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Suggested partners included universities, the John D. Gerhart Center for Philanthropy and
Civic Engagement at the American University in Cairo, the National Youth Council, the United
Nations Development Programme, youth clubs and organizations, and the private sector.
PROPOSED ACTIONS
Below is a list of proposed actions suggested by participants. Activities are presented as they
were suggested during the discussions. They were not rephrased or changed, in order to
maintain the meaning and context of discussions.
AN ENABLING ENVIRONMENT
Objectives
Developing legal
recognition of
volunteerism at the
national level
Promoting a culturally
clear and positive
understanding of
volunteerism at different
levels of society
Activities
ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
Objectives
Holding a series of expert workshops with active participation
of parliament, civil society organizations and political parties to
bring legal recognition of volunteers and volunteering activities.
Developing policy papers that benefit from experiences in other
countries in developing laws on volunteerism.
Establishing an elected youth council representing all sectors of
society to develop youth policies.
Developing clear definitions of volunteerism.
Harnessing religious discourse to promote volunteerism.
Advocating for volunteering activities through the media.
Using new social media to create new volunteering
opportunities.
Shifting from training courses to soft skills language training and
educational preparation that is market driven and that bridges
the gap between the educational system and the professional
world.
Launching campaigns to raise awareness on volunteerism.
Establishing a prize that recognizes unique volunteering
activities.
Activities
INDIVIDUAL ENGAGEMENT AND EMPOWERMENT
Objectives
Capacity development
at the individual level
for a more effective
and long-term impact
volunteer engagement.
Developing a matchmaking platform that links volunteers with
the organizations best suited to their interests.
Creating support hubs where youth can go for career guidance,
voluntary opportunities and vocational counseling, making this
accessible, sustainable and efficient.
Holding workshops to exchange best practices and expertise.
Activities
Integrating people with special needs in volunteering activities.
Developing training courses on communication and negotiation
skills, leadership, human resources management, selfregulation,
ethics, civil society law and keys to success.
Conducting a comprehensive scan of youth and volunteerism in
Egypt (challenges, interests and expectations)
Conducting comparative studies on youth volunteerism in Egypt
and other places around the world.
Collecting and making available information about volunteering
activities in the periphery.
Linking programmes to a proper needs assessment and
research.
Building volunteer management capacity in organizations.
Incorporating peer-learning mechanisms and activities in
volunteer activities.
Developing clear indicators to make sure that volunteerism has
impact on the ground.
Developing linkages between different initiatives of volunteerism
and online platforms.
Establishing a database of youth volunteering organizations.
Developing on-line and virtual campaigns for volunteerism.
UNV Findings Report
Developing the capacity
of organizations in
the promotion of
volunteerism projects
and initiatives
Developing a guide on volunteer management to shed light on
the responsibilities and roles of volunteers and guarantee both
sustainability and impact.
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