Presentation of Pavel Trantina to the participants of the European Scout Symposium, Dublin, 6 April 2013

1. European Alliance for
Volunteering
Involvement of WOSM
Pavel Trantina

2. Barriers for volunteering

3. Who recognizes my scout
volunteering competences?

4. Where else do we volunteer
outside of Scouting?

5. EYV 2011 Alliance Members

6. A bit of “history”
• 2008 – Alliance formed, Call for European Year
of Volunteering 2011
• Promotion and implementation of EYV 2011
• in 2012 – 39 European networks representing
around 2000 of organisations and millions of
volunteers – by May 2012 Alliance ended

7. EYV 2011 Alliance achievements
• voice of volunteering organisations during
EYV 2011, coordination
• partner of the EC and other EU bodies and
stakeholders
• P.A.V.E. – Policy Agenda for Volunteering in
Europe
• www.eyv2011.eu - info, yearbook etc.

8. Developing P.A.V.E
The working groups met 5 times in 2011 and were composed of
more than 100 experts, including 6 Scouts (1 co-chair, 2nd on behalf
of YFJ).
P.A.V.E was presented to the European Commission at the EYV
2011 closing conference in December 2011 in Warsaw, Poland.

9. P.A.V.E Objectives
•More efficient and effective policy framework
•To support and promote volunteers, volunteering
and volunteer-involving organisations.
•Ensure a lasting legacy for EYV 2011 by encouraging
all stakeholders to address the shortcomings of
current policies.
•Addresses Stakeholder groups according to EYV
2011 objectives

10. For more information and to consult P.A.V.E.
Policy Agenda on Volunteering in Europe
http://www.eyv2011.eu

11. Scouting and volunteering
Ensuring the legacy of the European Year of Volunteering 2011

12. 8 February 2013 –
th
establishment of EAV

13. EAV - VISION
• An independent Alliance coordinating the interests of
European, national and regional organisations active in
volunteering towards all stakeholders, to ensure the
continuing development of an enabling volunteer
infrastructure in Europe which supports, recognises and
values volunteers and volunteer-involving organisations;
• An inclusive platform representing the diverse nature of
volunteering, whose members work in partnership to do
together what we can do better together.

14. EAV - ADDED VALUE
Added value:
•The P.A.V.E. development booster
•A stronger lobbying power
•The only subject for this platform is volunteering
•An independent platform open to any volunteering
stakeholders
•A collaborative and supportive hub on volunteering

15. EAV - MISSION
The European Alliance for Volunteering acts as
a collaborative and supportive hub for European,
national and regional organisations involving volunteers
or who support or promote volunteering to advocate
for positive change in the volunteering sector.

16. EAV - OBJECTIVES
• Actively coordinate and develop efforts aimed at appropriate
follow-up by targeted stakeholders of the policy
recommendations contained in P.A.V.E. and pursue other
policy developments;
• Monitor and communicate developments in the European
environment for volunteering and related policies, acting as
a knowledge hub for volunteering;
• Coordinate and develop initiatives that respond to European
policies impacting on volunteers and the volunteering
sector.

17. EAV - AREAS OF ACTION
1. Representation and Participation
2. Setting and influencing the policy agenda
3. Community of Good Practice
4. Funding
5. Membership relations and support

18. WOSM INVOLVEMENT
• PWG member, Founding member
• President for the first 2 years
• Our initial priorities within the Alliance:
• recognition,
• ensuring legal and financial conditions,
• liaising with other stakeholders

19. What is in there for us,
Europe and NSOs?
• Joining forces towards institutions, avoiding
duplications – strengthening the impact
• Outsourcing some of our issues or concerns
• Example for cooperation at national level
• and … voluntary work 

20. Follow us on
www.facebook.com/volunteeringalliance