Volunteer Work is an act in recognition of a need, with an attitude of social responsibility and without concern for monetary benefit, going beyond one’s basic obligations. Thus a Volunteer is someone who gives time, effort and skill to a need or cause without profiting monetarily.
Volunteers in Service (VIS) of University of Central Punjab (UCP), Lahore, Pakistan is a state-of-the-art program that’s being run since March 2007. The VIS program was implemented under visionary leadership of Chairman Mian Amer Mahmood. VIS program is run by a dedicated team that’s called Volunteers in Service (VIS) Department. Efforts made by VIS have been acknowledged in the form of international memberships from UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT (UNAI) and INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR VOLUNTEER EFFORT (IAVE). IAVE USA has also declared UCP-VIS as their National Representative in Pakistan from February 2018.