@article{ref1,
title="Connecting, belonging: volunteering, wellbeing and leadership among refugee youth",
journal="International journal of disaster risk reduction",
year="2015",
author="Carlton, Sally",
volume="13",
number="",
pages="342-349",
abstract="The paper argues that volunteering has proven a critical source of wellbeing, belonging and leadership for refugee background youth in Canterbury, New Zealand, following the earthquakes of 2010-2011. In support of this claim, the paper considers the voluntary participation of refugee youth in two post-earthquake youth-created and -driven initiatives. The first initiative is the Student Volunteer Army, which mobilised thousands of volunteers to assist residents with the immediate-post-disaster clean-up following each of the major earthquakes in Canterbury. The Summerz End Youth Fest, which in April 2014 brought young people together for a day of celebration and fun, constitutes the second initiative.<p />",
language="en",
issn="2212-4209",
doi="10.1016/j.ijdrr.2015.07.006",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2015.07.006"
}