The National Registry of
Volunteers has established a database of persons volunteering in the wider
community. The objectives are :To identify all persons giving service
voluntarily and to register these persons appropriately; To list all
voluntary organizations to enable greater networking and to facilitate
better access to persons wanting to give service; To encourage and cause the
development of a larger volunteer corps than now exists, particularly among
the youth and retirees; To enable the listing and valuation of the service
hours given to enable the determination of value to the Gross Domestic
Product of the country; To enable the recognition of volunteers; To provide
this data base as a resource for all voluntary related needs and activities
so as to match volunteer with need islandwide.