Institute of Research and Information on Volunteering
Institute of Research and Information on Volunteering
Youth volunteering in Midi-Pyrénées : an asset for youngsters, a chance for associationsA new type of volunteering is developing among the younger generation: more pragmatic, more professional oriented. Associations must precise their needs for new volunteers.
Two questionnaires were dispatched among youngsters and associations.
The first one was dispatched among youngsters, aged 16 to 35 years, via a specific network for the information of youngsters ("Réseau information jeunesse"). 757 answers for Midi Pyrénées. The second questionnaire was sent to associations Via city halls , Préfectures and the Regional Directions for Youth and Sports .
The Geographic area was regional : Haute-Garonne (Toulouse), Lot (Cahors) and Tarn (Albi)
The studies are focussed on two main goals : youth volunteering is changing and associations are ready to welcome more young volunteers. Determining the youngsters expectations and the associations needs would allow to promote , in France, some kind of national program for youth volunteering that doesn't exist yet.
A synthesis is integrated in the publication : Bénévolat des jeunes en Europe. 297 answers in Midi Pyrénées.
February -March : Contacts
April-May: Dispatching the questionnaires
June-July : Analysis of the questionnaires
September-October : first draft
November - Decembre : Results integrated in the national study
January 2001 : Presentation of the results at the IAVE Conference in Amsterdam
Study realised for the Direction régionale de la Jeunesse et des Sports de Midi-Pyrénées.