TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Connecting, belonging: volunteering, wellbeing and leadership among refugee youth
JO  - International journal of disaster risk reduction
A1  - Carlton, Sally
SP  - 342
EP  - 349
VL  - 13
IS  - 
N2  - 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 />
LA  - en
SN  - 2212-4209
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2015.07.006
ID  - ref1
ER  -