The Phenomena of Spontaneous Volunteering

Created by Holly Hazel, Modified on Tue, 17 Sep at 3:13 PM by Holly Hazel

Hazards are an inherent part of the Western Australian landscape and a risk that we must manage and cope with. Spontaneous emergency support volunteers play an essential role in disaster risk reduction, particularly when local skills and relationships can be harnessed.


In this introductory video, Sumayyah Ahmed introduces key topics of spontaneous emergency volunteering, including: 


✔️ Who is a spontaneous emergency volunteer? 

✔️  The four types of spontaneous emergency volunteers (Local : External : Leaders : Helpers)

✔️  What research tells us about spontaneous volunteering

✔️  The Involvement Exclusion Paradox

✔️  What spontaneous volunteers expect from volunteer involving organisations

✔️  The benefits of engaging spontaneous emergency volunteers

✔️ Common tasks performed by spontaneous volunteers


Learn more: emergency.volunteer.org.au



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