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alliance
Basic
- Family name
- -
- Given name(s)
- -
- Organisation
- Alliance of European Voluntary Service Organisations
- Acronym
- Alliance
- Mailing address
- Fælledvej 12
- City
- Copenhagen
- Country
- Denmark
- Office phone
- + 372 601 3098 (c/o EstYes, Kaarina Konsap or Jelena Lihhatsova)
- Fax number
- + 372 601 3309 (c/o EstYes)
- Website
- http://www.alliance-network.eu
Organisation
- Working languages
English
- Publications
- Newsletters
- European guidebook
- Annual report- Brief history
The Alliance is an international non-governmental youth organisation (INGYO) representing national organisations with international voluntary service projects. The Alliance respects the autonomy and independence of its member organisations.
The Alliance was founded in 1982 and has grown rapidly since then. There are currently 43 members from 28 countries. Every year, Alliance's member organisations organise about 1,100 workcamps and exchange about 22,000 volunteers.
- Objectives
Provide the voluntary organisations with opportunities to discuss and exchange experiences and information within Europe.
Facilitate and improve co-operation between voluntary service organisations.
Improve the quality of volunteer projects and provide a network whereby new organisations working in this field in different countries are encouraged and supported.
Promote short-term voluntary work as a tool for international understanding and community development.- Activities
Alliance's member organisations organise international workcamps, mainly during the summer months. A workcamp involves 10-20 volunteers from different countries. Volunteers can engage in a wide variety of community development tasks, including environmental, construction, renovation, social, cultural and archeological work.
- Structure
- General Assembly and General Conference (every autumn)
- Executive Committee and Working Groups (regular meetings throughout the year)
- Technical Meeting (every spring)
- Post-Camp event (every winter)
Membership
- Membership type
- Full member
- Organisation type
- INGYO
History
- User for
- 47 weeks 3 days
