Language: English
Volunteer-based solution for the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development
Year: 2023
Content-Type: Policy Brief
Description: On 17 November 2020, UNIDEP organized a webinar “Transformative Youth Volunteerism to Accelerate SDGs during the Covid19 Period”. Distinguished speakers ) stressed the needs of special support for the members and leaders of the youth community including women, in the context of Africa and in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, ii) presented best practices on effective interventions through volunteering in the global, regional and national level, and iii) put forward recommendations to further advance the work building upon the accomplishments (Centre for social Change, 2020, UNV,2020). This policy brief is to provide decision makers and -advisors engaged in the leading process of national economic and social planning with the overview of latest research results. The research includes the value and the benefit of encouraging civic engagement through formal and informal volunteering, as well as special efforts made for guidance and intervention in global, regional and national level, which furnishes a foundation of their intelligence in realizing the opportunity of volunteering as citizen’s contribution to national prosperity.
Pages: 6 pages
Author: African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP)
Categories: Developing countries, Development, Human Resources, Publications, Sustainability
Tags: Development, Human Resources, Policies, Public Welfare, Volunteer