Model outline of a gender-sensitive volunteering policy

The following proposed structure is based on the general elements most commonly observed in national volunteering and youth policies gathered during the previous research phase.

• Preamble
• Introduction
• Vision
• Objectives
• Main aspects
  • → Definitions: volunteerism, volunteers, volunteer organizations, beneficiaries, partnerships
  • → Public role of volunteerism
  • → Rights and responsibilities of volunteers and volunteer organizations
  • → Socioeconomic determinants of volunteerism
  • → Volunteers’ code of conduct
  • → Volunteers’ health and safety
  • → Privacy and confidentiality
  • → Volunteers’ recruitment
  • → Volunteers’ support, supervision and training
  • → Value and recognition of volunteer work
• Gender-transformative volunteering budget
• Monitoring of implementation measures
• Impact evaluation
  • → Feedback mechanism