Young People’s Motives for Participation in and Their Understanding of Volunteering as a Source of Experience and Relevant Knowledge

In 2010 the Young Researchers Project of the Soros Foundation - Kazakhstan supported research by Arsen Lukpanov– a research project titled Young People’s Motives for Participation in and Their Understanding of Volunteering as a Source of Experience and Relevant Knowledge.

The research aimed at learning how to motivate young people, what they strive for when they become volunteers, as well as analyzing how their attitudes have changed over the last three years.

The study included two stages: questioning young people in order to collect quantitative data, and interviews with experts (potential employers). The conclusions and recommendations of this research were included in the list of proposals submitted to the Majilis (Lower House of the Parliament) for consideration by the working group on volunteering within the 5^th Civil Forum.

*Electronic copy of the report in Russian can be downloaded by following the links: part 1, part 2