In cooperation with the Sharjah Award for Voluntary Work; The Department of Social Services in Sharjah organized a workshop entitled “Make Your Happiness by Volunteering” targeting 50 elderly members of the department. The workshop was held at Al Asala Club in Al Hamriya branch. The workshop included a number of themes that dealt with the impact of volunteer work on volunteers' lives, with a focus on the elderly, and urging them to undertake voluntary community work that contributes to enhancing their happiness, refining their skills and enhancing their social integration. Developing the capabilities of affiliates .. Said Maryam Al-Qatari, Director of the Elderly Care Home in Sharjah; This workshop comes within the programs of the "Learn" initiative aimed at empowering community members by various means, in implementation of the requirements of the department's strategic plan for the years 2019-2021, which came under the title; Launching a "learning" program based on the principle of lifelong education to develop the capabilities and skills of its associates. The nursing home director indicated; The volunteer workshop aims to enhance the skills of the elderly in volunteer work in its various forms and commensurate with their abilities. As it is any volunteer work; It gives its owners a sense of contentment that reaches the utmost happiness, as well as occupies their time with what is useful and positive, and spares them from being concerned with the trivial matters, as well as it enhances and maintains their physical and psychological health, especially since the elderly have energies and experiences through which they can do many work and communicate their experiences For youth and new generations. Qatari reported; For this reason, the department has launched many initiatives that contribute to harnessing the energies of the elderly and enhancing their skills to serve members of society, in order to benefit from their experiences and skills on the one hand, and work to integrate them socially with the rest of the community groups on the other hand, which prompts us to benefit from their capabilities in the field of Voluntary work, especially as the Emirate of Sharjah is working to implement initiatives aimed at integrating the elderly and their participation with the rest of the community groups, in various aspects and various life activities that are in line with Sharjah's age-sensitive initiatives. Societal business ... Fatima Musa Al-Balushi, Executive Director of the Award, appreciated the beautiful gesture of the Department of Social Services and its initiative in allocating this workshop to our elderly parents and mothers, stressing that the award seeks, by focusing on volunteer work, to raise the spirit of humanitarian work among various individuals, young and old, in accordance with the standards that respond It also seeks to provide them with the opportunity to express their desire through the initiatives they may propose, or through the works they provide, which contributes to rooting the values ​​and concepts of this culture in them, and also enhances the importance of engaging in community work without waiting for anything in return. Goodness and Blessing ... knowing that the department was established in 2017 AD, the Good and Baraka Team. It is a volunteer team whose members are from the elderly category, as its members consist of about 83 affiliates, whose ages range from 60 to 85 years.