The Short-Term Impact of Inter-Community Volunteering Activities and Soft Skills Training on Self-Reported Social Cohesion Values : Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Lebanon (English)

Despite its growing popularity, evidence that volunteering enhances civic values and social cohesion among different communities remains limited in developing countries. This study presents novel evidence from Lebanon on the impact of offering a volunteering program that consisted of inter-community volunteering activities and soft skills training on self-reported social cohesion values in the short term. The results show that youth who were selected...

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Alaref,Jumana Jamal Subhi;

Leon Solano,Rene Antonio;

Asenjo,Carlos;

Alawiye,Marwan;

El-Kik,Marwa;
Document Date
2019/01/07
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS8691
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Lebanon,
Region
Middle East and North Africa,
Disclosure Date
2019/01/07
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
The Short-Term Impact of Inter-Community Volunteering Activities and Soft Skills Training on Self-Reported Social Cohesion Values : Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Lebanon
Keywords
youth

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Alaref,Jumana Jamal Subhi; Leon Solano,Rene Antonio; Asenjo,Carlos; Alawiye,Marwan; El-Kik,Marwa.

The Short-Term Impact of Inter-Community Volunteering Activities and Soft Skills Training on Self-Reported Social Cohesion Values : Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Lebanon (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 8691 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/676801546874918189

The Short-Term Impact of Inter-Community Volunteering Activities and Soft Skills Training on Self-Reported Social Cohesion Values : Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Lebanon (English)

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