INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEERING/

VOLUTARY SERVICE

Brontosaurus , Youth in ActionBrno, 28.10.2011

Lucie Juříková

MY STARTING POINTS:

Motto: “Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand.”

Chinese proverb

HOW IV STARTED

1920 Verdun, France – Pacifism

1927 Lichtenstein floods

1930 Service Civil International

1948 Coordinating Committee for

International Camps

After WW II. – strong network of inter.

volunteering exchange in West

1960 - East – West, North- South

exchange

INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEERING IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

Duha – Association of Children and Youth

INEX – Association of Voluntary Activities

EVS - European Voluntery Service

WHAT IS AN INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER?

INEX- Association of Voluntary Activities

Non-governmental organization

Established in 1991

From 1 – 15

INEX- Association of Voluntary Activities

VISSION

Tolerant and open society respecting cultural differences and honouring principles of sustainable development

Active and responsible citizens who take interest in the world around them and take part in publicly beneficial activities without the claim for financial profit

International and intercultural cooperation based on the principles of equal approach to all, mutual respect and understanding

WHAT HAVE WE DONE IN

20 YEARS?

Sent 10,000 volunteers around the world who have performed

1 000,000 hours of volunteer work through our partners’ organization

Hosted around 6,000 international volunteers in the Czech Republic in Capacity in CZ - 860 sent volunteers- 550 hosted volunteers- 1500 people each year

WHAT WE DO

Short-term (14-21 days)- workcampy

Mid-term (1-3 months)- MTV (mid-term volunteering)- EVS (European voluntary service)- GLEN (Global education network)

Long- term (3 months and more)- LTV (long-term volunteering)- EVS

SENDING VOLUNTEERS ABROAD

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Most favorable destination to do IS: Germany, France, Italy, Spain

HOSTING VOLUNTEERS FROM ABROAD - 2010

We work with 30 to 40 local initiatives and NGOs each year.

Volunteer:

Training (Ministery of Internal Affairs - Law)

Administration fee 2,200

Full board and logging is covered by hosted organization

Work for 6 hours 5 days a week for local initiatives in the field of enviroment social, non-formal educational, cultural themes

No specific qualifikation required or previous experience; what matters in the MOTIVATION,

WHAT TO EXPECT FROM INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTARY

SERVICE IN CZ?

What is the gain for the volunteer?

HOW DO WE WORK WITH VOLUNTEERS?

OTHER ACTIVITIES WE DO or HAVE DONE

CAMPAIGNS: Football for Development Eurizon

SEMMINARS, WORKSHOPS Stereotýpek Football for Development

PHOTO EXHIBITIONS, PRESENATIONS

INEX- Association of Voluntary Activities

VISSION

Tolerant and open society respecting cultural differences and honouring principles of sustainable development

Active and responsible citizens who take interest in the world around them and take part in publicly beneficial activities without the claim for financial profit

International and intercultural cooperation based on the principles of equal approach to all, mutual respect and understanding

WHERE IS A GAIN MUST BE LOSS

Lost bad habbits, fear, streotypes, intertolerance, waight, bad form of egoism, prejudice,

dicrimination, ingnorance, luck of sensitivness,

Recommended websites:

http://www.worldvolunteerweb.org/

A resource for networking and dissemination of information, to develop an inclusive and global volunteer information portal.

http://ccivs.org/ Coordinating comettee for

international volunteering

http://service-civil-international.org/

http://www.unv.org/

Recommended books:

One million volunteers -Arthur Gillette

Enhancing the Volunteer Experience - Paul J. Ilsley

“Be the change that you want to see in the world.”

Mahatma Gandhi

Thank You for Your Attention!Lucie Juříková

fotbal@inexsda.czwww.inexsda.cz