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
No data
Laws, Policies, Schemes on Volunteering
Does the country have a piece of legislation on volunteering?
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? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creation of Malaysian Volunteer Corps Department (RELA) | 2013 | View source |
Does the country have a sectoral and cross-sectoral policy, scheme, plan or strategy that mentions volunteering?
No data
VNR Reporting
Malaysia Sustainable Development Goals Voluntary National Review 2017
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Reporting positive contribution of volunteering to the SDGs
Paragraph 1, page 62
National Blue Ocean Strategy initiatives – Implemented since 2009, this Strategy could be a way forward to better mobilise resources. [...] These savings could be channeled to other development needs. While large savings have been reported for inter-Government agency initiatives, more than half of the NBOS initiatives leveraged resource contributions from non-Government stakeholders, including CSOs, NGOs, educational institutions and volunteers.