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Volunteering made in Europe

Volunteering made in Uk, Spain and Italy

di Carlotta Jesi

The facts, figures and faces of volunteering in UK today

  • 20,2 million volunteers;
  • Most likely age group to volunteer: 16-19 year olds and 35 to 49 year olds, a third of whom volunteer at least once a month;
  • Men and women volunteer formally every month the same number of times (31% of women formally volunteer once a month and 27.5% of men);
  • Women tend to volunteer informally more often than men (41% compared to 32%).

The links

Meet UK’s volunteers:

The facts, figures and faces of volunteering in Spain today

  • More than 1 million volunteers;
  • More women volunteer (58%) than men (42%);
  • More young people than the elderly volunteer: 66% of Spanish volunteers are younger than 35.

The links

Meet a Spanish volunteer

The facts, figures and faces of volunteering in Italy today

  • 3, 315 327 volunteers;
  • 52.2% of volunteers are employed;
  • 29.5% of volunteers are pensioners;
  • 12.8 % of volunteers are university graduates.

The links

Meet an Italian volunteer

Marina Trivelli, volunteer of the year for her work in Angola

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