Sign up as a supporter of IYV+10

IAVE is calling on volunteers worldwide to sign up in support of the tenth anniversary of the UN International Year of Volunteers (IYV+10) in 2011. To build momentum for this important anniversary, we need you to add your voice to the call to make IYV+10 another landmark year for volunteering.

United Nations international years tend to come and go, but some make a real and lasting difference. The UN International Year of Volunteers (IYV) in 2001 was a watershed in the development of volunteerism worldwide. The anniversary year excited people’s imaginations, created renewed interest in volunteering, and led to innovative developments such as the growth of academic research into volunteerism, the rise of national volunteer centers, and the growth of corporate volunteering.

The reason IYV made such an impact was because it was taken up and adopted by volunteers around the world, who turned 2001 into "their" year. The UN does not always mark the tenth anniversary of its international years, but because of the success of IYV, 2011 will be designated as an official celebration. That means we have a golden opportunity to build on the achievements of the last decade, and give another boost to the development of volunteerism. But we need you to make it happen.

We need to build the profile of IYV+10 and create excitement and interest in the anniversary year. It is also important to steer the agenda towards key areas of concern to civil society. In addition, ordinary volunteers need to be made aware of the anniversary year, and understand the role they can play to address global issues that affect the lives of everyone on the planet.
 
To build support for these aims, IAVE is calling to people to sign an online petition to mark and celebrate IYV+10 in their communities, schools, and organizations; and join other collaborations to spread the influence of the anniversary year.

Follow this link to add your name to the list of IYV+10 supporters.