Synergy of Volunteering

How to ensure, that municipalities and NGOs benefit from the international volunteering? How to support and train a volunteer, who wants to organise his own project, a workcamp? How to create network of municipalities, NGOs, public and volunteers to achieve the synergy effect?

International project Synergy Effect of Volunteering-building civil society by connecting NGOs, municipalities, communities
is running in collaboration with Iceland voluntary organisation AUS – Alþjóðleg ungmennaskipti from 1. 4. 2015 till 31. 3. 2016.

Activities within the project

Volunteering Caravan (06-08/2015): in five locations we will organize regional networking meeting of municipalities, NGOs and public accompanied by photo-exhibition of voluntary activities. Concurrently there will thematic workshops related to the European Year of Development 2015 taking place.
Opportunity for 20 volunteers to gain unique knowledge, skills and support from a mentor to prepare and organize your own project.
Collaboration and know-how exchange with Iceland organization AUS.
National-level meeting about international volunteering (11/2015): platform for discussion and partnership building, space for ideas and best practice sharing.
Capacity building of INEX-SDA in the areas of PR, staff management and strategic planning.

Project manager responsible for implementation: Dagmar Fousková.
Supported by a grant from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through the EEA Grants. www.eeagrants.cz.