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

FORUM — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 10:10:16 +0000

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FORUM Discussion Paper 3 – Changing patterns of state funding for international volunteering

FORUM — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:21:23 +0000

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FORUM Discussion Paper 2010 - Climate Change, Philip Mulligan (Brian Rockliffe and Christina Jenkins have edited the paper for FORUM)

FORUM — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 09:17:28 +0000

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FORUM Discussion Paper 2009 - Volunteers: Catalysts for Social Engagement – Tina Wallace

FORUM — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 15:28:59 +0000

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FORUM Discussion Paper 2008 - How do current trends in development and volunteering intersect with gender? – Jane Russell-Smith

FORUM — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:37:05 +0000

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FORUM Discussion Paper 2007 - Public Engagement

FORUM — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 02:35:34 +0000

I begin this short paper with two caveats. Firstly, I must make it very clear that this is not the result of rigorous research. It is not even a comprehensive overview of what International Volunteer Co-operation Organisations (IVCOs) are doing in the areas of ‘development education’, public engagement and public policy advocacy1 – though in preparing the paper, it struck me that a more thorough inventory might be a useful contribution by FORUM – to document and share what is being done in these areas. Researched and written in three weeks, this is simply one person’s observations, based on conversations with fifteen IVCO leaders, augmented by a few days of internet research and reading2, and 30 plus years of experience that has brought me back to these issues of “global citizenship” at regular intervals, in both my community and working life (which began as a CUSO volunteer in Papua New Guinea in 1970). ...more

FORUM Discussion Paper 2007 - New Developments in Programme Models

FORUM — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 02:33:31 +0000

This is the first in a series of discussion papers produced by FORUM, which follows on from our research work on trends in International volunteering and co-operation in recent years. One of the key trends identified in this time has been the increased variation and diversification in the programmatic models that International Volunteer and Co-operation Organisations (IVCOs) use. ...more

FORUM Discussion Paper 2007 - Climate Change

FORUM — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 02:30:38 +0000

Introduction This discussion paper provides an overview of the implications of climate change on development organisations, in particular organisations concerned with international volunteering (International Volunteer Co-operation Organisations [IVCOs]). Australian Volunteers International has authored this paper with assistance from FORUM members. ...more