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International Volunteering and Volunteer Management

Articles and book excerpts on this topic:

from The Nonprofit Sector In the Global Community: Voices from Many Nations (Independent Sector)

 

Web sites with useful articles on this topic:

European Commission Youth Programme

http://europa.eu.int/comm/youth/program/index_en.html

Non-formal education programme targeting young people aged between 15 and 25 years in 31 European countries. The YOUTH programme offers possibilities to young people in the form of both group exchanges and individual voluntary work, as well as support activities.

Guardian Newspaper
http://society.guardian.co.uk/volunteering/
This newspaper web site devotes a full section to the topic of volunteering, with many provocative articles challenging the value and role of British volunteers.

International Volunteer Program Association

http://www.volunteerinternational.org

Portal and search site providing information for volunteering overseas through a variety of organizations.  See http://www.volunteerinternational.org/resources.html for an excellent list of other Web sites dealing with volunteering abroad.

OneWorld UK Volunteering Guide

http://uk.oneworld.net/guides/volunteering?gclid=CJOLpc7a-oQCFRU-GgodsiA9Bg

OneWorld Guides offer an introduction to relevant sustainable development and human rights issues, with pointers to more detailed content.  This one focuses on trends in worldwide volunteering.

OVAC Share the View

Quarterly news magazine from the Osaka Voluntary Action Center in Japan.  English archive at http://www.osakavol.org/english/share/share018.html

OzVPM

http://www.ozvpm.com

Comprehensive volunteer management site with a special focus the Australasian region.  (And a partner site to Energizeinc.com)

Service Inquiry

http://www.service-enquiry.org.za

Service Enquiry is a series published by the Global Service Institute , USA in partnership with Volunteer and Service Enquiry Southern Africa (VOSESA), Johannesburg, South Africa, focusing on the latest developments in service policy and programmes, and on the impact of service on democratic values, citizenship and socio-economic development.  Free copies in English and Spanish on the Website; print-on-demand copies available for a fee.

TVAC Voluntary Network

Monthly news magazine from the Tokyo Voluntary Action Center in Japan.  English archive at http://www.tvac.or.jp/page/english.html

World Volunteer Web

http://www.worldvolunteerweb.org

As a follow up to the International Year of Volunteers 2001, United Nations Volunteers (UNV) has created a comprehensive Web site offering continuing news of worldwide volunteer efforts, including government actions and the formation of new volunteer centers in other countries.  Also see their extensive -- and intriguing -- list of research studies on volunteerism in dozens of countries around the developed and developing world:

http://www.worldvolunteerweb.org/resources/research-reports/national.html

Relevant Hot Topic essays:

 

 

 

12/11/07

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