This March, three teams will win $25,000 to implement their winning idea about volunteering for the environment. Any nonprofit or government team is eligible, but the deadline to sign up is 29 January!Read More

Your team could win $25,000 to implement your winning idea about volunteering for disaster relief, protecting land & oceans, or youth education & skills!Read More

We believe that volunteers are key to creating a just and sustainable world. So how do we build on the strength of volunteer movements to make volunteering as accessible, productive, and sustainable as possible? Read More

IAVE is pleased to honor Alfredo Abreu as this year’s recipient of the Kenn Allen Global Award for Volunteer Leadership. Abreu founded Serve the City Portugal in 2015 and has served as chairman of Serve the City International from 2020 – 2023.Read More

I am an optimist and someone who is firm in her belief that there is always more than one way forward.  But maintaining this sentiment has never been harder.Read More

“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

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

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