International conference on Quality Standards and Evaluation Methods in International Volunteering

From 25th to 27th October 2011 INEX-SDA organized an international conference conference on Quality Standards and Evaluation Methods in International Youth Volunteering Programs.

The conference was held in Mayor´s residence in Prague and its main goal was to create a space for sharing experience, perspectives and good practice in assessing quality and evaluation of international volunteering programs. The conference hosted experts and professionals from international volunteering NGO´s from different EU countries, Tanzania, Uganda and the Czech Republic.

All the participants including representatives of Czech NGOs, representatives of Czech local authorities and other interested professionals had an opportunity to learn, share and reflect upon current trends and topics related to the preparation and training of international volunteers, to the support of their engagement after return back to their home communities, to the quality in partnerships between sending and hosting organizations and to the impact of the voluntary services in community activities.

The participants of the conference had also an opportunity to present their own projects and organizations,  share their perspectives and network both at the conference within the participants fair and during informal program.

Download the summary of the conference in a form of our newsletter.

Download the final report including all the presentations here.

Check the photos from the conference here and see the media coverage of the conference in Prague´s TV Metropol or train your Czech skills with the program on international volunteering in Rádio Česko - "Jak jinak".

This conference is a part of Youth for Global Responsibility project. It is being organised in cooperation with the City of Prague and with financial support from EU and American Embassy in Prague. Te official media partner of the conference is Český rozhlas - Rádio Česko.

For more information please don’t hesitate to contact us at conference (at) inexsda.cz

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The conference is held with financial support from European Union. INEX - Association for Voluntary Activities is fully responsible for the content of the action and should not be interpreted as an opinion of the European Union.