… This review aims to investigate whether there is evidence that long-term youth voluntary
service in Europe has significant impact on volunteers, beneficiaries, organisations and society
as a whole, and if so, what kind of impact. … The present review intends to analyse research
studies on the impact of long-term youth voluntary service in Europe. The first eight criteria above
define youth voluntary service; in order to complete our explanation of the focus of this review,
it only remains to define what we mean by impact studies, long-term service, and Europe. …