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Art.1. The Volunteer dedicates himself/herself to the well-being and dignity of the human being, and to the common good. He/she always acts in the respect of the fundamental rights of mankind. He/she does not impose his/her own moral values. Art.2. The Volunteer respects the people he/she comes into contact with, without distinction of age, sex, race, religion, nationality, ideology or wealth. Art.3. The Volunteer acts freely and pursues the commitments and the tasks he/she has undertaken. Art.4. The Volunteer operates when and where he/she is mostly needed, doing what is necessary and not what is most gratifying. Art.5. The Volunteer seeks no benefit from his/her activity. He/she does not accept presents or favours unless of very modest value. Art.6. The Volunteer collaborates with other volunteers and fully takes part in the activities of his/her organisation. He/she attends meetings in order to reinforce his/her motivation with an indispensable team spirit. Art.7. The Volunteer prepares himself/herself with commitment, recognising the necessity for the ongoing education carried out within his/her organisation. Art.8. The Volunteer is bound to observe professional secrecy on all the information given to him/her as well as what he/she finds out in the course of his/her activity. Art.9. The Volunteer honours State laws, the statute and the regulations of his/her organisation. He/she undertakes to attract other people to the values of voluntary service. Art.10. The Volunteer carries out his/her activity making sure everybody can identify him/her. He/she does not introduce himself/herself anonymously but offers the guaranty of being fully supported by an organisation recognised by the State laws. |
| Fusco-Karmann
C, Tamburini M, Suprani A, Santosuosso A. The code of conduct of the volunteer.
Support Care Cancer 1998 Mar;6(2):120-4
Voluntary service has experienced a considerable expansion and a substantial change over the last two decades. The role of the volunteer has gradually come to interact with activities undertaken by other professionals, but without interfering. Since the role of the volunteer naturally involves autonomy and discretion on his/her behalf, the associations concerned increasingly feel the need to refer to standards defining a voluntary service ethic. Within a refresher course with a set number of places for non-profit-making organisations, which was arranged by the Italian League against Cancer, Milan, a consensus conference for the ratification of a code of conduct on voluntary service was held. The aim was to reach a consensus together with others who work in an "organised" manner every day, on ethical concepts that should inspire voluntary service: the common good, mutual respect, freedom of choice, a non-profit-oriented vision. After exhaustive discussions by three panels, the text of a code of conduct unanimously approved was elaborated. All concerned with this code tried to avoid giving it a "sanitary" imprint. It is in fact our opinion that whatever the area covered by voluntary service, its aim and its final objective is to ensure the wellbeing of mankind and his environment. |