“IBM supports the Reskilling Revolution, and we are very excited to be a partner with you,” Nixon-Saintil said. “This is something that’s needed globally—access to skills. Especially with the impacts of climate change and the global skills gap, there is a sense of urgency.”Read More

On 8 December at the RewirED education summit in Dubai, IAVE’s executive director, Nichole Cirillo, will introduce IAVE’s new partnership with the African Union to create “volunteer-powered pathways” to youth employment in the green economy.Read More

On this International Volunteer Day, IAVE is delighted to announce the launch of our second Ideathon in collaboration with the Emirates Foundation, 4–6 March 2024!Read More

The 4th and final part of IAVE’s 4-part ‘Common Good – Creating a Sustainable Future through Volunteering’ series, the focus topic is ‘Humanitarian Aid: The Role of Skilled and Specialist Volunteers.’ In each session a presenter will set out what volunteering for the common good means to them, how it relates to creating a sustainable...Read More

On October 19, IAVE joined Volunteer Culture Korea and the CSR Forum in Seoul for a day of discussion on corporate volunteering. IAVE Executive Director Nichole Cirillo gave opening remarks and Lorrie Foster, Director of Corporate Strategy, delivered the keynote address on global trends in skills-based volunteering.Read More

For Part 3 of IAVE’s 4-part ‘Common Good’ series, the focus topic is ‘Volunteering and Everyday Life in Crises and Emergencies.’ In this session we hear from Dr Bianca Fadel, a Research Fellow in the Centre for Global Development (CGD) at Northumbria University, UK. Our moderator is Dr Amjad Saleem, Manager, Volunteering, Youth and Education...Read More

Final session of IAVE’s 4-part webinar series, “Youth Volunteering and Social Change: Challenges and Opportunities”. What role can young people play in shaping social change? How can volunteering become a pathway for young people to become development actors? In this webinar, a global panel will explore the role of youth volunteering as it both responds...Read More

For Part 2 of IAVE’s 4-part ‘Common Good’ series, the focus topic is ‘A Caribbean Perspective on Volunteer Strategies for Sustainable Impact.’ In each session the presenter will set out what volunteering for the common good means to them, how this relates to creating a sustainable future through volunteering, and how volunteers contribute to tackling...Read More

In many communities around the world, young people play a vital role in the journey towards social justice in various communities. Youth activism has been influenced by experiences recorded during and post the acute COVID-19 pandemic. There is evidence of young people being more interested in unstructured volunteer involvement that is organized and led through...Read More

Part 1 of IAVE’s 4-part webinar series, “The Common Good – Creating a Sustainable Future through Volunteering” In each session the presenter will set out what volunteering for the common good means to them, how this relates to creating a sustainable future through volunteering, and how volunteers contribute to tackling the challenges facing our communities...Read More