The article is devoted to one of the urgent problems of preparing students for volunteer work with children with special educational needs. The article provides a theoretical analysis of the problem, reveals the content of the term "volunteering", the social phenomenon of volunteering in the student period. The conditions of the organization of volunteer activity of students are considered, the basic principles of volunteering in higher education are determined. The authors note the development of the student volunteer movement as an effective way of organizing the educational process of the university. The article reveals the significant tasks of organizing students' volunteer activities, the need to coordinate students' activities as future professionals, prepare them for this area of work, and interact with other volunteer organizations. The analysis of the results of the survey of students of pedagogical educational programs of the Academy "Bolashaq" on volunteer activities is given. Based on the results of the survey, the authors formulated conclusions, determined the importance of preparing students for volunteer activities, identified some difficulties associated with the organization and content of volunteer work to work with children with special educational needs in methodological terms. The authors propose a set of measures to increase the interest and involvement of students in volunteer activities.

Keywords: volunteering, children with special educational needs, volunteering, students, inclusion.