Hi this is charity work which you don't get paid for. Some of us older generation use the skills we learnt whilst working and help out charities for no pay. Some do insist we take money for travelling.
So it is voluntary work. For youngsters unable to find work it shows a willing ness to do something. And has in some cases lead to getting work.
Also can be added to a CV which shows a future employer a person willing to work.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.