Ecuador
Human Development Index Ranking (UNDP, 2022)
99
Population (UNFPA, 2023)
18.2 milion

Volunteer statistics (ILO)*

Source: ILOSTATS. The data is collected by ILO from national statistical offices. As national statistics on volunteer work are produced using a variety of approaches and tools, direct and cross-country comparisons are not recommended. For more information, visit https://ilostat.ilo.org/topics/volunteer-work/

No data

Measurement work

Data source

  • 2007
  • 2008
  • 2009
  • 2010
  • 2011
  • 2012
    • Time Use Survey
  • 2013
  • 2014
  • 2015
  • 2016
  • 2017
  • 2018
  • 2019
  • 2020
  • 2021
  • 2022
  • 2023
  • 2024

Laws, Policies, Schemes on Volunteering

Does the country have a piece of legislation on volunteering?

Yes

Ley Orgánica de Participación Cuidadana/ Law on Citizen Participation (Art. 37/38 is on volunteering and development)

Year 2010
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Yes

Article 97 of the Constitution recognizes volunteering as way of social participation.

Year 2008
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Yes

Proyecto de Ley de Acción Social y Voluntariado en el Ecuador (Cod. AN-2022-2226 / 415076) / Social Action and Volunteering Law Project in Ecuador

Year 2022
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Does the country have a national policy, scheme, plan or strategy specific to volunteering?

Yes

Name of specific policy, strategy or plan on volunteering at the national level. Year created Source link What are the relevant SDG areas/crosscutting themes of the policy, plan scheme or strategy?

Programa Vivo Joven

2022 No data

Does the country have a sectoral and cross-sectoral policy, scheme, plan or strategy that mentions volunteering?

No

VNR Reporting

Examen Nacional Voluntario

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Reporting positive contribution of volunteering to the SDGs

Paragraph 1, page 193

The ODSLab is a platform for entrepreneurs, jointly coordinated with ConQuito, Impaqto, Jóvenes por los ODS, United Nations Volunteers, Hult Prize and SDSN Youth. Students interested in participating should submit business ideas motivated by solving a social or environmental problem. The best projects are selected to receive advice and form part of an innovation network to contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Paragraph 2, page 184

Fundación Telefónica provides support through educational workshops on art, leadership, creativity, computer programming and psychological care for vulnerable children in this area and their families, covering 69,774 beneficiaries. The Voluntarios Telefónica scheme has helped set up nine “prochild” centres, with a daily total of 555 children and adolescents participating in Manta, Portoviejo, Pedernales, Muisne and Bahía de Caráquez.

No mention

Informe Nacional Voluntario

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No mention No mention

UNSDCF Reporting

Marco de cooperación de las Naciones Unidas para el desarrollo sostenible 2022-2026

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Volunteering integrated into the narrative text of the UNSDCF


Volunteering integrated into the UNSDCF Results and Reporting Framework

Paragraph 1, page 10

21 groups were organized focal points of strategic partners and rights holders, including women's civil society organizations, LGBTIQ+ groups, environmental, indigenous and Afro-descendants, youth and people with disabilities, people in situations of human mobility, voluntary organizations, producers and workers, local governments, unions, academia, private sector and foundations, human rights defenders, activists, local actors, media communication, international financial institutions, and international cooperation agencies.

Paragraph 2, page 59

Beyond its own resources, the UN will use its reach to mobilize the broad network of partnerships needed for an inclusive response. It has partners from civil society, women's organizations, and volunteers, who play a key role in the response, particularly in reaching the most vulnerable and remote places. Partnerships with the private sector and international financial institutions will also be considered to combine efforts aimed at achieving the 2030 Agenda. [...] The UN system has a robust operational infrastructure, which can be mobilized and expanded to provide and sustain comprehensive responses. In addition, it has its own program to mobilize volunteers quickly and effectively, in different modalities and categories, who contribute to all its programmatic or emergency operations.

Paragraph 1, page 88

Output Indicator 2.1.4: Number of people (disaggregated by sex and age), communities impacted by projects and initiatives that contribute to the conservation and sustainable management of ecosystems, including volunteer schemes that promote social participation disaggregated by geographical level.

Paragraph 2, page 103

Output Indicator 4.3.4: Number of people contributing to sustainable development through volunteerism.

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