Wirkungsnachweis aus der Literatur

Mittelfristig (1 bis 5 Jahre)
Mikro (Individuum)
Psychisch & Physiologisch

increased feeling of self-worth and self-confidence for volunteers

psychosoziales Befinden

In recent years, increasing emphasis has been placed on developing and marketing volunteering programs that seek to develop the essential personal skills of participants so as to better equip them to overcome exclusionary barriers and to be confident and comfortable in handling the potential challenges they may face postparticipation. The ‘Helping Out Survey’ (Low et al., 2007; Note: This is a secondary source. For more information, please check the bibliography of Parker et al 2014.) identified a number of key personal development characteristics that were either gained or enhanced through volunteering such as: having fun (95%), personal achievement (88%) and increases in confidence (65%). Whilst the Gamechangers initiative works to foster positive youth development, it does so by targeting those who have previously been excluded from volunteering.

Beschreibung der Aktivität

Gamechangers programme administered by the independent charity Vinspired
Vinspired is an initiative promoting and enabling volunteering, aims to make volunteering diverse, attractive and accessible to a wide range of young people; Gamechangers is a programme enabling young people to volunteer at major sporting events.
Großbritannien
over 2500 volunteers
young people (aged 14-19)
teilnehmende Kinder und Jugendliche
Freiwillig engagierte Jugendliche

Evaluierung der Aktivität

Primary data was collected via the following methods: • Questionnaire survey of 200 Gamechangers volunteers engaged as active participants and leaders; • Placement observations with Gamechangers volunteers and leaders; • One-to-one interviews; • Evaluation reports; • Focus group with leaders, and voluntary, statutory and community-based stakeholder partners and stakeholders; • Focus group interviews with parents and local residents, and YNC; • Documentary analysis of existing quantitative and qualitative data (local, regional, national) and published reports (including policy) on this and similar initiatives.
Gamechangers’ capacity to nurture personal development: Volunteer responses
Gave me a sense of purpose in life; Enabled me to stay off the ‘streets’; Improved my character; Improved my leadership skills; Improved my sports-related skills; Encouraged me to do more volunteering; Encouraged me to take my life seriously; Encouraged me to take responsibility over my life; Enabled me to work independently; Improved my mentoring capacities; Enabled me to work as part of a team; Enabled me to be goal-orientated and motivated; Helped me to develop new skills; Helped me build on skills I already had.
strongly agree; agree; stayed the same; disagree; strongly disagree
October 2010-March 2012