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dc.contributor.advisorMallick, Fuad H.
dc.contributor.authorAmin, Md. Ruhul
dc.date.accessioned2013-07-22T04:54:46Z
dc.date.available2013-07-22T04:54:46Z
dc.date.copyright2012
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.otherID 07268001
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10361/2724
dc.descriptionThis dissertation is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master in Disaster Management, 2012.en_US
dc.descriptionCataloged from PDF version of Dissertation.
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (page 56).
dc.description.abstractCyclone Preparedness Programme (CPP) volunteers are increasingly being relied upon to aware people living in the coastal belt of Bangladesh for reducing loss of lives and assets due to cyclone. This volunteerism is continuing for the last four decades with several unique challenges specific to availability of adequate equipment and limited resources for capacity of volunteers’ to play their roles during cyclone. The purpose of this study is to examine the factors affecting motivation of volunteers. Another aim was to identify the underlying causes and/or hindering factors that discourage or demotivates volunteers and finally to find out factors affecting female volunteers to work as volunteers at the time of disasters.This study uses data from qualitative interviews with 10 volunteer groups, 5 community groups and 16 key informants dealing with CPP to explore volunteer motivations. Besides, quantitative data was also used from an assessment conducted by CPP with support from Save the Children in 2009. Findings revealed that most of the volunteers reported having more than one motives for enrolling them as volunteers. Of the several categories of motivations identified, those relating to altruistic concerns for others and community, social responsibility, religious benefits, reputation and hoping to gain community recognition/ honor were the most frequently mentioned. Volunteers also saw volunteering as an opportunity to gain knowledge and skills and or to put their own skills to good use. A few of the volunteers were hoping to gain financial benefits in course of their volunteerism. The CPP has good understanding of volunteers’ motives but a mismatch between organizational goals and volunteer motivations, and inadequate funding meant that volunteers’ most pressing motives were not satisfied. This led to discontentment and resentment among volunteers.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityMd. Ruhul Amin
dc.format.extent71 pages
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBRAC Universityen_US
dc.rightsBRAC University dissertation are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission.
dc.subjectDisaster management
dc.subjectCyclone preparedness programme
dc.titleMotivating volunteers : a case of cyclone preparedness programme volunteers in Bangladeshen_US
dc.typeDissertationen_US
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Architecture, BRAC University
dc.description.degreeM. Disaster Management


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