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Tha an Roinn Shaor-thoileach a' cur barrachd is 2 billean nota ri economaidh na h-Alba gach bliadhna, le 1.3 millean duine an luib obair saor-thoileach a choireigin. Tha barrrachd den mh貌r-shluagh ris an obair seo anns a' Gh脿idhealtachd 's na h-Eileanan na ann an 脿ite sam bith eile san d霉thaich.

Ach d猫 tha toirt air daoine a bhith ri obair saor-thoileach? D猫 a tha gam misneachadh? Tha Trusadh a' toirt s霉il air luach na roinne, agus an iomadh neach is buidheann a tha an luib na h-obrach anns na diofar choimhearnsachdan. An luchd-teasairginn ann am Barraigh; Chrissie a tha 82 ann an Ste貌rnabhagh; Seonag san Eilean Sgitheanach a tha a' gearradh falt dhaoine le tinneas inntinn;
Lynne ann an D霉n 脠ideann a thog 650,000 nota ann an 4 bliadhna; 'Sp貌rsnis' - Ionad Sp貌rs oireasach gleansach a th' air a sti霉ireadh le coimhearsnachd Nis ann an Le貌dhas; agus Seonag a tha ag aithris air r猫idio ospadail ann an Inbhirnis. Sgeulachd nan daoine a tha ri obair saor-thoileach.

Scotland's Voluntary Sector is worth over two billion pounds to the country's economy each year, with over 1.3 million people doing some form of voluntary work. The Highlands and Islands has more volunteers per head of population than anywhere else in Scotland.

So why do people volunteer? What drives these individuals and groups? Trusadh looks at the importance of the voluntary sector and profiles some of the many people who play vital roles in their different communities. The lifeboat men in Barra; 82 year old Chrissie in Stornoway; Seonag in Skye who cuts hair for those with mental illness; Lynne in Edinburgh who raised 650,000 pounds in four years; 'Sp貌rsnis' a state of the art community run Sports Centre in Ness in Lewis; and Seonag in Inverness who has her own hospital radio show.