LINKLIST for “REFERENCES for Volunteers”
EU
European Reference Framework of Key Competences
http://ec.europa.eu/education/lifelong-learning-policy/key_en.htm
European Commission: Proposal for a COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION on the validation of non-formal and informal learning
http://ec.europa.eu/education/lifelong-learning-policy/doc/informal/proposal2012_en.pdf
EUROPASS – Information
http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/en/about
EUROPASS Curriculum Vitae
http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/europass/home/hornav/Downloads.csp
Center for Civil Society Studies: The volunteer measurement project
http://ccss.jhu.edu/research-projects/volunteer-measurement
DE
Links for website with useful information about writing a work reference(“Arbeitszeugnis”) in Germany
http://www.jobworld.de/artikel/arbeitszeugnis/
http://www.arbeitszeugnis-info.de/index_visit.htm?inhalt04-allgemein
http://www.arbeitszeugnis-info.de/index_visit.htm?inhalt04-geheimcode
Links for website with useful information about writing a work reference(“Arbeitszeugnis”) in English
http://www.e-fellows.net/show/detail.php/10673
http://www.boxfreeconcepts.com/reco/
http://www.boxfreeconcepts.com/reco/#Writing%20a%20letter%20of%20recommendation
For the last couple of months, I've been volunteering with people with disability and throughout this time, this provided me several opportunities to gain more experience in this field. I came to understand and appreciate better the needs and difficulties that people with disability encounter in their daily life. The delight that one feels when volunteering, instils a yet greater motivation in the heart of the volunteer to keep on making a difference in the life of other people. I can say that voluntary work is a life changing experience because it aided me to solidify further my values and beliefs about life. For all these reasons, I believe that voluntary work is not only beneficial to the ones who receive it, but also to the altruistic people who willingly provide a helping hand. 
