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My name is Thomas Aubineau, I am a 26 years old French volunteer at Fundación SES in Buenos Aires, Argentina. I’ve been working on the Decolonise IVS project for almost a year now, particularly on writing policy papers and setting up an advocacy strategy. 1. What it was like creating the Policy Papers — the …

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The 2024 UN Civil Society Conference Nairobi 9-10 CCIVS President Ratherford Mwaruta attended this event on behalf of CCIVS along with Linus Omondi for KVSO Kenya. The following is a report from Ratherford:  Since 1947, sixty-eight civil society conferences have resulted in successful outcomes due to previous interactions with civil society organizations. The United Nations …

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I still vividly remember the day I came to India. Nine months ago, packed with mixed emotions, sadness to leave everything and everyone that felt like home behind, but also with a lot of excitement, curiosity, some fears, and some hopes about what was to come. The true challenge began when I arrived at my …

Long Term Volunteers Work Update with FSL India: A Journey of Growth and Impact Read More »

As the CCIVS Youth Action Officer, Hani presented the impact of International Voluntary Service (IVS) at the Forum “Transforming Mentalities,” organised by the NGO-UNESCO Liaison Committee in collaboration with UNESCO. Invited as a member of the Youth Working Group of the NGO-UNESCO Liaison Committee, Hani contributed to Session 6: Youth Panel – Building a More …

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In February 2024,  the new CCIVS Youth Committee was formed, comprising ten individuals from diverse backgrounds spanning the globe. The team, comprising Adil Litos Sadeia (AJOV/ Mozambique), Daniela Corbalan (Fundación SES/ Argentina), Daniel Mapatac (ALLIANCE/ United Kingdom), Ian Tawanda Mugowa (ZWA/ Zimbabwe), Lucy Brandon (VAP/ United Kingdom), Mzwakhe Vilane (SAVWA/ South Africa), Piero Tapia (BVBP/ …

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The ICON project – Capacity building for the IVS movement in impact assessment, communication, and community building, is a collaborative initiative funded by the Erasmus+ Programme. It brings together INEX-SDA as the lead coordinator, along with CCIVS, PVN Albania, and GAIA Kosovo. The project aims to enhance the capacity of organisations in impact assessment, external …

ICON Project updates in 2024 Read More »

A journey worth making by Ben Magnus Hausler This text is not a “how to decolonize” or a history lesson on colonialism, but rather a reflection on the last week and the learning journey it entailed. A reflection on the “Decolonise. Now! – visual storytelling training” by Javier, Hamza and Julieta, which was centred around …

What did the Visual Storytelling event in Vienna give us Read More »

In 2022, a working group started working together including the CCIVS Director, Secretariat, and three former executive board members of CCIVS. Since this date over 7 workshops have taken place in the CCIVS archives, which allowed us to look back on the history of the organisation – projects, teams, achievements, challenges, networks, and volunteers – …

Preserving History: The CCIVS Archives Read More »