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Volunteering is at the heart of much of the work of the members of Eurodiaconia and we currently count over 600 000 volunteers active in our members all across Europe. Our membership draws together organisations, institutions and churches providing social and health services and education, which rely on both professional staff and volunteers.
Eurodiaconia has written a policy paper on volunteering to highlight why we support volunteering in the EU and in diaconal organisations. Until recently, the Volunteering Working Group met once or twice annually to share best practice in volunteering and to discuss volunteering policy, however from November 2011 onwards we will look at volunteering issues and policy within the People in Diaconia Network.
Eurodiaconia maintains good cooperation with EDYN (Ecumenical Diaconal Year Network). EDYN has been a guest membership of the Eurodiaconia volunteering working group. We are also an active member of the steering group of EYV2011 Alliance, which is an informal network of major NGO European networks with a particular interest in volunteering who have committed to working together on the promotion, lobbying, organisation and implementation of the EYV 2011
• Eurodiaconia Policy paper on volunteering
• Eurodiaconia Briefing on volunteering
• Report from the EYV2011 Kick-off meeting
Download our calender of events related to the EYV volunteering here.
To learn more about volunteering in Eurodiaconia, please contact Catherine at
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Toolkit for improving volunteering at all levels now available |
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14 May 2012
Did you follow the European Year of Volunteering? If so, you will know that the P.A.V.E (Policy Agenda for Volunteering in Europe) is an important document which outlines recommendations to make volunteering across Europe more efficient. The document is designed to improve volunteering at all levels and this toolkit was designed to help you to communicate effectively the recommendations in P.A.V.E. The P.A.V.E communication toolkit is now available online: http://www.eyv2011.eu/press-kit/item/554-eyv-2011-alliance-pave-communication-toolkit.
The toolkit includes 8 easy steps to communicate PAVE, an executive summary of the PAVE and template letters for volunteer-engaging organisations to send.
The PAVE was one of the principle outcomes of the EYV2011 Alliance working groups which Eurodiaconia members Diakonisches Werk der EKD and Diakonie Austria were part of. We would therefore encourage all members of Eurodiaconia who engage volunteers and would like to see volunteering made easier to read the PAVE and the toolkit and discuss internally whether how you can use it.
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National launch events for the P.A.V.E |
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14 March 2012
As many of you know, the P.A.V.E (Policy Agenda for Volunteering in Europe) is one of the key outcomes of the European Year of Volunteering 2011 Alliance. Working groups of the Alliance, (of which members of Eurodiaconia were part), made up of around 100 volunteer experts put together the P.A.V.E over the course of the year. Now, during the month of March, several organisations of Alliance members are organising low-key events to launch the publication and to promote its use as national and local level. ( download the P.A.V.E. here)
If you are interested in keeping up the momentum for volunteering built up in 2011 and you would like to know more about promoting the P.A.V.E., we would encourage you to get involved in the national launch event. Please see the table below for dates and the organiser. If you would like to contact the organiser of these meetings, please email Catherine at
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Belgium
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02-Mar
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Belgian High Council for Volunteering
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Czech Republic
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19-Mar
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Česká rada dětí a mládeže – ČRDM
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Finland
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TBC
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Finnish Youth Co-operation Allianssi
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Greece
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24-Mar
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National Youth Council of Hellas (ESYN)
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Ireland
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TBC
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Volunteering Ireland
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Italy
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TBC
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Forum Nazionale Giovani
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Latvia
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29-Mar
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Biedrība "Latvijas Mazpulki"/ Latvian 4H Club
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Lithuania
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28-Mar
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Lietuvos jaunimo organizacijų taryba
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Malta
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29-Mar
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SOS Malta
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Portugal
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29-Mar
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Confederação Portuguesa do Voluntariado
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Romania
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30-Mar
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Vobis – Centrul National de Resurse pentru
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Slovakia
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28-Mar
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Platforma dobrovolnickych centier a organizacii
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Slovenia
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28-Mar
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Slovenska filantropija
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Spain
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28-Mar
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Consejo Nacional de la Juventud de Espana
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United Kingdom
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TBC
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Community Service Volunteers (CSV)
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Final issue of the “Flow” newsletter |
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3 Feburary 2012
As the European Year of Volunteering has now officially ended, the Alliance has published its final issue of the ‘Flow’ news with news from the European Year 2011 and from members of the Alliance (now 39 organisations!). To read the “flow” see here |
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Diakonie Germany publish new figures on volunteers |
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23 January 2012
During the European Year of Volunteering 2011, Diakonie Germany carried out research on its volunteers in diaconal institutions. Below you can download an initial presentation with the results of this research. However a more complete version and an article summarizing the findings will be published in February 2012. The total number of volunteers working in the German Diakonie was counted at 700.000 a remarkable and apparently unexpected figure and which was 300.000 more than estimated before the research was carried out.
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Policy Agenda for Volunteering in Europe is now available |
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12 December 2011
The P.A.V.E (Policy Agenda for Volunteering in Europe) is now available to download. Eurodiaconia has endorsed this publication which has been produced by the EYV2011 Alliance (www.eyv2011.eu) as one of its main activities during EYV2011. Eurodiaconia will be promoting the document at EU level, but we also encourage our members to read the document and think about how this can be useful to use at nation or local level to promote more effective and efficient volunteering policies. We are grateful to Diakonie Österreich and DW der EKD for their participation in writing this document during the European Year of Volunteering 2011. They were in particular involved in the working groups on quality volunteering, volunteering infrastructure and employee volunteering. To download the publication, click on the link below.
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Eurodiaconia and EDYN joint conference report |
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6 December 2011
On 7 and 8 November, EDYN and Eurodiaconia members met in Brussels for a joint conference on “volunteering as a means to fight social exclusion in Europe today”. The conference was attended by over 40 participants from all over Europe who are involved in volunteering, volunteer management or policy making in diaconal organisations. During the conference there were speeches from representatives of the European Commission and MEP Marian Harkin who joined in a panel discussion on how volunteering promotes social inclusion. Participants discussed, debated and networked in a global café style activity and also in workshops. For a full report and to download presentations, see below.
Workshop presentations and reports:
Session 1:
- Roottori Training Programme - community action based learning for empowerment, a neighbourhood project in the city of Järvenpää, Kaija Tuuri, Helsinki Deaconess Institute, Finland
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- Voluntary Service to Challenge Stereotypes and Racism, Richard Otterness, Phiren Amenca / Roma-Gadje Dialogue Through Service
- Can we avoid the typical? Volunteering and people experiencing social exclusion, Heather Roy, Secretary General of Eurodiaconia
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Session 2:
- Working with Homeless People towards Participation, Peter Szynka, Diakonie Germany
Presentation
- Experiencing the Four Life Dimensions: a framework for non-formal learning in volunteering and other cross-border initiatives, Hester Bergsma, Project leader of the ‘Togetthere’ Programme, Netherlands
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Accompanying document
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- Volunteering and the economic and financial crisis, risks and opportunities, Ferenc Turcsik, Director of EDYN
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Report available from People in Diaconia Network meeting |
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6 December 2011
Eurodiaconia recently held its first People in Diaconia Network meeting on 8-9 November. This meeting aimed to “wrap up” the European Year of Volunteering but also start looking at some issues within the field of employment in diaconia. Please see below for the presentations from the meetings and the final report.
This Network will meet annually. If you would like to join the People in Diaconia Network, please email me at
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Report
Diakonie ECCB, Czech Republic – new training system
CrossReach, Scotland – Genuine Occupation requirements
EYV2011 Eurodiaconia Summary
EYV2011 Alliance presentation
AGE Platform presentation: linking 2011 and 2012 |
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