Ọmọlúwàbí – Rethinking Volunteering Through the Lens of African Communalism IVCO 2022 Think Piece

This piece by Oluwafunmilayo Taiwo, a BeyGOOD x Global Citizen Fellow, explains that volunteering is embedded within the traditional communalism of many African cultures, including the ọmọlúwàbí, or public morality,  philosophy of the Yoruba people. It encourages us to consider a motivation for voluntary action that comes from a place of service rather than sainthood, and calls on us to ensure that the opportunity to volunteer is open to all, not just a privileged few.