On 2nd May, IAVE held a Roundtable in London hosted by Volunteering Matters to continue the global dialogue on Youth Volunteering, Employability and Sustainable Livelihoods.Read More

How can we empower youth volunteers? What are the key issues affecting young people today? IAVE commissioned strategic papers on topics impacting young people’s lives.Read More

The theme of this year’s International Volunteer Day which is solidarity through volunteering. In special honor of International Volunteer Day, IAVE hosted a webinar in partnership with the African Union, Decolonizing & Repositioning Volunteering for Development in Africa.Read More

The development sector is being increasingly challenged to decolonize. However, there are concerns that the rhetoric of decolonization and localization does not always translate to changes in power and practice.Read More

Over 14 million people have fled their homes since Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine, out of which approximately 6 million have left to seek asylum in neighboring countries (UN). Volunteer involving organizations in Eastern Europe, particularly volunteer managers, are at the forefront of the Ukraine crisis response efforts. Read More

The Global Volunteering Leadership Summit, just completed in Abu Dhabi, has been an amazing success.Read More

We are excited to announce the kick off of IAVE’s ResilienCities Corporate Volunteering Program! The program, customized exclusively for Airbus, consists of three unique volunteer activities and trainings focused on biodiversity and mobility. Over the course of three months, Airbus employee volunteers will work with European, community-based nonprofit organizations whose work contributes to making our cities...Read More

The theme for this year’s International Volunteer Day is “Volunteer now for our common future”. Today, we celebrate the contributions of the millions who volunteer now to build a more sustainable, equitable and inclusive future for us all! In honor of this special celebration, we want to recognize Christine Ntahe, the recipient of this year’s Kenn Allen Global Award for Volunteer...Read More

Last month, after 42 years of service to Agency for Volunteer Service (AVS) Hong Kong, Flora retired as its Chief Executive Officer. In this interview, Flora reflects on the growth of the organization and volunteerism in Hong Kong over the past four decadesRead More

We are delighted to welcome Mohamed Al Hosani, Director of Leadership and Empowerment at the Emirates Foundation to the IAVE Board to serve as Board Representative for the Arab Nations region.Read More