"Poverty means that many Zambians are primarily concerned with mere survival and have little time and energy for volunteer work.

Issue 3: August 21, 2007

Dear Friends of AVS, of Lebanon, and of volunteerism worldwide,

We are currently developing our website at IAVE.ORG and preparing a section for National Reps.

The Board of Directors’ Meeting will be held on June 25-26 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

This MOU between CIVICUS, IAVE and UNV represents an important opportunity to further the impact of volunteerism throughout the world. It is mutually acknowledged that CIVICUS, IAVE and UNV ha

Universal Declaration on Volunteering, adopted by the Board of Directors of the International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE), January 2001, The Netherlands.