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The role of community health workers in supporting South Africa’s HIV/ AIDS treatment programme
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Shauna Mottiar --- Development Studies, South Africa Tom Lodge --- Development Studies, South AfricaCommunity health workers deployed around South Africa’s primary health care clinics, supply indispensable support for the world’s largest HIV/AIDS treatment programme. Interviews with these workers illuminated the contribution they make to anti-retroviral treatment (ART) of HIV/AIDS patients and the motivations... -
Volunteerism influences on student resilience and gratitude
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ian I. Llenares --- , Philippines Jay A. Sario --- , Philippines Daisy Bialba --- , Philippines Joey M. Dela Cruz --- , PhilippinesWe assessed the relative impact of volunteerism on the resilience and gratitude of students based on participation. A convenience sample of 80 students (female = 53.75%; age range = 18-25 years) participated in the study, of which 38 (47.50%) had... -
The value of volunteers in tourism and events: A leadership perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Henrik Sølvbjerg Pahus --- , Denmark Simon Lind Fischer --- , Denmark Bianca Bradescu --- , DenmarkThis article is part of a three-year research project on volunteerism and the value for organisations employing volunteers, volunteers themselves and finally the tourists who meet the volunteers in various settings. Employing a mixed methods approach, we conducted a mutual... -
The role of Nigerian medical students in the HIV response: lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Daniel Asogun --- Ambrose Alli University, Nigeria Mahmud A. Mahmud --- Ambrose Alli University, Nigeria Akhaine Jesu-Oboh Precious --- Ambrose Alli University, Nigeria Ighodaro Osazuwa --- , United KingdomBackground: With the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, this study seeks to understand how medical students’ involvement in the HIV response during the COVID-19 pandemic – as well as before and after it – has influenced their decision to specialise... -
Hospitality in volunteer engagement: navigating complexities in residential care facilities for children
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Rodney Westerlaken --- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The NetherlandsThis study investigates the multifaceted realm of volunteer engagement in orphanages and residential care facilities for children, as places of hospitality towards volunteers, in low- and middle-income countries. While the positive outcomes of such engagements, including assistance, economic contributions and... -
Motivating Generation Z — the volunteers of the future
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Henrik Pahus --- , Denmark Tina Knuth --- , DenmarkIn this article, we present the results of an ongoing research project from 2020 to 2023 on volunteerism and Generation Z. The purpose of the overall project is to examine which elements are motivating or demotivating to volunteers from Generation... -
Volunteering dynamics in leisure, tourism and hospitality: developing sustainable practices for well-being and social impact
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Bertine Bargeman --- Breda University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Licia Calvi --- Breda University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Rodney Westerlaken --- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Geesje Duursma --- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The NetherlandsThis article explores the multifaceted landscape of volunteering in leisure, tourism and hospitality (LTH) organisations, acknowledging its fundamental role in civil society, and serves as the inception point for an in-depth research project. Volunteerism is explored in diverse forms, ranging...