A week ago the National Award for Voluntary and Solidarity Action corresponding to this year was awarded. The winners were: Group Category Restoration, Health and Prosperity AC Individual Category Winner Jeannette Arriola Sánchez Youth Categrnment, the president has not been present in any of them. It is a shame, because the government receives the help of hundreds of volunteers every day and is the main beneficiary in providing various health, education, food, civic training and environmental preservation services. Thousands of people in the country give their time to help. It is not about debating here whether or not citizens should participate in these tasks, but for some political parties, especially those on the left, they believe that citizens “replace the state” and proclaim asking for a monopoly on aid, “ It is the sole responsibility of the government.” On the other hand, for other political parties it is desirable that citizen participation does not increase, as it could put in check the prerogatives that they have raised in their favor. They want a monopoly on decision making and citizen volunteers or citizen volunteers can pose risks. Other countries have chosen to be promoters of citizen participation in various activities, including self-benefit, political, religious, philanthropic and altruistic organizations.
To this end, they have developed various Phone Number List resources and have even structured public policies in favor of voluntary citizen participation and their legislators have chosen to institute laws that protect volunteers. Given the need to have a government that promotes voluntary action that is articulated not only in a sectoral (governmental) manner, an action of liaison and connection with other initiatives is required to make Mexico a country of volunteers. The federal government would be well placed to play a stronger and deeper role in encouraging volunteerism. The Mexican Volunteer Alliance reiterates some ideas that it has been proposing in various forums: Consolidate the National Voluntary Action Platform, which facilitates, links and articulates the efforts of those who already participate in it, but of course there is a lack of structure and economic resources for its operation. Perhaps it would be convenient to think about creating a government system more linked between states and public agencies that draws on the experiences of civilian volunteers and vice versa. Promote a regional effort, that is, as happens in Spain, one can envisage creating regional or state platforms that encourage the visibility of organizations and people in their locality know where to go to donate their time in a systematic and sustained manner.
Develop volunteer centers with a multi-sector administration: CSOs, government and companies to strengthen the management of voluntary groups and to link people with organizations Promote from the Ministry of Public Education the inclusion of the topic of voluntary service in school education. Encourage a National Day of Voluntary Service, since Tamaulipas set the example. Fortunately, there are laudable initiatives from private foundations to mobilize volunteers, but since the interest is public and general, the presence of the government is essential. The federal government should take the lead in promoting volunteerism because it is a national issue. CSOs, companies, universities, churches, neighborhood and neighborhood associations and many people in general are contributing their time as demonstrated by the people and organizations recognized by the aforementioned award. Citizens working 5D Fair sparked interest in several people to volunteer The Saturday day to promote volunteerism that took place in Ciudad Universitaria allowed visitors to learn about both organizations that receive volunteers and others that invite them to enroll in international exchange programs. Various activities were carried out for the whole family and family coexistence was encouraged.