About this Site

IAVENews.org is a service by IAVE (International Association for Volunteer Effort) in collaboration with International Conference Volunteers (ICVolunteers) and MCART Association (MCART). The purpose of this site is to serve as a news and information source for civil society organizations interested in the work of volunteers and in volunteerism worldwide.

The articles appearing on this site are written and edited by volunteers, then ultimately approved for publishing by IAVE. Many other individuals and organizations have also contributed to the news. Please see below for individual credits.

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	IAVE The International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE) is an international non-governmental organization that promotes, celebrates, and strengthens volunteerism worldwide. IAVE has currently approximately 800 individual and organizational members in about 100 countries.
	Federació Catalana de Voluntariat Social The Federació Catalana de Voluntariat Social is born from the resolutions taken by people from the catalan social associative world at the meeting in Monells (Baix Empordà) in May 1986, as a response to the political events that, during 1985, compromised the governments to give support to volunteerism.
	ICVolunteers International Conference Volunteers (ICVolunteers) is a non-governmental organization that connects volunteers and organizers of non-profit projects, in particular social, humanitarian, environmental and scientific conferences. ICVolunteers has a network of about 1,500 volunteers. In 2003, it has worked with volunteers from over 60 countries. The NGO promotes volunteerism and its recognition.
	MCART Group The MCART Association is a non-profit organization that exists to develop projects which enhance the sharing of information and good practices, both locally and globally. MCART works with projects and conferences of a social, humanitarian scientific and environmental nature to help them communicate their results in a way they can afford.

The News Team

Concept

IAVENews.org is based on Conference Reports, a cross-sector partnership that directly involves volunteers in carrying results around the world. For more information how this service works, please see www.conference-reports.org.

Viola Krebs, ICVolunteers
Randy Schmieder, MCART

Publishers

Josep Marin, Communications Coordinator, IAVE 2004 Barcelona

Site Design

Randy Schmieder, MCART

Online News Editing System

Randy Schmieder, MCART
Michael Staudenman, MCART
Allan Nguyen, MCART

Volunteer Coordination

Kathy Monnier, ICVolunteers

Volunteer Reporters, Editors & Proofreaders

Maritza Cardenas Ortiz, ICV
Marta Casanova, ICV
Catherine Debreuil, ICV
Sabine Deiringer, ICV
Lisa Holstenson, ICV
Vivien Kilchenmann, ICV
Sandra Krahenmann, ICV
Erzsebet Magyarosi, ICV
Marouen Mraihi, ICV
Mariacarmen Ochoa, ICV
Delphine Pastorel, ICV
Berivan Pont, ICV
Ana Pradel, ICV
Jim Rudolf, ICV
Ed Sackstein, ICV
Hélène Sackstein, ICV
Corinne Schouten, ICV
Laura Salvo, ICV
Tanio Salvo, ICV
Deline van Boom, ICV
Guillaume Van Eeckhout, ICV
Samantha Vesely, ICV

Photography

Randy Schmieder, MCART
Viola Krebs, ICVolunteers

IAVE News at a glance

The 18th IAVE World Volunteer Conference is the biannial conference of the International Association for Volunteer Effort, at this occasion organized by FCVS (Federació Catalana de Voluntariat Social) and held in Barcelona from August 17 -21 2004 within the framework of the FORUM de las Culturas 2004.Click for more information and current schedule

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