DIVA – Diversity and Inclusion in Volunteering Activities

Target groups include:

All participants involved in volunteering activities, including:

• organisations that organise and coordinate local and international volunteering activities;
• volunteer camp organisers and camp leaders;
• host organisations and local partners;
• volunteers and young people, particularly young people with fewer opportunities and those from marginalised groups.

End beneficiaries include:

• International organisations involved in volunteer camps and the training of camp leaders, volunteers and camp organisers.
• Camp leaders and camp organisers, who will gain new knowledge and practical tools for organising more inclusive volunteering activities.
• The wider public, who will be informed about inclusion in volunteering through campaigns and events.

As part of the project, the partner organisations are developing and testing practical tools and methodologies to improve the inclusiveness and accessibility of volunteering activities. Activities implemented in Austria, the Czech Republic, Italy and Serbia include:

• National training courses: Support camp leaders and organisers in developing knowledge and approaches to improve inclusion at volunteer camps.
• International training courses: Bring together camp leaders and organisers from partner countries to exchange experiences and develop joint tools and approaches for more inclusive volunteering activities.
• Volunteer camps: Provide opportunities to test and apply the tools and approaches developed to improve inclusion in practice.

Project results:

Practical tools and methodologies for assessing and improving the inclusiveness and accessibility of volunteering activities, as well as educational materials for organisers and camp leaders, have been developed and tested.

The project is coordinated by the Italian organisation Lunaria. In addition to Young Researchers of Serbia, the project partners include environmental and civil society organisations Grenzenlos (Austria) and INEX (Czech Republic).