Begin anywhere
Volunteer / Inspire / Engage
"Volunteering is not about lifestyle, it is about lifetime" // Chrysafo Arvaniti, President of the Alliance
What is volunteering for the Alliance
The Alliance of European Voluntary Service Organisations is an International Non-Governmental Youth Organisation. It represents national voluntary service organisations which promote democratic youth participation,intercultural education, understanding and peace through voluntary service.
The Alliance, founded in 1982, is presently made up of 50 members from 29 countries in Europe, Asia and America. Each member organisation runs an annual programme of International Volunteer Projects in their own country and exchanges volunteers with each other following the Alliance Quality Charter. Every year an average of 18.000 young volunteers participate in more than 2000 local community projects organised by member organisations.
read moreThe Latest News from The Alliance
Here you can follow the latest developments in International Voluntary Service from Alliance activities and initiatives.
Flood relief workcamps in Serbia this summer
Published: 14/07/2014
When the media attention decreases, there is still a lot to be done!
Read more
The Alliance at EYE 2014!
Published: 26/05/2014
5000 young people experiencing, debating, exchanging and sharing about participation and democracy. The Alliance with the group of 20 young volunteers talked about international volunteering, social inclusion and environmental sustainability.
Read more
100 years after the beginning of World War I…
Published: 22/05/2014
...campaigning for PEACE and NO HATE SPEECH! 2014 marks the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of World War I. Nowadays though, peace and human rights are still at risk. The Alliance supports the No Hate Speech Campaign of the Council of Europe's Youth sector and the Raising Peace Campaign promoted by our sister network CCIVS.
Read more
Volunteering with the Alliance!
Published: 28/02/2014
The video "Volunteering with the Alliance" has been released on January 2014 online, with the support of the European Youth Foundation and thanks to the effort of the young film-makers' team Break the Couch.
Read more
Calendar of Alliance’ Activities
Here you can find information about our upcoming events.
Just click on the date in order to see the planned event for a particular day.