International Volunteer Day 2018 – A message from IAVE’s World President
Volunteers around the world today will be recognised for their service and their contribution to tackling the ambitious Sustainable Development... Read More
Our Initiatives
Volunteer Centers
With the Global Network of National Volunteer Centers and a directory of national volunteer centers worldwide, IAVE aims to enhance volunteering worldwide through reliable, strong, and effective volunteer centers.
Youth
IAVE is committed to advocate for volunteering as a powerful tool that builds leadership among youth, helping develop compassionate agents of change, active in the present and working for a better future.
Corporate
IAVE believes that corporate volunteering is a dynamic, global force, driven by companies that want to make a significant difference to serious global and local problem.
IAVE Leaders
Consisting of the executive officers, regional and national representatives, steering committees, and the secretariat team, IAVE’s leadership consists primarily by volunteers who are elected by the general membership.
About Us
IAVE is the only international organization that exists to promote, strengthen and celebrate the development of volunteering worldwide.
Universal Declaration on Volunteering
The Universal Declaration on Volunteering is the framework for IAVE’s advocacy efforts. First issued in 1990 during the World Volunteer Conference in Paris, it has been revised and re-issued in 2001 at the Word Volunteer Conference in Amsterdam to kick-off the United Nations International Year of Volunteers. This Declaration supports the right of every woman, man and child to associate freely and to volunteer regardless of their cultural and ethnic origin, religion, age, gender, and physical, social or economic condition.
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Announcing the host country of the 26th IAVE World Volunteer Conference
Augsburg, Germany, October 20, 2018 – The International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE) announces the host country of the 26th... Read More
International Association for Volunteer Effort Presents the 2018 IAVE Global Corporate Volunteering Awards at the 25th IAVE World Volunteer Conference
2018 Global Corporate Volunteering Awards recipients: Tata Group, MSD, Telefónica, Ritz-Carlton Company, GSK, Berlin Social Academy and UPS The International... Read More
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