{"id":13882,"date":"2022-06-27T17:36:47","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T17:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ethiopia\/all-news\/deputy-pm-officially-launches-summer-voluntary-service"},"modified":"2022-06-27T17:39:42","modified_gmt":"2022-06-27T17:39:42","slug":"deputy-pm-officially-launches-summer-voluntary-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ethiopia\/all-news\/deputy-pm-officially-launches-summer-voluntary-service","title":{"rendered":"Deputy PM Officially Launches Summer Voluntary Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Ethiopia. <\/strong><\/span>Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Demeke Mekonnen has officially launched this year\u2019s Summer Voluntary Service.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been several years now since the government of Ethiopia embarked upon promoting voluntarism in the country.<\/p>\n<p>The Summer Voluntary Service is one of these endeavors carried out annually during the summer.<\/p>\n<p>The nation has finalized to conduct this year\u2019s annual summer voluntary service under the motto of \u201cVirtuous Acts to Uplift Ethiopia!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some 19 million youth will participate in this year\u2019s voluntarism service in which more than 40 million people are expected to benefit in various areas.<\/p>\n<p>It is indicated that the free services to be provided by the volunteers estimated to cost more than 11 billion birr.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the launching ceremony of this year\u2019s Summer Voluntary Service, Demeke said volunteerism is a humanitarian activity with out border and it is a deep-rooted culture in Ethiopia.<\/p>\n<p>Voluntarism will play an important role in alleviating the economic pressures faced by the country especially in the face of man-made and natural disasters, the COVID-19 pandemic and the current global situation, he added.<\/p>\n<p>Demeke praised the enthusiasm demonstrated by millions of young Ethiopians to participate in voluntary services and urged the youth to be ambassador of hard work, peace and welfare wherever they are deployed.<\/p>\n<p>He finally expressed his best wishes to the participating youth to successfully accomplish their task in their voluntary services.<\/p>\n<p>According to Ministry of Women and Social Affairs, this year\u2019s program is about young people from all parts of the country going to serve in different regions.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, the ministry has planned to expand this service to neighboring countries in collaboration with Ministry Foreign Affairs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ethiopia\">Ethiopia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Ethiopia. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Demeke Mekonnen has officially launched this year\u2019s Summer Voluntary Service. It\u2019s been several years now since the government of Ethiopia embarked upon promoting voluntarism in the country. The Summer Voluntary Service is one of these endeavors carried out annually during the summer. 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