We examine the relationship between likelihood to volunteer and a range of human capital, social capital, religious capital and ubuntu variables in South Africa seven years after the official end of apartheid. Using the 2001 World Values Survey we find that education is positively associated with volunteering, but employment has a negative association with volunteering when including controls for wealth and income. Religiosity has a strong positive association with volunteering and a broad base, cutting across the socio-economic and racial divides. This suggest that religious congregations in collaboration with other sectors could be a vehicle to increase access to volunteer opportunities for those who lack the status to take part in other volunteering activities.

在种族隔离正式终结七年之后，我们研究了南非志愿服务的可能性与一系列人力资本，社会资本，宗教资本和ubuntu变量之间的关系。使用2001年《世界价值调查》，我们发现教育与志愿服务呈正相关，但在包括财富和收入控制时，就业与志愿服务呈负相关。宗教与志愿活动有着广泛的积极联系，其基础广泛，跨越了社会经济和种族鸿沟。这表明宗教会众与其他部门合作可能成为增加那些没有资格参加其他志愿活动的人获得志愿机会的工具。