be conducting workshops, starting fundraisers, hosting webinars or even making your own compost. You can find out more about the project’s specific activities from your experience manager after submitting your Interest Form.
MYV projects allow you to work in diverse teams to carry out tasks. Through working with different youths and carrying out various tasks, you will learn to develop interpersonal skills such as communication skills, teamwork, problem-solving and much more.
Each MYV project is aligned with a Sustainable Development Goal (SDG). Through the virtual projects, you will be taking steps towards solving a social issue by becoming aware of the reality of the situation, educating others and contributing to the solution.
The MYV projects are designed to be 4 weeks long to allow for enough time for proper preparation and meaningful execution of the project. Volunteers are required to commit to the full duration of the project to ensure a complete and beneficial experience.
MYV projects have a maximum working time of 15 hours a week. As long as you are able to commit to the project’s schedule, we wholly welcome you!
MYV projects are aimed to develop youths from diverse backgrounds so no specific skills are needed to join a project. Any knowledge required to execute the project will be taught to all volunteers during the project.
Yes, you can! We encourage you to step out of your comfort zone to develop your interpersonal skills through the MYV projects and gain the confidence to speak. However, some projects may require a higher standard of English compared to others due to the nature of the activities.
The MYV fees are used for administration fees and operational costs for us to run the project and ensure its sustainability. In return, we provide you with the platform to learn about current social issues, develop yourself, make an impact and experience cross-cultural differences.
