Sunday, at the General Assembly of closure of the parliamentary session of the House of Deputies, the Junior Chamber International Haiti (JCI-Haiti) has officially filed a bill on recognition of volunteer work as professional experience in the career of the young.

According to Jude Jean Jacques, the National President of JCI-Haiti "This bill aims to encourage young Haitians to engage more in community development activities by taking social responsibility and engament citizen. Two elements that are essential to achieve the development dreamed so much for Haiti."

It is Jean-Tolbert Alexis, President of the Lower House who received the document of the bill. Jean Tolbert Alexis expressed his satisfaction for the excellent work carried out by JCI-Haiti in Haitian society and proposed, as Deputy to formally endorse this bill and that monitoring will be made to ensure that the bill be sent in Committee.

Intervening as a volunteer advocate of JCI-Haiti, Me Aviol Fleurant firmly believes that "this bill on voluntary work will promote social progress and will create better living conditions in Haiti. Volunteer work [...] is the duty of every person towards its country, its community and his community. This bill [...] will promote social cohesion and will participate significantly in the full integration of citizens in social and cultural life of its community and will form the basis his future professional experience.

This bill intends to enhance, protect organizations and volunteer workers in Haiti. He also suggested that the date of 22 December is established as a national day of volunteer work.

Learn more about the JCI-Haiti :

Junior Chamber International Haiti (JCI-Haiti) currently has 13 local organizations and is present in 8 departments in Haiti. JCI-Haiti, engages young people to take control of the destiny of their community by providing them with the tools necessary to create positive change through targeted actions. JCI-Haiti is part of the global network of the Federation of Junior Chamber International [200,000 members in 119 countries].

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-9183-haiti-social-dare-to-act.html

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