"Youth Volunteers Mechanism in the Ambient of Disaster Management Framework for Pakistan

Abstract

Pakistan is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world. All disasters are managed by a systematic process of disaster management that aims at minimizing the damage and restoration of people to their normal state. Pakistan is well familiar with disasters which have caused a heavy toll in terms of men and material. The heavy floods of 2010 and 2014 exposed its unpreparedness and frail management resulting in unprecedented proportion of losses and damages. Opportunities for personal growth, recognition, achievement, and a desire to contribute to the community are some of the incentives for volunteering cited by past research but nothing worth mentioning on youth at national level. The area of volunteer retention and the analysis of what practices encourage renewed volunteerism and why people continue to volunteer is also an important topic. Some of the management practices that positively influence the retention of volunteers include recognition activities and matching volunteers to appropriate tasks. Observations of the volunteers at right place and at right time play a vital role in the