Health and wellbeing
Action For Happiness
Virtual/Online
About Us:The mission of Action for Happiness is to help people create a happier world, with a culture that prioritises happiness and kindness
Help Make the World a Happier, Kinder Place!
Develop skills, meet people, and make a real difference to yours and others wellbeing — all at the same time.
Do you care about mental health, kindness, and creating positive change?
Want to build confidence, leadership skills, and meaningful connections while you’re at university?
Action for Happiness is looking for student volunteers to help bring evidence-based happiness and wellbeing experiences to people just like you.
CLICK TO ACCESS OUR VOLUNTEER TRAINING:
https://actionforhappiness.org/volunteer-training?utm=AD-SVEI
What You’ll Be Doing
As an Action for Happiness Volunteer, you’ll help bring people together for interactive learning experiences based on positive psychology — the science of what helps humans thrive.
You can run sessions online or in person, on campus or in your local community.
Two main ways to get involved:
The 6-Week Happiness Habits Course
Delivered by pairs of volunteers, this popular course combines:
You’ll guide people through six powerful themes that shape a meaningful life:
Gratitude, Self-Care, Relationships, Resilience, Kindness, and Meaning.
Many participants describe it as life-changing — including the volunteers who run it.
Monthly Happiness Groups
Prefer something more flexible? Host a monthly group where people explore a happiness theme, learn practical tools, and commit to small actions that benefit themselves and others.
Why Students Love Volunteering with Us
No experience needed — and no pressure to be “happy all the time.”
If you’re warm, curious, and open to learning, you’re ready.
Time Commitment
Not Sure If It’s for You?
That’s exactly what the training is for. It walks you through the role clearly and helps you decide if it feels like a good fit.
TRAINING HERE: https://actionforhappiness.org/volunteer-training?utm=AD-SVEI
Apply today — and be part of a ripple effect of happiness that starts with you.
Is training provided?:Yes
Tasks that the volunteer(s) will be expected to undertake:
Our volunteers bring people together for shared learning experiences, based on positive psychology, that boost the wellbeing of everyone involved. Pairs of volunteers run either a Group or the Happiness Habits Course. Both can be run online or in-person in your local area.
Benefits of Volunteering:
Why Volunteer with Us?
Do something that matters: spreading happiness and witnessing people transform for the better is a huge source of meaning.
Grow your skills: inspiring others, learning together and reinforcing your own happiness skills all contribute to personal growth.
Build community: meeting like-minded people, building lasting friendships and belonging to a global happiness-loving community contributing to a better future for all.
Details of time commitment needed for role:
Volunteers choose dates and times to run their Course or Group which best fit their own and participants schedules.
Minimum time commitment per week:
Flexible/Varies
Sustainable Development Goal:
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ATU - DONEGAL, ATU - GALWAY, ATU - MAYO, ATU - SLIGO, ATU - ST ANGELAS, DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY, TU DUBLIN, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, UNIVERSITY OF GALWAY, UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK
If you have any questions about this role please feel free to get in touch:
Name:Jess de Ayala Rutherford
Address:3 Waterhouse Square 138 Holborn
Website:https://actionforhappiness.org/volunteer
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