Volunteering in Latin America: an approach to the differences between countries

Volunteering is a vehicle for communitarian participation in a way that enriches the whole society and volunteers. The World Value Survey data (WVS, 2010- 2014) show that in Latin America the percentage of volunteers varies significantly from one country to another, such that in Colombia 65% carry out volunteer activities, compared to 23% of Ecuador. While volunteering has been widely studied in AngloSaxon and European countries, there are hardly any studies for Latin America. The main contribution of this work lies precisely in expanding the knowledge of the factors that influence the decision to volunteer in the different countries of Latin America. The WVS data allow us to carry out an analysis that controls two levels of aggregation: individual and country. Our results highlight the positive relationship between income and education with affiliation and participation in the third sector. Since it is found that volunteering is a tool to improve the human capital and social capital of citizens, it would be desirable to establish public interventions that encourage volunteering among people with fewer resources or at risk of exclusion.

• Autores: López Concepción, Arelys; Gil Lacruz, Ana Isabel; Saz, Isabel
• Fecha de publicación: 2019
• Institución: Universidad EAFIT
• Repositorio: Repositorio EAFIT
• Idioma: spa
• OAI Identifier: oai:repository.eafit.edu.co:10784/17706
• Acceso en línea: http://hdl.handle.net/10784/17706
• Palabra clave: NGOs; Nonprofit Organizations; Participation; Volunteering; Latin America.; ONG; Organizaciones No Lucrativas; Participación; Voluntariado; Latinoamérica.
• License: Copyright © 2019 Arelys López Concepción, Ana Isabel Gil Lacruz, Isabel Saz