senior volunteering exchange network research results in 2009 partner meeting in vienna 30 november...
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Senior Volunteering Exchange Network Research results in 2009
Partner meeting in Vienna
30 November – 3 December 2009
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Effects of trans-national exchange of senior volunteers on participating organisations
• Methodology: Qualitative interviews – Conducted at the conference in Lleida– Complemented at the conference in Vienna
• Key issues:– Impact on the management and philosophy of organisations– Impact on existing exchange offers– European dimension– Intersectional dimension– Benefits of being partner in the SEVEN network
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Interview partners
Formal Educational Institution:• University Lancaster, UK
Public Institution:• Municipality of Ferrara: International Relations Office, IT
Non Governmental Organisations: • Wiener Hilfswerk, AT• Senior Initiative Center, LT• Bulgarian Red Cross• Federazione Chiese Evangeliche, IT • UNAREC, FR• Internationale Jugendgemeinschaftsdienste, DE
International Network:• Alliance of the European Voluntary Service Organisations
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Impact on the philosophy and the objectives of organisations
• New work approaches: – Inter-cultural learning in youth exchange programmes is
added by inter-generational learning– Short-term exchanges for seniors are considered as an
additional offer by youth exchange organisations– Volunteering is used as a tool to promote active citizenship
in the sense of bottom-up democracy in former Soviet countries
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Impacts on existing exchange offers
• Adaption of exchange offers to the needs of senior volunteers– Reduced working hours: Some organisations say working hours
depend on the job, others try to modify them according to the age of volunteers
– Accommodation: Single person or 2 persons, no groups– Social inclusion: Some organisations connect seniors with local
senior initiatives, others focus on inter-generational teams
• Additional considerations for the exchange of senior volunteers– Preparation concept: Need for a different organisation and
contents– Long-term volunteering: Pre-visit before placement
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European and intersectional dimension
• The SEVEN network strengthened the European dimension in the work of organisations– Newcomers in the exchange of senior volunteers are now
planning or preparing trans-national exchanges– Active citizenship is considered a part of a European
strategy to strengthen democracy
• The SEVEN network contributed to bridging gaps between the sectors of youth volunteering and seniors initiatives
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Benefits of being part of the SEVEN network
• The interviewed organisations- Benefit through the provision of manuals and the exchange
of experiences - Feel encouraged to start trans-national exchanges - Strenghten their networks- Consider the training of volunteers as very useful- Gain new ideas for networking on a local, national and
international level • Some organisations with long-term experience would appreciate
their expertise being more demanded