Project “WakeUP” completed and compilation of resources now available online
During the last two years, “Gemeinsam leben und lernen in Europa” (GLL) has encouraged young people to start volunteering and make real changes to their communities. Teaming up with volunteering organisations from Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Norway, North Macedonia, Romania and the UK, GLL created a plethora of inspiring workshops and action formats to promote […]
Volunteer Now – Major online volunteering conference on 2 December 2021
Volunteer Now is hosting a major online volunteering conference on 2 December 2021 We know that volunteers have been at the forefront of the response to COVID. However, volunteer-involving organisations have had to change what they do and how they involve volunteers to adapt to COVID restrictions. The pandemic has changed how many people […]
The power of volunteering: senior volunteers as mentors to young refugees
There is no migration crisis in Britain. There is a humanitarian crisis caused by the government. The lack of safe passage for those fleeing war, persecution and famine – and seeking sanctuary in this country – means refugees’ lives are put at risk daily and tragically, many die, as we witnessed in the recent […]
VoSoTros as a vehicle for social inclusion
VoSoTros, an Erasmus+ Key Action 2 project, coordinated by CEMEA in France, gathers eight different organisations from France, Belgium (Volonteurope), Spain, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania, and Slovakia, to produce a range of evaluation methodologies for measuring the impact of volunteering on the individuals (including mentors of volunteers), structures, territories and beneficiaries. So far, throughout […]
Joint letter to request the continuation of the projects (funded in 2019) under the EUAV framework
To express our profound concern at the fact that the projects funded under the EU Aid Volunteers framework as part of the 2019 funding round were put on hold by DG ECHO in March 2020 and remain in semi-stasis one and a half years later.
Volonteurope Conversation with Beata Zwierzyńska
For those of our members and partners who back in May participated in Social Platform’s Conversation with Matthew Caruana Galizia, in which I was involved as Social Platform’s President, will hopefully agree that it is absolutely vital that we do not give up talking about the importance of upholding human rights, rule of law, fight […]
Czech tortured fake news and the latest generation of distorted post-communist characters
Czechia has one of the best healthcare, the availability of quality care is extraordinary. However, the number of deaths on covid-19 signals internal conflicts and confusion. Instead of protecting the population, the Czech government protects hospitals; specialized institutions were not prepared for a pandemic and are not undergoing reform even after a year. Although we […]
The importance of evaluation: capacity-building webinar
Impact and evaluation are more important than ever. With changes to funding and the civil society landscape, NGOs are having to adapt and show how their projects are successful in communities. Impact is more than counting how many people have engaged in a project. It is about the quality of those interactions and what sustainable […]
EESC Civil Society Days 2021
Reflections from Piotr Sadowski, Volonteurope Secretary General The fully virtual 2021 EESC Civil Society Days, which took place last week, 1-5 March 2021, were intended to act as a public forum bringing together European citizens, civil society organisations and the European institutions for a debate about the essential components of A Sustainable Recovery for the […]
Food is a basic human right – The Malta Food Bank Foundation
FOOD IS A BASIC HUMAN RIGHT Member update from Irene Schembri: Founder/Chairperson of The Malta Food Bank Foundation The Malta Food Bank Foundation (MFBF) was founded in 2011 and officially registered in 2014. It was a long road full of challenges which, with determination, good will and tenacity were overcome as they were presented. It […]