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📰Check our joint press release with @forumids and @Comhlamh as we start to take stock of the #IVCO2024 Conference and reflect on the exchange of ideas, knowledge, and experiences to enhance our collective efforts in the volunteering & development sector ⬇️northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/n…
The main #IVCO2024 part is over,but we continue with The Forum Research,Practice,Policy & Learning (RPPL) Day to bring Forum members together w/ researchers & academics in the field of volunteering & development.
Forum Member Groups (incl.the RPPL Group)➡️bit.ly/FMembGr
Fantastic to see Ms Kedkun Sarawee from Thammasat University, the learning partner for the Responsible & Impactful Volunteering Index study, presenting the index and the collaboration between volunteers, primary actors VSO and the university at #IVCO2024.
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We are delighted that our Volunteering Voice and Engagement Manager has today joined the the Annual Conference of International Volunteer Cooperation Organisations (IVCO) 2024.
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In #IVCO2024 Afternoon How-to Workshop @UNVolunteers speakers,Tapiwa Kamuruko & Vera Chrobok,focused on the impacts of volunteering in a divided world,'how to'approach the challenges & opportunities of measurement in the volunteering & development sector.Moderator:@mbailliesmith
#IVCO2024 Afternoon Strategy Session w/ Paul Kabwe @Habitat_org, @HelgeEspe & Erastus Mong'are @PeaceCorps, provided insights for delegates to explore different ways of thinking about solidarity & fostering relationships in volunteering. Moderated by @luciemorillon@FVolontaires
Afternoon Human Library on the impacts of volunteering in a divided world,we heard from Und Hattaya Wongsaengpaiboon @VSO_Intl; Kathleen Boodhai & Padma Rao, Sangini; Jürgen Deile @CCC_Cambodia. @FiAcHrAbReNnAn, @Comhlamh, moderated the session.
#IVCO2024 Morning How-to Workshop on the impacts of volunteering in a divided world with Jérôme Leblanc & Jean-Alexandre Fortin @SUCO_org, moderated by @drkatyjenkins, @NorthumbriaUni#IVCO2024
At the Strategy Morning Session @JJ_OBrien,Forum & @CliffAllum, @unibirmingham speak about International Year of Volunteering 2026: Strategic opportunities to influence the Sustainable Development Agenda and the challenge paper.
#IVCO2024 Human Library, morning session, Pie Hong & Angela Wang (Waker) look into cross-border accountability through volunteer service: transitions in volunteer
At the #IVCO2024 morning session, Pablo Dourojeanni, @Norec looked into how Volunteering-Involving Orgs respond to the climate crisis, and Sonia Fernandes,@PistaMagica explored volunteer management and knowledge transfer in development: challenges and ways forward.
At the plenary, Tapiwa Kamuruko, @UNVolunteers, introduced the International Year of Volunteers for Sustainable Development in 2026.@rahim_hassanali@HeatherShapter invited delegates to engage with Forum's Global Volunteering Standard & Working Groups: forum-ids.org/