Perceptions of Volunteering and Their Effect on Sustainable Development and Poverty Alleviation in Mozambique, Nepal and Kenya

摘要: Better understanding national and local contexts of volunteering has been a central theme the Valuing Volunteering project, 2-year participatory Systemic Action Research investigation that sought to build better where, when how affects poverty (Systemic action research: A strategy for whole system change. Bristol: The Policy Press, 2007). This chapter explores why perceptions volunteers vary across different country contexts. Drawing on evidence from Mozambique, Kenya Nepal, describes have shaped by specific economic, historical, political development in which is situated each country. Attention drawn recurring trends observed three countries, reveal state international actors’ involvement with volunteerism influenced perceptions, at times dramatically changing traditional notions based self-help mutual support. research highlights impact these as they undertake their voluntary work.