VOSESA has conducted a cross-national study on civic service and volunteering in five southern African countries: Botswana, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The study focused on the form and extent of civic service programmes in these countries.  Read article

This paper discusses the topic of volunteering in the Information Society, and in particular, the role of volunteering in relation to information and communications technology (ICT) for human development.  Read article

Report of a 2002 research the Girl Scouts of the USA conducted in conjunction with Partners in Brainstorms, Voices of Volunteers 18-29 reveals young women volunteers' ideas about what makes for a positive volunteering experience as well as what challenges exist. The findings demonstrate the need for youth-serving organizations to look closely at their volunteer/youth worker recruitment, training, support, administration, and recognition programmes.  Visit site