Can We Empower Youth through Volunteerism? Results of an Empirical Study on Romanian Youth
Can We Empower Youth through Volunteerism? Results of an Empirical Study on Romanian Youth

Summary/Abstract: In today’s society, involving young people as well as elderly in volunteer activities allows both individual development and the development of the communities in which they live. Volunteering has a positive impact both on the person who gets involved voluntarily, developing social skills and practical skills, and on the community and society as a whole, being a source of multiplication of social networks based on cooperation and mutual trust. The premisesof our research are the conclusions of different studies that show that involvement in volunteering is not influenced by gender or age. Instead, it has been shown that people with a better education are inclined to this type of activity. Thus, this article is presenting the results of an empirical study among persons aged between 18 and 35 years. The main objectives of our research were to identify: the importance of volunteering activities and the level of involvement in that kind of activities; the main areas that are preferred by Romanian youth; the advantages or inconveniences for involving in volunteering activities.

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