Decolonise Open Conference

What does a decolonised International Voluntary Service look like?
Join us for the Decolonise Open Conference!

The conference will take place in a hybrid format on Thursday, 23.11.2023 with the in-situ meeting taking place in Loutraki, Greece.

Together with International Voluntary Service organisations from around the world, we will deepen our understanding of one of the key issues in the decolonisation debate: how to share resources in an equitable way.

We have invited some interesting speakers from different corners of the world to discuss this topic with us. So, don’t miss out on this opportunity to go to the core of the Decolonisation debate with CCIVS members and our invited guests.

Sign up for the online part of the Open Conference now! A ZOOM link and detailed agenda will be sent after registration. Sign up link.


Decolonising volunteering: how can donors contribute to an equitable and sustainable volunteer programme?

Invited experts:


Helge Espe
Senior Adviser
NOREC – Norwegian Agency for Exchange Cooperation

Cecilia Milesi
Senior Advisor 
ODI- global affairs think tank   
Founder Subir al Sur and Global Change Center

Helene Perold 
Social Research Consultant 
Member of various research groups and think tanks

Ratherford Mwaruta 
Board Member CCIVS 
Director Zimbabwe Workcamp Association

Graphic facilitator: Yorgos Konstantinou

Provisional programme (EET/UTC+2)

2:30 PM A short presentation of the International Voluntary Service movement
3:00 PM Panel debate: decolonising volunteering: how can donors contribute to an equitable and sustainable volunteer programme?
4:00 PM Short break
4:14 PM Break-out rooms: How to engage in the decolonisation process?
5:15 PM Wrap up and conclusions.

With the support of