Botswana

Louis Moustakas ()
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Louis Moustakas: German Sport University Cologne

Chapter Chapter 4 in Sports Volunteers Around the Globe, 2018, pp 33-42 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Botswana is a large but sparsely populated country within Southern Africa. Independent since 1966, the country has developed a vast and multilayered sports system featuring a myriad of organizations. Underpinning these organizations is a pool of over 3,000 volunteers who ensure the delivery of programs and events. Though Botswana is a collectivistic society that embraces values of cooperation and respect, personal and financial considerations nonetheless play a role in the nature of volunteering, both in sports and generally. The state also provides explicit support to a variety of volunteering initiatives, including financing the Botswana Sports Volunteer Movement, running the Botswana National Service Programme, and managing the Graduate Volunteer Scheme. In spite of this support, however, the aforementioned initiatives have come under frequent criticism, and, if unresolved, these criticisms risk eroding the overall quantity and quality of volunteers in the country, which in turn will have a detrimental effect on the sports sector and civil society in general.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-02354-6_4

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