International Volunteer Year 2026 × CCIVS
Share your action
Show what the International Voluntary Service movement does. Send us your collective action and photos for the IVS in Action campaign.
Submit your action and photos by
15 October 2026
In 2026 the UN marks the International Year of Volunteers for Sustainable Development. CCIVS invites everyone in the International Voluntary Service movement to take part by sending us a collective action.
Campaign 1 · IVS in Action
Add your collective action
With the IVS in Action campaign, the global International Voluntary Service networks CCIVS, Alliance, SCI and ICYE, alongside the regional networks NVDA and NAVO, want to show the diversity of volunteering and the impact it has in strengthening communities, fostering solidarity, and contributing to social and environmental justice. During September 2026 we collect and showcase collective actions that illustrate what the International Volunteer Year means to each of us.
Who
Everyone in the International Voluntary Service movement: international and local volunteers, staff, host projects, workcamp participants, and host families.
What
A collective action linked to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, solidarity and peace. The scope is deliberately broad, so almost any group activity counts.
When
Actions take place during September 2026. Upload yours by 15 October 2026.
How
Add your collective action together with your photos using the button below. It takes only a few minutes.
Visibility
All activities are published on the CCIVS website and shared across CCIVS social media channels with the hashtags #IVY2026 and #IVSACTION.
Submit your action and photos by 15 October 2026.
Submit your actionCampaign 2 · Living Earth / LIVE 2026
Step into IVY 2026: share your story, grow your visibility
Alongside IVS in Action, CCIVS runs Living Earth / LIVE 2026 throughout the whole year. If your organisation has a longer environmental story to tell, this is where it belongs.
We are collecting stories from member organisations throughout 2026: volunteer actions for biodiversity, climate, rewilding, environmental justice, and community wellbeing. Every story is published on the LIVE 2026 hub and shared across CCIVS social media channels with full attribution.
What to send: a short story of about 5 lines, 2 to 3 photos, and the credits plus consent for the people shown. It takes under 10 minutes.
Online summit
CCIVS will host an online summit at the beginning of October to highlight all the actions and our shared contribution to IVY 2026.
