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"The paper argues that volunteering, like social activism, can be purposeful and change-orientated. Volunteering can be directed at influencing agenda-setting, policy-making, decision-making and representation, and is also an important mechanism for promoting empowerment, personal transformation and social inclusion."

http://www.worldvolunteerweb.org/resources/research-reports/global/doc/volunteerism-and-social-activism.html

05 December 2008

Volunteering and Social Activism: Pathways for Participation in Human Development

CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, the International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE) and the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme undertook a study in 2007/8 to explore the role of both volunteering and social activism in development. The study involved contributions from all three organisations and drew on inputs from nearly 100 volunteer-involving organisations across 54 countries in all regions across the globe.

The paper explores how both volunteering and social activism are important strategies for fostering people’s participation in social change and human development. It seeks to promote a shared understanding of how diverse forms of volunteerism contribute to the achievement of development objectives, and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in particular.

English: Download the full publication in English [pdf] (374 KB)

Russian: Download the full publication in Russian [pdf] (509 KB)

Portuguese: Download the full publication in Portuguese [pdf] (215 KB)

A Spanish version of the publication will be released soon.

Read the press release

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