In Their Shoes-How Volunteering Helps Build Empathy for Others-MainPhoto

In Their Shoes-How Volunteering Helps Build Empathy for Others-MainPhoto

Empathy is the ability to understand and relate to other people´s feelings and circumstances. We live in an increasingly digitized world, in which emails, texts and other online forms of communication are taking away from facetoface interaction. If we are to truly understand how others feel, we need to walk in their shoes even for a day. Volunteering can help build this much-needed empathy for others. Here´s how to make the most of it.