The current age of economic and social transformations has witnessed the development of voluntary work with its new philosophy and concepts which changed from being charity work to becoming a cornerstone of sustained development of the society. Volunteering has a key role in enhancing the values of people’s participation, social responsibility, integrity, donation, and group belongingness. Most societies seek to empower youth to participate in voluntary work in all aspects of life and in all organisations, in the light of empowerment domains which include participation in decision making, independence, professional development, effectiveness, status description, and efficacy.
A number of research studies reveal that there is still some weakness in the belief of youth voluntary participation with significant dependence on governmental efforts. These beliefs lead to the youth’s distance from voluntary work. Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) play a vital role in caring for youth and development of their skills through participation in decision making particularly as governmental organisations fail to fulfil the needs and demands of youth due to low awareness and motivation among youth about social and economic returns of volunteering. This study aims to explore such returns and how they can motivate the youth towards voluntary work. This paper attempts to identify the social and economics returns of youth voluntary work in the activities of NGOs. The paper also makes recommendations to empower youth voluntary work in the Sultanate of Oman.