26 June 2008

CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, the International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE) and the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme commissioned 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 forthcoming joint CIVICUS-IAVE-UNV publication explores the stories of volunteers participating around the world to deepen democracy, facilitate social change, and advance development. It seeks to promote a shared understanding of how different forms of volunteerism contribute to the achievement of local, national and international development objectives, and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in particular.

Click here to read more about the forthcoming publication [pdf] (171KB)  

For more information and/or comments, please contact Karena Cronin at karena.cronin@civicus.org