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Eurodiaconia Conference • Volunteering • Cluj-Napoca/ Romania • 4th March 2008
Presented by
Eszter Bogyo – EDYN Executive Director
Emese Závodi – EDYN Board Member, Prog. Dir. of ÖDÉ
1. EDYN – What is it?
The Ecumenical Diaconal Year Network (EDYN) is a network of ecumenical Christian, voluntary service programmes that send and receive volunteers within Europe and world-wide.
The programmes provide opportunities for full-time, long-term voluntary service in social and educational institutions, projects and church congregations.
1. EDYN - What is it?
Objectives History Members Goals
2. Volunteering Longterm Learning
Objectiv GLP
3. Inclusion by EDYN
All Ages RGDTS
EDYN‘s Objectives
Provide opportunities for long-term vol. service Organise exchange of volunteers Co-ordinate non-formal education and support for
the volunteers Develop common standards and goals Promote vol. service Support the setting up of voluntary service
programs Share experiences, learn and support each other Lobbying concerning the improvement of vol.
service‘s conditions
1. EDYN - What is it?
Objectives History Members Goals
2. Volunteering Longterm Learning
Objectiv GLP
3. Inclusion by EDYN
All Ages RGDTS
History of EDYN Post war beginning: Diaconal Year in D 1980‘s: loose relationship (F, B, S, NL, DK) 1992: decision to create EDYN (Strassbourg) 1993: first formal meeting of network: D, DK, NL, S, F,
B, US, UK. Goal: 10% of vol‘s be foreign 1994: membership in AVSO EDYN helps chuches in I, PL, H, CZ, SL, RO develop
vol service programs 2003 1st multilateral project of EDYN RGDTS 2005: Formal incorporation (in NL) Members from other continenets
Development of standards, formalization 2008: establishement of EDYN office with ED in
Budapest
1. EDYN - What is it?
Objectives History Members Goals
2. Volunteering Longterm Learning
Objectiv GLP
3. Inclusion by EDYN
All Ages RGDTS
Goals of EDYN
Generally: Help individuals,
groups, communities in need
Further the causes of justice, peace and the integrity of creation
Express faith through service
For the Volunteers: Intercultural and
ecumenic learning Encourage awareness
of social and political responsibility
Advancement on his/ her faith journey
Develop workplace skills
Grow in independance and maturity
1. EDYN - What is it?
Objectives History Members Goals
2. Volunteering Longterm Learning
Objectiv GLP
3. Inclusion by EDYN
All Ages RGDTS
2. Volunteering in EDYN
Engagement in LONG TERM Voluntary service...
Unpaid, full-time activity for defined period Agreement between Vol. Vol. Org.
Placement No compulsion No job substitution Promote common good; non profit Personal, social and intercultural learning
process
1. EDYN - What is it?
Objectives History Members Goals
2. Volunteering Longterm Learning
Objectiv GLP
3. Inclusion by EDYN
All Ages RGDTS
Longterm Volunteering
... Small part of volunteering in general
VolunteeringFull-time vol. Service – short term
Long-term vol. service
1. EDYN - What is it?
Objectives History Members Goals
2. Volunteering Longterm Learning
Objectiv GLP
3. Inclusion by EDYN
All Ages RGDTS
Learning Objective
Reflection: environmental change re-evaluation and reflection
Contribution: shift in preception from dependant to contributor
Participation: development of interpersonal and -cultural skills
Independance: establishment of individual identity through distance
3 core emements: In-service Learning Individual Learning Group Learning Group Learning Process
1. EDYN - What is it?
Objectives History Members Goals
2. Volunteering Longterm Learning
Objectiv GLP
3. Inclusion by EDYN
All Ages RGDTS
3. Inclusion by EDYN
Dedication to the inclusion of (young) people with fewer opportunities
Challange of meeting the needs of the disadvantaged volunteers
1. EDYN - What is it?
Objectives History Members Goals
2. Volunteering Longterm Learning
Objectiv GLP
3. Inclusion by EDYN
All Ages RGDTS
Examples
People with less educational opportunities
Young people with disabilities Drug rehabilitated young people Young offenders (Jacob project) All Ages: volunteer program for elderly RGDTS: Roma-Gadje Dialogue
Through Service
1. EDYN - What is it?
Objectives History Members Goals
2. Volunteering Longterm Learning
Objectiv GLP
3. Inclusion by EDYN
All Ages RGDTS
All Ages
... for people over age group (18-30 y)
... most interest from people over 30 or older than 50 years
... intergenerational volunteer service of individual cases (pilot project) EDYN project and application in 2009
... differences & challanges compared to other volunteer programs
1. EDYN - What is it?
Objectives History Members Goals
2. Volunteering Longterm Learning
Objectiv GLP
3. Inclusion by EDYN
All Ages RGDTS
All Ages - Challenges
Duration of volunteer service Seminars/ conferences Individual support Preparation of placements Question of language skills Funding
1. EDYN - What is it?
Objectives History Members Goals
2. Volunteering Longterm Learning
Objectiv GLP
3. Inclusion by EDYN
All Ages RGDTS
3. Inclusion by EDYN
RGDTS
1. EDYN - What is it?
Objectives History Members Goals
2. Volunteering Longterm Learning
Objectiv GLP
3. Inclusion by EDYN
All Ages RGDTS