About VOSESA

Volunteer and Service Enquiry Southern Africa (VOSESA) was created in 2003 in response to the clear need for well-researched and up-to-date information on volunteering and civic service in southern Africa. Based in Johannesburg, South Africa, VOSESA is the only not-for-profit organisation in southern Africa committed to strengthening and developing the voluntary sector in the region through research, publishing and evidence-based advocacy.

VOSESA supports the growth of knowledge about civic service and volunteering in the SADC region, made up of following southern African countries: Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Vision

To be a point of reference for knowledge about civic service and volunteering for development in the SADC region.

Mission

To support the growth of knowledge about civic service and volunteering in the SADC region through research, publishing and evidence-based advocacy.

VOSESA aims to:

• • Document and evaluate practice, programmes and policies in the field of civic service and volunteering
• • Contribute to the emerging knowledge base about civic service and volunteering worldwide
• • Stimulate and support research on civic service and volunteering
• • Influence voluntary service policy and practice, drawing on its research.

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