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
- www.xarxanet.org
- www.ucm.es
- www.plataformavoluntariado.org
- http://cajamadrid.cronicasocial.com
- www.federacio.net
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
Cosa fa VITA?
Da 30 anni VITA è la testata di riferimento dell’innovazione sociale, dell’attivismo civico e del Terzo settore. Siamo un’impresa sociale senza scopo di lucro: raccontiamo storie, promuoviamo campagne, interpelliamo le imprese, la politica e le istituzioni per promuovere i valori dell’interesse generale e del bene comune. Se riusciamo a farlo è grazie a chi decide di sostenerci.