Research

Volunteering for Social Transformation? Understanding the Volunteer Response to the Xenophobic Attacks of 2008
In the wake of the xenophobic violence in South Africa in May and June 2008, there was an immense volunteering response from those within and outside of the affected communities. While other researchers sought to understand the causes of the violence, VOSESA analysed the volunteering response and its potential for social change. For the full paper, click here>>>

Five-country cross-national study on civic service and volunteering in SADC
A cross-national study on civic service and volunteering in five southern African countries: Botswana, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Read more >>

Study for the Nelson Mandela Foundation
A study detailing strategic recommendations for the Foundation's 46664 Volunteer Campaign Read more >>