Research and Mapping on Digital Volunteering Trends in South Asia

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Mission and objectives

The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme contributes to peace and development through volunteerism worldwide. We work with partners to integrate qualified, highly motivated and well supported UN Volunteers into development programming and promote the value and global recognition of volunteerism. UNV is administered by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and reports to the UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS Executive Board. Read more about the added value of UNV, UN Volunteers and volunteerism (https://www.unv.org/Added-value-UNV-UN-Volunteers-and-volunteerism).

Context

The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme contributes to sustainable human development through volunteerism worldwide. Online volunteering allows organizations and volunteers to team up to address sustainable development challenges - from anywhere in the world and from any device. This digital volunteering enables anyone from anywhere to collaborate and dedicate their expertise with UN agencies, CSOs and public institution. With the emerging challenges faced by organizations in advancing the SDGs, digital volunteering serves as an alternative solution to address them. To ensure that UNV Online Volunteering solution remains relevant and able to take up the critical role, the UNV Regional Office in Asia and the Pacific (ROAP) intends to collaborate with Online Volunteers to dive deep on the trends of digital volunteerism in Asia-Pacific and identify innovative solution where digital volunteering can play integral part. At the end of the assignment, the online volunteers will be rewarded with certificate and will gain better understanding on the contribution of digital volunteerism through various spectrum to the SDGs.

Task description

We are looking for Online Volunteers with strong interest in volunteerism and digital volunteering, and expertise in desk-research and mapping activity. In close collaboration with the focal point from UNV Regional Office of Asia and the Pacific, each of the Online Volunteers will be assigned with one country from the South Asia counties list and are expected to carry the following tasks: - Desk-research on the trends of digital volunteerism in the assigned country addressing the following key questions: (1) what are key drivers of digital volunteerism in this country? (2) who are the main stakeholders? (3) is there any innovative collaboration or initiative through digital volunteering? (4) what are the opportunities for digital volunteering integration? - Mapping of ongoing initiatives related to SDGs based on identified thematic group (e.g.: youth engagement, digital skills and employability, climate change, gender and women empowerment, disability inclusion, humanitarian and emergency response, etc.) implemented by UN agencies, Public Institutions, and State Universities in your assigned country, where digital volunteering can be integrated; - Provide brief analysis and recommendations (No more than 2 pages) on the assigned country based on the collected information. South Asia Countries that will be covered: • Afghanistan • Bangladesh • Bhutan • India • Maldives • Nepal • Pakistan • Sri Lanka A template will be provided to input the gathered data and information. An online induction will be arranged to brief selected online volunteers on the assignment. Further guidance on the above tasks and workflow will be provided during the assignment through call via Zoom/Microsoft Teams and emails (or WhatsApp group), as needed.