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13 February 2009
 IVD paves the way for lasting volunteerism in Bosnia and Herzegovina 
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina: International Volunteer Day (IVD) was marked in 10 localities across the countrie - from Sarajevo to Banja Luka, Bihac, Doboj, Foca, Livno, Srbrenica, Trebinje and Tuzla.   Read article
More about: Poverty
30 November 2005
 VSO offices worldwide mark IVD by 'building communities'  by Theo Breedon
For International Volunteer Day 2005, Voluntary Service Overseas is highlighting the important contributions of local and national volunteering – and also the contributions of international volunteers – with a campaign entitled "Volunteers for Development: Building Communities Together".   Read article
From: VSO Canada
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18 April 2005
 New southeast European volunteer exchange programme launched 
Sarajevo: The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme and European Union's European Voluntary Service (EVS) recently announced a new volunteer exchange programme.  Read article
From: UN Development Programme
More about: Advocacy
01 December 2004
 Focus on a law promoting volunteering in Bosnia 
Sarajevo: In Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) International Volunteer Day will represent a very important moment for ‘V’ as the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme and other national and International organizations are showing support towards the adoption of a law that promotes volunteering.  Read article
From: UN Volunteers Bosnia & Herzegovina
More about: Activism  Policy
19 April 2004
 Youth network eases volunteers' mobility in southeastern Europe 
Sarajevo: The Southeast Europe Youth Network (SEEYN) recently launched the "Albert Einstein" project which will assist governments within the region in creating legislations favourable to volunteers.  Read article

 

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V::I::P - Promotion of Local and International Youth Volunteering for Peace Building and Conflict Resolution in Europe 
The report presents good practices workshops on local youth volunteering projects for conflict resolution and peace building in Europe, discusses the role of donors and governments in stimulating the potential of volunteering, and showcases the diverse contributions of volunteering to the peace building and conflict resolution process.  Visit site
Volunteer Exchange Reconciliation for South Eastern Europe 
The Regional Integration through Volunteer Exchanges for Reconciliation in South East Europe (RIVER SEE) Programme team launched a website to foster "east to east" volunteer exchanges within the Balkan region. This initiative is done in collaboration with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), UN Volunteers programme and several civil society and volunteer-involving organizations.  Visit site
Related blog entries
30 November 2005, 16:21
Festival of Voluntarism in Bosnia/Herzegovina 
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, we are supporting the celebration of ‘Festival of V’ which aims to promote volunteerism and the need for an enabling environment. UNV has been leading the working group that drafted the law on volunteerism which we recently handed over to the government.   Read entry
From: IVD 2005 Blog
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