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2022 State of the World’s Volunteerism Report
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Volunteering practices in the 21st Century
Volunteering takes many forms. In this new model, volunteering is defined according to five components, each representing a dimension of volunteer action: structure, site, intensity, aspiration and category.
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Categories of volunteering
The 2022 SWVR uses a more general definition of volunteering rather than strict definitions that do not capture the many and diverse volunteer practices that people engage in.
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Interrelated elements of co-production between volunteers and states
Collaboration between volunteers and state authorities can lead to enhanced public services that are more responsive to the needs of community members.
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Three key characteristics of deliberative systems
Deliberative processes can become a vehicle through which marginalized groups such as women can claim their space in public decision-making processes. Chapter 4 examines how volunteers engage with governments in decision-making processes
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The process of social innovation
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A social contract for equal and inclusive societies
Volunteerism is a fundamental part of building and strengthening people–state relationships. And these relationships will lead to better governance that promotes sustainable development and peace, helping to build equal and inclusive societies.
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Share our figures:
Monthly number of volunteers aged 15 years and over, by region
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Informal volunteering by gender (%)
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Monthly volunteer rates by type (%)
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Volunteering activities in the eight countries, 2020
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Volunteer civic participation and social innovation, 2020
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