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The practicing of volunteer
work and its challenges
in educational institutions by
using
SWOT analysis Approach
in Oman
Dr. Rashid Al-Fahdi
rsh77@squ.edu.om
Dr. Wajeha Al-Ani
Wajeha@squ.edu.om
Dr. Mohammed Lashin
lashin@squ.edu.om
Research Team Department of Educational Foundations and Administration
College of Education, Sultan Qaboos University
Sultanate of Oman
In recent years, the concept
of voluntarism has changed
to be a corner stone in the
overall development process
of the society; and nowadays
all organizations participate
in volunteer work in different
ways and activities in its
society.
Omanis enjoy volunteerism. Many people
in Oman strive to identify, recruit and orient
volunteers each year. They are committed to
stimulate volunteers engagement among
their friends, colleagues and adults as well.
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In order to build a new strategy in volunteer
work, many researchers used SWOT
approach to identify the: Strengths,
Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats of
the organization.
The SWOT analysis helps in understanding
how best to use volunteers within
organizations for maximum effectiveness.
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The four factors of SWOT analysis
Helpful Challenges
Internal
Strengths
Weaknesses
External
Opportunities
Threats
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Research findings indicated weak youth participation in voluntary work in
Oman.
It is also found that youth are not aware of the return and benefits of
voluntary work.
However, voluntary sector in Oman witnessed remarkable growth over
the last few years.
The aim of this study was to identify the current practices of the
voluntary sectors in Oman and analyze its challenges by the using a
SWOT analysis approach.
1- What is the reality practicing of voluntary
work practice in Oman?
2- What are the elements of strengths,
weakness, opportunities and challenges in the
actual practices of volunteer work in Oman?
The study aims to:
Identify the strength, weakness, opportunities,
threatening and challenges facing volunteering
work in Oman.
Suggest some recommendations to develop
voluntary work in Oman.
Study Methodology ◦ Data were collected through interviews with 89
experts.
◦ The study sample included directors and the
executive directors of NGOs and some scholar
who are interested in volunteer work.
◦ Collected data were analyzed by using N- Vivo
package which dealing with qualitative data.
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The opening
workshop of the
project
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Some of the field visits, observations & interviewing
Gender Distribution. Governorates Location of Volunteering
Indicators of volunteer work in Oman
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Gender Distribution
70%
30%
Females
Males
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Governorates:
Muscat 19%
Dhofar 10%
Musandam 0%
Buraimi 3%
Dakhiliah 17%
North Batinah
14%
Sourth Batinah
11%
North Eastern
9%
South Eastern
8%
Thahirah 9%
Wusta 0%
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Location of Volunteering:
82%
18% Volunteers in gov
Volunteers out of gov
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Results and discussions The study results indicated that the current
situation of volunteer work and educational
institutions in the Sultanate of Oman faced
many challenges as shown in the table 1.
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Table 1. The SWOT analysis from specialist focus group about
volunteer situation in NGOs in Oman
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Strength Weaknesses
-Highly committed, dedicated and Enthusiastic toward volunteering -Depth of expertise and models -Some highly recognized in community -Diversity of experience in volunteering
-Uneven participation -Lack of clarity regarding roles -No orientation or ongoing training -Insufficient supervision and direction -Lack of adequate recognition -There are no clear-cut strategic plans or directions.
Opportunities Threats
-Conducting free training sessions in the field of volunteerism. - Conducting recreational vocations for participants in volunteer projects - Providing certificates and prizes for volunteers - Establishing training courses for developing youth IT skills
-More demands by volunteers for short term -Increased competition for volunteers -Increased liability concerns/litigation -Less time from jobs to volunteer -highly focused opportunities - The economy crisis can affect volunteerism
Economic Opportunities Indicators:
The study sample are not aware
of the value of economic
returns for volunteer work.
It is difficult to identified and
measure economic value "value
added" for volunteer work.
Social Opportunities Indicators:
Opportunities of identifying youths’ talents
Educational programs for youth.
Development of sense of social
responsibility
Prevalence of voluntary work culture
Workshops for increasing voluntary work
awareness
Training youth on technology use
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
Dhofar Musandam Aldakhlea South
alsharkea
Muscat South
Batinah
North
Batinah
Opportunities
Strength
Strengths and opportunities by geographic area
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
Economic returns
Returns are linked to community
development
Returns accruing to association
Returns to classes in the community
Returns linked to youth
Types of voluntary returns by geographic area
Challenges facing the volunteers
The value of volunteers depends on the sector itself.
It is difficult to define the added value of volunteerism since the pattern of volunteer practice is unstructured in nature.
Current data on volunteering is scare.
The lack of data on volunteering lead to numerous consequences such as decreased visible economic value of volunteers.
Difficulties in management of volunteers.
Lower perceived benefits of volunteers by the society and unenthusiastic and discouraged volunteers
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Increase in the number of affiliated youth with
voluntary work
variety of voluntary work activities to fulfill the
needs of the society
increase the competition among universities in
voluntary work
Implementation of voluntary work ideas
Restriction of anti-social behavior of youth
Empowering youth of self-help and self-
provision
Social Returns:
1. Introducing the concept of volunteerism in the
school curriculum from the first stages to
increase social return .
2. Activating communication with education
institutions in the region through participation in
educational activities to promote a culture of
volunteerism among members of the educational
community
Economic Returns
1. Provide support services and development
projects undertaken by the government.
2. Develop new places for youth volunteering which
offering services to the local community
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