Francesco Volpini Linndgberg was born and raised in El Salvador until the age of 10. He then grew up in Los Angeles, California, where he lived for 13 years. He moved to Mexico, where he resided for 7 years to work in a non-profit organization dealing with the human rights of migrants. Later on in …
Title: Exploring the learning dimensions of a workcamp leaders’ training Publisher: University of Cumbria, UK Type: MA Dissertation Theme: Outdoor and Experiential Learning – workcamps Related project: IVS Research Short Description: While more research about the impact of workcamps has been carried out in recent years, studies about workcamp leaders and how they are trained is scarce. This piece is meant …
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Title: Building Resilience through Volunteering during COVID-19 Publisher: International Association for Volunteer Effort Type: Other Theme: Outdoor and Experiential Learning – workcamps Format: Video
Title: How do International Volunteering Characteristics Influence Outcomes? Perspectives from Partner Organizations Publisher: International Society for Third-Sector Research Type: Publication Theme: Outdoor and Experiential Learning – workcamps Short Description: This study examines how different types of international volunteering influence common program outcomes such as building organizational capacity, developing international relationships, and performing manual labor. Survey responses were collected from 288 …
Title: IVS for Climate Justice Impact Assessment Report Publisher: CCIVS Type: Project report Theme: Active Participation & Social Inclusion Related project: IVS for Climate Justice Format: PDF
Title: Raising Peace Impact Summary Publisher: CCIVS Type: Project report Theme: Peace & Human Rights Related project: Raising Peace Format: PDF
Title: STEP to Change, Impact: the Community report Publisher: CCIVS Type: Project report Theme: Outdoor and Experiential Learning – workcamps Related project: Step to the Future Format: PDF
Title: Volunteer Tourism: Yet another form of “Othering”? Publisher: Wageningen University Environmental Sciences Type: Publication Theme: Outdoor and Experiential Learning – workcamps Short Description: International Voluntary Services/Volunteer tourism has developed as part of the broad development agenda and the ever changing global structure. The end of Colonisation marked the beginning of new relationships of ex colonies and the Northern Countries. …
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Title: Following the P.A.T.H. measuring change in volunteers’ knowledge, skills and attitudes towards cultural and natural heritage, and life Publisher: CCIVS Type: Project report Theme: Other Related project: PATH Short Description: One of the most popular definitions of impact assessment, given by Rossi, Lipsey and Freeman in Evaluation: A Systemic Approach (2004), reminds us that at the beginning of any research …
Title: Just Volunteers [Non Formal] Education for Sustainable Development Type: Other Theme: Environment & Sustainability Related project: IVS for Climate Justice Short Description: Francesco Volpini Graduate Research Associate, Research Centre for the Local Public Human Resources and Policy Development (LORC), 龍谷大学/ Ryukoku University Speech transcription of the UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development, 17-19 May 2021 Format: PDF
