Current and future challenges for sending and host organisations
Have you ever thought about volunteer missions from the perspective of the sending and host organisations? No? Join us to learn more:
- What is their role in sending volunteers to low-income countries
- How they communicate their successes and failures to donors or the media
- How they should support and motivate volunteers before, during and after deployment
- How their work has been affected by the pandemic and much more...
Join our 90-minute “roundtable” on 27 January at 10:00 am to hear from our 6 guests - representatives of sending organisations from Estonia and France and host organisations from Albania, India, Kenya and Morocco. The discussion will help you to better understand their role in the project cycle of volunteer secondments, especially in the framework of the EU Aid Volunteers initiative.
The discussion will be in English and French with simultaneous interpretation.
Sending organisations:
Elena Popescu, International Cooperation Project Manager, Association ADICE, France
The French organisation ADICE was founded in 1999 in Roubaix. For more than 15 years it has been active in the implementation of projects in the field of humanitarian aid, development and volunteering. In the framework of these projects, ADICE has acquired an impressive network of partners in EU and non-EU countries and has enabled 2 604 people to undertake an international mobility project to 75 countries.
Ingird Varov, Project Manager, MTU Mondo, Estonia
Mondo was founded in 2007 as the first humanitarian organisation in Estonia. Its activities are focused on development cooperation, global education and humanitarian aid, specializing in the Health and Education sectors. Currently Mondo implements projects in Ukraine, Afghanistan, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Myanmar, Ghana, Kenya and Uganda.
Host organisations:
Mahmoud Allioua, President, Association Isaaf Jera - Solidarité et Développement, Morocco
Isaaf Jerada was founded in 2001 as a solidarity and social development organization. Its activities aim to promote economic, social and human development in the province of Jerada and the wider region, responding to the needs of the local population.
Esther Naliaka Mumia, Project Director, Western Focus Community Organisation, Kenya
WEFOCO is a community-based organization in Shianda (western Kenya), made up of mostly women's groups, and focusing on working with orphans, families affected by HIV/AIDS and generating income for people in need. WEFOCO regularly hosts international volunteers who bring their expertise in areas such as education, tailoring, design, community work, economics and healthcare.
Kristi Qendro, Program Director, ADRA Albania, Albania
ADRA's international network branch in Albania was established in 1991 as one of the first Albanian NGOs and started its humanitarian activities in many crisis situations such as the Shkodra floods or the Kosovo refugee crisis in the 1990s. ADRA Albania works directly with vulnerable communities, supporting local cooperation, but also has a long experience in implementing international projects.
Moderator:Boba Markovič Baluchová
Boba M. Baluchová is the Communications Manager of Ambrely - a Slovak platform of development organisations. In the past she has worked for UNDP for Europe and CIS, Charity Slovakia, ADRA Slovakia and several European universities. Boba also trains development volunteers in community development, global journalism or media and media literacy.
HOW TO REGISTER:
The discussion will be conducted via Zoom. The link to join will only be sent to registered participants the day before the event. Registration is open until January 26, 2021.
Registration form in English: https://forms.gle/srAe335fVKyyX3W6A
OR registration form in French: https://forms.gle/yYuxSCc2Em7iMBep9
ABOUT US
This event is organized by three humanitarian and development organizations ADRA Slovakia, ADICE - Association pour le Développement des Initiatives Citoyennes et Européennes, MTÜ Mondo.
The event is part of the HVA - Humanitarian Volunteers in Action and SUDHAV 3 - Sustainable Development through Humanitarian Aid Volunteers 3 projects. For more information: https://www.adra.sk/en/hva_humanitarian_volunteers_in_action/
The project is funded by the European Commission under the umbrella of the EU Aid Volunteers programme, managed by EACEA (The Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive) and DG EAC (Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture). For more information: https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/eu-aid-volunteer_en
We look forward to seeing you!
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28.1.2021
Yesterday we e-hosted an international exchange of people connected by the world of volunteering
We were very pleased with the high turnout for yesterday's webinar „Volunteer Secondments in the (post)covid-19 Era.“ More than 50 participants from all over the world took part in the second online roundtable where 6 guests - representatives of sending organisations (Adice from France, MTÜ Mondo from Estonia) and host organisations (ADRA Albania, Western Focus Community Organisation Kenya, Isaaf Jerada from Morocco, Osvswa - Orissa State Volunteers and Social Workers Association from India) shared their experiences and reflections on the current situation.
We discussed the current and future challenges related to the deployment of EU Aid volunteers from the perspective of project implementation, as well as field work with vulnerable communities. Finally, we shared insights on what positive things to take from this new situation.
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The online event is part of the project Humanitarian Volunteers in Action (Humanitarian Volunteers in Action), which is funded by the European Commission under the EU Aid Volunteers and managed by the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) in cooperation with the EU's Directorate-General for Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO) and, from 2021, the Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture (DG EAC).
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