The development of volunteerism in Ukraine and Transcarpathia based of two cases studies Cover Image

Az önkéntesség fejlődése Ukrajnában és Kárpátalján két esettanulmány alapján.
The development of volunteerism in Ukraine and Transcarpathia based of two cases studies

Author(s): Katalin Pallay
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Alapítvány a Magyar Önkéntesség Fejlesztéséért
Keywords: volunteering; voluntary organisations; Ukraine; Transcarpathia; East European Mission; Transcarpathian „Forgotten” Children's Aid

Summary/Abstract: Volunteer movement in Ukraine has recently developed significantly. The development of volunteering in Ukraine has been strongly promoted by the Russian invasion starting in February 2022 and the worsening social problems. In wartime, the role of volunteering and volunteers became extremely important. This paper describes the main changes in volunteering in Ukraine and then focuses on the development of volunteering in Transcarpathia. Civil activity in Transcarpathia started to take root in the years after the change of regime. Nowadays, there are many forms of voluntary work in this region, too: from individual civic self-organizations to church organizations and large international associations. This paper, after describing the development of civil society and volunteering in Ukraine, describes the work of two different voluntary organisations in Transcarpathia. The case study presents the voluntary work of the East European Mission and the Transcarpathian „Forgotten” Children's Aid (KEGYES).

  • Issue Year: 3/2023
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 100-115
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Hungarian