volunteer work
collocation in Englishmeaningsofvolunteerandwork
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volunteer
noun[C]
uk/ˌvɒl.ənˈtɪər/us/ˌvɑː.lənˈtɪr/
a person who does something, especially helping other people, willingly and without being forced or paid to ...
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work
noun
uk/wɜːk/us/wɝːk/
an activity, such as a job, that a person uses physical or mental effort to do, usually ...
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Older citizens are active participants involunteerworkin all three countries.
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These were interviews with experts, approached for their ability to speak with authority about seniors andvolunteerwork.
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Policy makers in the central government had favoured an increase, hoping to makevolunteerworkmore attractive to the unemployed, the stipend being a form of income supplement.
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For instance, we have shown clear negative associations between both age and health status and the rate of participation involunteerwork.
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Continuities in depression positive behaviors, such as doing well in school and par ticipating involunteerworkusing five items.
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Rather, it explores the possible existence of government policies which enhance the social participation of seniors throughvolunteerwork.
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From the point of view of the federal government, thisvolunteerworkis a means to an end, not an activity in its own right.
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Most importantly, the commitment to programmes and funding forvolunteerworkby seniors establishes an image of older people as independent citizens not in need of care.
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Many seniors are volunteers, but their contributions are not emphasised in attempts to makevolunteerworkattractive to younger people.
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They compensate for their institutional weaknesses through a closer relationship with deprived segments of the population,volunteerwork, and discourses that strike the popular imagination in a time of hardship.
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Federal policies on volunteers, however, do not exist except in one area : the provision of opportunities forvolunteerworkto the unemployed.
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Therefore, such organizations survive principally on local contributions (membership fees, in-kind payments, or cash) and onvolunteerwork.
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Although the stipend is now seen as reimbursement of expenses only, some volunteer co-ordinators still recognised suchvolunteerworkas cheap labour.
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It is worth noting in this context that respondents considered seniors capable of carrying outvolunteerworkat any age, regardless of their level of physical disability.
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This is notwithstanding the fact that government policies dictate thatvolunteerwork' should enhance, not supplant ' paid work.
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Our findings suggest that personal plans to become involved in public commitments andvolunteerworkare a function of the level of education.
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These efforts to rendervolunteerworkvisible were largely caused by pressure from community and feminist lobby groups.
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They are thus senior-specific, but engage involunteerworkonly on behalf of members, not on behalf of the community.
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