Data on volunteering
Volunteering concerns more than 12 million people in 2003 in France, 21 millions in Germany, 22 millions in the United Kingdom... This is not a marginal trend but a social phenomenom. It has increased since the past 10 years in the occidental societies where altruism , humanity and solidarity are no more considered as old fashioned notions.
 
Volunteering and migration
Volunteering may be a way for migrants to better integrate in society, in culture but also on the labour market
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Volunteering and handicap

Research in the field of volunteering and handicap should be improved altogether
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Sport Volunteering
Volunteering is the touchstone of sport.
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Volunteering among Youngsters
More and more youngsters are involved.
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Volunteering at the Age of work
The average profile of a volunteer is a working person in Europe.
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Volunteering among Seniors
A new generation of retirees are very active in the non profit sector.
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