FORUM on International Volunteering

Keynote Address – ‘The value of volunteering in Africa’

By Amanda Khozi Mukwashi, Director of Policy, VSO International

Volunteering – ‘Changing issues for international volunteering’

By Karen Takacs, Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Crossroads International

Volunteering – ‘South to South volunteering – the case of VSO Jitolee’

By Ben Ngutu, Executive Director, VSO Jitolee

FORUM Discussion Presentation 1 – ‘Valuing Volunteering in Africa’

By Peter Devereux, Partnership Development Specialist (Civil Society) and Mae Chao, Volunteerism Policy Advisor, UNV Bonn, Germany

Asians working as international volunteers in Africa – the experience of KOICA

By Seo Miyoung, Manager, Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), World Friends Korea Planning Team

Working in synergy – the case of CFK – international and national volunteering working together for development

By George Kogolla, Executive Director, Carolina for Kibera (CFK), Kenya

Diaspora volunteering: Providing dynamic opportunities through partnerships

By Round table on engaging Diaspora volunteers in support of development in their countries of origin - Barb Hogan, Director of International Volunteering; CUSO-VSO, Solomon Belay, Diaspora Volunteer (Ethiopia 2010); Tewabech Bishaw, Alliance for Brain Gain and Innovative Development (ABIDE); Giséle Morin-Labatut, Association of Higher Education and Development (AHEAD) and Wubeshet Woldemariam, Country Director, VSO Ethiopia

FORUM Discussion Paper Presentation 2 – ‘The state of youth volunteering in Africa – A focus on North-South, South-North and South-South volunteering’

By Dilhani Wijeyesekera, Country Director, Restless Development, Tanzania

Discussion groups – Emerging issues from ‘The state of youth volunteering in Africa’

Youth Volunteering in Africa: the Case of the AU Youth Volunteers Corps

By Emmanuel Ishie Etim, Programme Manager, Africa Union Youth Volunteer Corps (AUYVC)

Youth Volunteering in Africa: the Case of the Kenya National Youth Volunteer Scheme (NYVS) and International Citizens Service (ICS)

By Simon Mwangi, Provincial Director, Youth Development, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MOYAS), Kenya

Youth Volunteering in Africa: North-South, South-North, South-South Volunteering

By Richard Mabala, Executive Director, Tamasha Vijan, Tanzania

South-to-South Youth Volunteering Xchange Models

By Helene Perold, Executive Director, Volunteer and Service Enquiry Southern Africa (VOSESA)

Sustainable Volunteering Initiatives and Use of Most Significant Change Stories in Evaluating Volunteer Efforts

By Musa Sibindi, Matebeleland AIDS Council Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

International Volunteering – Personal testimony of Achieving Significant Change

International Volunteering – Personal testimony of Achieving Significant Change (2)

By John cornwell, UK VSO volunteer based in Mombasa, Kenya

Corporates working in partnership with international volunteering agencies

By Sanda Ojiambo, Head of Corporate Responsibility, Safaricom

Corporates working in partnership with international volunteering agencies (2)

By Dee Dajeda, Manager, Accenture Development Partnerships

International Year of the Volunteer (IYV) +10

By George Oloo, UNV IYV +10 National Coordinator, Kenya

FORUM Discussion Paper Presentation 3 – ‘Changing patterns of ODA funding for international volunteering’

By Dr. Cliff Allum, CEO Skillshare International and Chair, FORUM Research Working Group and Benjamin J. Lough, Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

FORUM Paper 4 – ‘Capacity Development’

By Dimity Feifer, Chair FORUM, CEO Australian Volunteers International

FORUM sharing and learning networks – bringing it back into the FORUM: a summary of the initiatives of the sharing and learning networks

By Nita Kapoor, Director, Fredskorpset and Chair, FORUM Sharing and Networking through Information and Learning Working Group