# Labour manifesto likely to include promoting student volunteering

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2004/08/08/labour-manifesto-likely-include-promoting-student-volunteering/
- Published: 2004-08-08T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The Labour Party’s election manifesto is likely to include a policy that encourages
gap year students to volunteer in return for debt relief.
Youth development charity
Raleigh International welcomed Labour’s pledge to support and boost volunteering
in the UK by offering financial incentives to undergraduates.

Chris Kent, CEO at Raleigh International, said: “We very much welcome initiatives
that will positively help the charity sector boost the much needed volunteer resource.
But we would encourage Government to design a policy that boosts volunteering in
the long-term, and one which encourages people to not only volunteer while taking
a gap year but which makes volunteering a part of our every day lives. Raleigh International’s
network in the UK is testament to this notion whereby young people who have participated
in a life changing Raleigh International overseas expedition return to the UK and
get involved in local volunteer projects for the greater good of their communities.”

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