Wirkungsnachweis aus der Literatur
improved sense of independence and responsibility for volunteers
persönliche Entwicklung / Erwerb von sozialen und personalen Kompetenzen
The empowering potential of volunteering was realised across the project sites with the vast majority of participants strongly/agreeing that Gamechangers enabled young people from a range of social backgrounds to work independently (78%), take responsibility (71%) and evoke a sense of purpose in their lives (63%).
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
Evaluierung der Aktivität
Quantitative Fragebogenerhebung (schriftlich/offline), Qualitative Interviewbefragungen (persönlich), Teilnehmende Beobachtung, Fokusgruppen, Sekundäranalyse von Daten, Dokumenten, audiovisuellen Materialien etc.
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 impinge upon a range of personal skills: Volunteer responses
My ability to understand different ways of life; My ability to stay on the ‘right path’; My ability to stay away from joining a gang/crew and hanging with the wrong crowd; The opportunities to apply my sports related skills; My ability to be empathetic to others; My willingness to help others; My own confidence and self-esteem; My willingness to want to make a useful contribution to my community; My sense of motivation; The opportunities to participate in sports; My ability to work as part of a team; My ability to make decisions; My ability to lead or encourage others; My ability to organise my time; My sense of being part of my local community.
greatly increased; increased; stayed the same; decreased; decreased greatly
October 2010-March 2012