volunteering
A good example of this real and full participation that we defend is inclusive volunteering, a system in which the person with an intellectual disability participates as a volunteer accompanying people from other groups.
The conference, entitled 'The evolution of solidarity in a post-pandemic society', focused on reflecting on volunteering as an involved citizen.
Youth are political, and they live this in their everyday life. Since the turn of the 21st century, multiple crises have unfolded, both social and economic that impact youths directly and have become a window of opportunity for political and social mobilisation and participation.
"Today, leaving the nightmare behind, we see the merit of having been 'socially creative' but we also realize the cost of having stretched the seams of the teams we worked with so much"
People who engage in volunteering must work on introspection, they must question their “me” and how it fits in the world and in relation to others.
The city has been chosen ahead of Lviv as the european volunteering capital.
All actions and moves require thought. A volunteer must be able to process information and act consequently, bringing their cognitive skills into the picture.
Volunteering is what keeps organizations alive, and it is done by people. They will need to know themselves, understand themselves and the rest of the team. Having a good set of emotional skills is necessary for volunteers to develop their task.
How do the conclusions of the Conference on the Future of Europe respond to the needs of citizens wishing to take part in a spirit of solidarity and engage in volunteering projects/initiatives for the sake of contribution to the post-COVID19 recovery and overall resilience and defence of EU Values?
The European Volunteer Centre has announced as candidates the Italian city of Trento, and the Ukranian city of Lviv for the European Volunteering Capital 2024.
This initiative is jointly launched by the Fundació Pere Tarrés together with the Spanish Volunteering Platform