Empowering Asian Youth through Volunteering

Elaine Suk Ching Liu is the Assiociate Head and Associate Professor of Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences, City University of Hong Kong.

Acknowledgements
Preface

Part I: Theories and concepts of volunteerism and the brief historical background of volunteering in Asia and Hong Kong
1. Defining and Conceptualizing Volunteerism
2. History of Volunteerism in Asia
3. History of Volunteerism in Hong Kong

Part II: Examples of theory into practice: Implementing the City-Youth Empowerment Project and its 5 selected programs4. Creating and Sustaining a Volunteer Project: The City-Youth Empowerment Project (CYEP)
5. The Evolution and Maturation of CYEP
6. Using the Reciprocal Volunteer Process Model (RVPM) to implement developmental services for local children and youth
7. Using the Reciprocal Volunteer Process Model (RVPM) to implement rehabilitation services for local children and youth with special needs
8. Using the Reciprocal Volunteer Process Model (RVPM) to implement international service for children and youth in Cambodia and Myanmar
9. Using the Reciprocal Volunteer Process Model (RVPM) to implement services for local children and youth from ethnic minorities
10. Using the Reciprocal Volunteer Process Model (RVPM) to implement services for local elderly

Part III: Conclusions11. Conclusion – Empowering youth through volunteerism

Index