International Voluntary Service
Volunteering for Peace and Social Justice
ASDAN Centre IVS projects are eligible for ASDAN awards
Welcome to IVS GB
The International Voluntary Service aims to promote peace, justice and understanding between people and nations through voluntary work.
We are the British branch of Service Civil International, a world wide network of like-minded, not for profit voluntary organisations promoting peace and justice through voluntary work.
How to Volunteer
Four easy steps to volunteering for Short Term Projects:
- Read about the Volunteering Opportunities and the FAQs
- Search for projects
- Fill out an application form.
- Pay the Registration Fee
Please note the special requirements of the Projects in Africa, Asia (excluding Japan), Latin America, the Middle East and North Africa.
Tuesday, 16 February 2010
The two week long volunteering projects offered by International Voluntary Service [IVS] are ideal for those of us who want to fit volunteering... Read More...
Tuesday, 16 February 2010
Cyclone SIDR reminded me what natural disaster is all about, poor families struggling to rebuild the lives they had previously worked so hard to... Read More...
My EVS project in Poland Tuesday, 10 February 2009
If somebody were to ask me if I had any regrets about my one year of volunteering for EVS in Poland the answer would definitely be Never. I... Read More...
Tuesday, 10 February 2009
Hi, my name is Ketai and here is a little story about my first summer camp in Portugal this year (“Dialogues between cultures”, S. Pedro da Cova,... Read More...
Sunday, 16 August 2009
The Titmuss Commission to study the setting up of Social Welfare provisions came in 1959. One of the members was Tony Lynes who had worked with IVSP... Read More...
Thursday, 17 May 2012
IVS has a new Youth Development project in England this year and we need your help to make it a success. We are building a network of School and... Read More...
Thursday, 05 April 2012
In the coming months, the International Voluntary Service will be visiting secondary schools and community groups across the UK to deliver an... Read More...
Wednesday, 01 February 2012
IVS is hosting its Camp Coordinator Training in Edinburgh, Sunday 24th June 2012, 10:00 - 16:00 This training event is FREE, all you need... Read More...
Tuesday, 10 January 2012
This summer No More War and the Peace Messengers teams are organising an interactive volunteer Peace Caravan for 2012. The Caravan will travel... Read More...
International Voluntary Service – South West Group Friday, 18 November 2011
By a happy coincidence of chances, three IVS members all living in the South West of the UK, met at the 2010 AGM in London. With Helen’s (IVS HQ)... Read More...
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We learned that common goals, in the work of the project, could bind a group of strangers very quickly and we could co-operate with dialogue, humour and a pinch of patience!
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