Organised by

Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO)

Co-sponsor:

• International Forum for Volunteering in Development (Forum)
• Post-2015 Volunteering Working Group

Summary

The side-event will focus on volunteerism as a necessary means of implementation for sustainable development and for scaling up workable solutions. This goes both nationally as well as for south-to south, north-to-south and south-to-north volunteering. This capacity should be recognized, valued and supported by member states, both financially and in terms of legislation.

It will also demonstrate how global partnerships can become more successful when they include people as an essential component, along with technology, finance and know-how. Volunteering or exchange of volunteers based on equality and reciprocity can be important tools to achieve effective partnerships, through various capacity building and peer review mechanisms.

Related Information

• VSO
• Forum

• Concept Note

Contact

For inquiries regarding this side event, please contact

• Mwangi Waituru, Mwangi.Waituru@vsoint.org, +254700001021
• Adjmal Dulloo, adjmal.dulloo@forum-ids.org, +13477915656