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Valuing volunteer services

Synonyms:
Appreciating non-monetarized work
Raising appreciation of unpaid civil service
Strengthening status of volunteers
Context:
Around 26 million people in the UK have jobs. The remainder -- and far more women than men -- do work for which they are not paid, like housework.
Broader:
Promoting sustainable livelihoods
Supporting voluntary organizations
Narrower:
Training volunteers
Employing voluntary labour
Generating volunteer service roles
Organizing essential volunteer groups
Facilitating international volunteer action
Facilitates:
Volunteering
Utilizing volunteer task forces
Enlisting grassroots consultants
Arranging volunteer exam tutoring
Investing in skills of local people
Strengthening volunteer service force
Ensuring competent consulting services
Organizations:
Service civil international
International Association for Volunteer Effort
Alliance of European Voluntary Service Organizations
Commission on Voluntary Service and Action
Committee for the Defence of Voluntary Work in the Arab Sector
Subjects:
Social Activity → Work
Social Activity → Voluntary
Social Activity → Services
Government → Civil
Type Classification:
C: Cross-sectoral strategies
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
GOAL 1: No PovertyGOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic GrowthGOAL 16: Peace and Justice Strong Institutions

About the Encyclopedia

The Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential is a unique, experimental research work of the Union of International Associations. It is currently published as a searchable online platform with profiles of world problems, action strategies, and human values that are interlinked in novel and innovative ways. These connections are based on a range of relationships such as broader and narrower scope, aggravation, relatedness and more. By concentrating on these links and relationships, the Encyclopedia is uniquely positioned to bring focus to the complex and expansive sphere of global issues and their interconnected nature.

The initial content for the Encyclopedia was seeded from UIA’s Yearbook of International Organizations. UIA’s decades of collected data on the enormous variety of association life provided a broad initial perspective on the myriad problems of humanity. Recognizing that international associations are generally confronting world problems and developing action strategies based on particular values, the initial content was based on the descriptions, aims, titles and profiles of international associations.

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