The Experience of Volunteers and Frontline Workers in Marginalized Communities Across Southeast Asia

The Experience of Volunteers and Frontline Workers in Marginalized Communities Across Southeast Asia

Chuah Siew Mooi, Ann Nicole Nunis
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 19
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8547-4.ch056
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Abstract

This chapter focuses on the experience of volunteers and frontline workers who serve in marginalized communities across Southeast Asia. More frontline workers and volunteers are taking the initiative to support marginalized communities in the region. With the rise of human rights violations towards marginalized communities in the past decade, frontline workers and volunteers face unique experiences in working with these communities, ranging from stigma and discrimination to unaddressed levels of burnout. Based on the authors' experiences working with these communities and the summary of the interviews with fellow frontline workers, the experience of working with marginalized communities, particularly those affected by HIV/AIDS and refugees, are elaborated in this chapter. Current challenges as well as recommendations are highlighted to ensure that the frontline workers and volunteers are supported throughout their vital work towards society.
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Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia is a region well-known for its melting pot of cultures and diversity. With a population of roughly 600 million as of 2010, Southeast Asia is considered as one of the least populated regions in Asia with rapid urbanization and growing equality between genders and social statuses (Jones, 2013; CARE, 2014). Despite its smaller visibility in global politics, economics, and global health as compared to India and China, the region is currently undergoing rapid expansion, thanks to financial support from China (Hashim et al., 2012). Therefore, it is no surprise to know that the economic growth of Southeast Asia is a source of admiration and envy for other regions (Patel, 2017). However, seeing this region through rose-tinted glasses is deemed unwise by many. Since development has accelerated across the region in the past decades, this gives way to a raised awareness of the social issues that have plagued its citizens such as child abuse and racial violence that has displaced countless people to different areas.

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