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Summer Knowledge Café: Fruits of Volunteering

Join us as we host our next Knowledge Café on how volunteering boosts inclusion and helps increase a sense of belonging among our society.

Volunteering represents a substantial pillar in building a more inclusive and cohesive society based on strong culture of belonging and solidarity.

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The 2023 Summer Knowledge Café, taking place online on June 20 at 14:00 CEST, is open to all participants who wish to learn more about volunteering. The Café is co-hosted by EASPD and CEV (Centre for European Volunteering). The discussions will focus on how volunteers can improve the work of service providers, and how their experience can lead to growth and learning opportunities.

This Knowledge Café will be an opportunity for you to discover the volunteering sector and its importance in shaping a closer Union.

Agenda

Moderator: Gabriella Civico, CEV

14:00

Welcome

 

  • Renaud Scheuer, EASPD

 

14:05

Introduction by Moderator

 

  • Gabriella Civico, Centre for European Volunteering (CEV)

 

14:10

The importance of promoting civic engagement through volunteering 

 

  • Mirko Schwaerzel, Diakonie Deutschland

 

14:20

Volunteering in organisations, experience from service providers – How does it work in practice?

Part 1

 

  • Thanos Loules, Project Manager, IASIS NGO 

 

14:30

Volunteering in organisations, experience from volunteers – Civic engagement, learning opportunities and professional outcomes

 

  • Nóra Zsuzsanna Györke, Project Development Officer, EASPD

 

14:40

The Centre for European Volunteering (CEV) – Promotion and support to volunteering

 

  • Giulia Bordin, Policy and Communication Officer, CEV 

 

14:50

Volunteering in organisations, experience from service providers – How does it work in practice?

Part 2

 

  • Lieve Dekempeneer, Director, HUBBIE 

 

15:20

Q&A

 

15:35

Conclusion

 

  • Nina Kozlowitz, EASPD

 
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