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Measuring Volunteering in China

Measuring Volunteering in China. International Symposium on Volunteering Geneva November 18-21, 2001. Contents. Background Introduction Facts and Findings - Volunteering in China - Types of Volunteering Service - Features - Urban and Rural Variations

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Measuring Volunteering in China

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  1. Measuring Volunteering in China International Symposium on Volunteering Geneva November 18-21, 2001

  2. Contents • Background Introduction • Facts and Findings - Volunteering in China - Types of Volunteering Service - Features - Urban and Rural Variations - How volunteers become involved - Organization and Volunteering - Motivation and Barriers • Conclusions

  3. Background Introduction • Survey and study on measuring volunteerism in China • Commissioned by UNV/UNDP, CICETE • Methodology - Measuring Volunteerism Toolkit - 6 Target Areas (urban and rural) - 2000 Questionnaires Collected - Target Group: age over 18

  4. Facts and Findings -- Volunteering in China

  5. Facts and Findings -- Volunteering in China

  6. Facts and Findings -- Types of Volunteering Service

  7. Facts and Findings -- Features • Age • Gender Difference • Education Profile • Employed and Unemployed • Higher Income

  8. Facts and Findings -- Urban and Rural Variations

  9. Facts and Findings -- Urban and Rural Variations

  10. Facts and Findings -- How volunteers become involved • asked by working units • self-decision • introduced by friends • social organizations

  11. Facts and Findings -- Organization and Volunteering Types of Voluntary Organizations • Community Service Volunteer • Charity and Volunteer • Young Volunteer • Volunteers in Red Cross Society • Volunteers from NGOs • Volunteers from Overseas

  12. Facts and Findings -- Motivation and Barriers Motivation • Sympathetic feeling to the needed people • Education for children • Obligation fulfillment as a citizen • Others

  13. Facts and Findings -- Motivation and Barriers Reasons • not be organizationally asked • time constraint • not know how to become involved • financial cost • others

  14. Facts and Findings -- Motivation and Barriers Barriers • Lack of recognition • Lack of funds • Shortage of management system • Lack of laws and regulations • Lack of training

  15. Conclusions • Great potential of volunteering service in China • Much room for CSO to play important roles • Government support, enabling policy and regulations • Strengthened management and capacity building of volunteer organizations

  16. Thank you Liu Jun Secretary General Beijing International Volunteers Association http://www.civa.org.cn

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