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From 2-4 July 2012 the African Conference on Volunteer Action for Peace and Development (ACVAPD) took place in Nairobi, Kenya. VOSESA served on the Conference Steering Committee and participated in the conference. Watch the following news release on the conference: Learn more
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Employee Volunteer Week took place from 5-11 March 2012 in South Africa. CAF Southern Africa initiated this yearly campaign in 2005 to encourage employee volunteering in communities. To read more about the Employee Volunteer Week 2012 click below:
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On 3 March 2012, a parliamentary briefing meeting was convened with the support of the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) Programme to discuss the Southern African Conference on Volunteer Action for Development, held in Johannesburg from 17-19 October 2011. A total of 25 parliamentarians were briefed. To learn more click below:
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The South African National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) convened a Knowledge Network Seminar on Increasing Youth Volunteering in South African Society from 24-25 January 2012. The seminar marked the launch of a three-year NYDA initiative, in partnership with the Flemish Government, to cultivate an enabling environment for youth volunteering in South Africa. Click below to hear from a youth participant:
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United Nations Volunteers (UNV) launched the State of the World's Volunteerism Report on 5 December 2011. To access the report, click here.
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VOSESA launches three research papers on its website. Click on the paper titles below to link to more information:
1. Youth Volunteer Exchange Programmes in Southern and Eastern Africa: Models and Effects.
This paper explores two different models of youth volunteer exchange programmes in the southern and eastern African regions that contribute to development goals and integration.
2. Volunteering and Civic Service in Three African Regions: Contributions to Regional Integration, Youth Development and Peace
This paper provides evidence of the different manifestations and models of service in three African regions and discusses the impact of volunteerism on regional integration, youth development and peace.
3. Volunteerism for Peace in East Africa
Drawing on different theoretical perspectives and practical examples from East Africa, this paper explores how volunteers can contribute substantially to establishing and preserving peace.
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VOSESA was invited to attend a conference on the needs and opportunities of the youth service field internationally at the Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center from March 5-9, 2012. Innovations in Civic Participation (ICP), acting as the Global Secretariat for the International Association for National Youth Service (IANYS), convened the conference. To learn more, click below:
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| On December 5th, International Volunteer Day, VOSESA launched its research report on the experience of International Voluntary Service (IVS) by host organisations, host communities and volunteers. The study, conducted in Mozambique and Tanzania was funded by Trust Africa and supported the Center for Social Development at the Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA. To read the report or the executive summary, click below:
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Announcing the FIRST-EVER Conference on Employee Volunteering in South Africa
Does employee volunteering contribute to national development in South Africa? How can it contribute to business success and make a sustainable impact in communities? And how can employee volunteering be taken to the next level?
FirstRand, VOSESA and CAFSA are convening this conference in Johannesburg from 13 to 14 August 2013, to provide an opportunity for industry leaders, government, CSI practitioners and NGOs to share their experience of corporate action in the social space.
So don’t miss out – save the date and register now for the most exiting conference of the year! To register click here.
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Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) is recruiting volunteers from Southern Africa. VSO is looking for committed professionals with degree qualification and a minimum of four years work experience in Education, Health and Information Technology areas. VSO sends highly skilled professionals as volunteers to work on long-term, sustainable solutions in over 30 countries in Africa, Asia and the Pacific.
For the full job description, click here
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VOSESA's analysis of the volunteering response to the 2008 Xenophobic Attacks in South Africa and its potential for social change.