Examples of Voluntary Service in a sentence
The following activities are not considered as a European Voluntary Service within the framework of Erasmus+: occasional, unstructured, part-time volunteering; a work placement in an enterprise; a paid job; a recreation or tourist activity; a language course; exploitation of a cheap workforce; a period of study or vocational training abroad.
Participating organisations are responsible for:o arranging subsistence, lodging and local transports of volunteers;o envisaging tasks and activities for volunteers that respect the qualitative principles of the European Voluntary Service, as described in the EVS Charter;o providing volunteers with on-going task-related, linguistic, personal and administrative support throughout the duration of the EVS activity.
To facilitate the organisation of on-arrival training, the activity must start at the beginning of the month (i.e. within the first seven days of the month).In case of European Voluntary Service involving at least 10 volunteers or involving young people with fewer opportunities, the activity can last from 2 weeks to 12 months.
VA employees of the Chaplain Service, Psychology Service, Social Work Service, or nonclinical employees (e.g., Medical Administration Service, Voluntary Service, or Environmental Management Service) may serve as witnesses.
Part B – Large-scale European Voluntary Service events LARGE-SCALE EUROPEAN VOLUNTARY SERVICE EVENTS WHAT ARE THE AIMS OF A LARGE-SCALE EVS EVENT?This Action aims to support large-scale volunteering projects (involving at least 30 EVS volunteers) in the framework of European or worldwide events in the field of youth, culture and sport (e.g. World Youth Summits, European Capitals of Culture; European Youth Capitals, European sport championships, etc.).
A volunteer can take part in only one European Voluntary Service 15 .
It recruits members and volunteers, implements Programmes and delivers services in adherence to the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement – Humanity, Impartiality, Neutrality, Independence, Voluntary Service, Unity, and Universality – making no discrimination as to nationality, race, sex, religious beliefs, language, class or political opinions.
It was emphasised that the vastness of the region greatly limited the scope for the provision of medical facilities.Bazid referred to two areas: Galkayo (where there is a functioning hospital supported by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the coastal districts around Hobyo where Coordinating Committee of the Organisation for Voluntary Service (COSV) until recently supported the provision of basic medical care.
Your local Council for Voluntary Service would be able to provide you advice and guidance in constituting any other type of organisation.
Additional Eligibility criteria for European Voluntary Service AccreditationAll participating organisations involved in a European Voluntary Service activity must hold a valid EVS accreditation (for more information, please consult the EVS section of the Annex I of this Guide).