{"id":3650,"date":"2018-02-19T10:04:18","date_gmt":"2018-02-19T10:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dl.mpdl.org\/fgdtw\/eu-aid-volunteers-english\/"},"modified":"2018-02-19T10:04:18","modified_gmt":"2018-02-19T10:04:18","slug":"eu-aid-volunteers-english","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/dl.mpdl.org\/fgdtw\/eu-aid-volunteers-english\/","title":{"rendered":"EU Aid Volunteers (English)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"col-md-12\" style=\"margin-top:20px;\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<p class=\"lead\"><span class=\"alternative-font\">EU Aid Volunteers is a European Union initiative<\/span> which provides opportunities to EU citizens and long-term  residents in EU Member States from a wide range of backgrounds and professional  experience to <span class=\"alternative-font\">get involved in humanitarian aid projects<\/span>. In addition, it  supports the <span class=\"alternative-font\">provision of needs-based humanitarian aid<\/span> in third countries and engages in volunteering opportunities through deployment and online volunteering.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"tall\">\n      <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mpdl.org\/espacios-mpdl\/eu-aid-volunteers\/eu-aid-volunteers\" title=\"EU Aid Volunteers\">Leer en espa\u00f1ol <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<div style=\"float:right;border: 0.25px solid #777;padding:10px;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px !important;\">S\u00cdGUENOS \/ FOLLOW US <span style=\"font-size:2em\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EUAidVolunteersMPDL\" style=\"color:#777;\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-facebook-square\"><\/i><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EUAidVolMPDL\" style=\"color:#777;\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter-square\"><\/i><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC8qfDLENLSmU14ACPy1rNYA\" style=\"color:#777;\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-youtube-square\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<h2><strong>Movement for Peace<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Movement for Peace <strong>&#8211;<\/strong>MPDL<strong>&#8211;<\/strong> is a non<strong>&#8211;<\/strong>religious and non<strong>&#8211;<\/strong>profit  organisation founded in 1983 with headquarters in Madrid. We aim to promote  peace, equality and human rights through our delegations in <a href=http:\/\/www.mpdl.org\/nuestro-trabajo\/espana target=\"_blank\">Spain<\/a> and in <a href=http:\/\/www.mpdl.org\/nuestro-trabajo\/cooperacion-desarrollo target=\"_blank\">11  countries and territories<\/a>: Colombia, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Cuba, Morocco, Sahrawi&nbsp;refugee  camps&nbsp;in Tindouf, Mali, Niger, occupied Palestinian  territories, Lebanon and Jordan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Human Rights, Gender, Migration, International Protection and Education for Peace are the main areas of our projects and actions both in Spain within the social action and internationally within the development and humanitarian aid fields<\/strong>, with more than 705.800 beneficiaries yearly.<\/p>\n<p>Since our foundation, volunteers support most of our projects in Spain,  and we are promoting volunteering in the field since 2012. We hold the Presidency  of the European network of civil society organisations <a href=http:\/\/www.solidar.org target=\"_blank\">Solidar<\/a> and the Vice-Presidency of the <a href=http:\/\/www.plataformavoluntariado.org target=\"_blank\">Spanish Volunteering Platform<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"304\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CFKVpD89XBo?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p>Within the <a href=https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/echo\/what\/humanitarian-aid\/eu-aid-volunteers_en target=\"_blank\">EU Aid Volunteers<\/a> initiative, we are certified as sending  organisation and lead the project <i>Volunteering capacities matter: Strengthening  organizational capacities for a suitable humanitarian volunteering management<\/i> aiming at:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Strengthening organisation capacities<\/strong>. 8 humanitarian organisations will receive support  and assistance to obtain the EU Aid Volunteers hosting organisations&rsquo;  certificate. They will also participate in trainings on humanitarian  volunteering, humanitarian aid, disaster response and protection in contexts of  humanitarian crisis from a gender perspective, among others. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Through an International Consortium<\/strong>. An International Consortium among 10 organisations  has been created to carry out the project: 2 organisations from EU countries, Spain and Italy, and 8 from third countries in Jordan, Guatemala, Nicaragua and  Colombia, with extensive experience in the humanitarian projects management  field.<\/p>\n<p><strong>So that in the near future\u2026<\/strong> From 2019, participant organisations within the  current project will be certified as EUAV hosting organisations. From that  moment on, we will launch the deployment phase that will strengthen the  humanitarian teams in contexts of humanitarian crisis while building a more  united and peaceful world. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<h2><strong>EU Aid Volunteers<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p> <a href=https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/echo\/what\/humanitarian-aid\/eu-aid-volunteers_en target=\"_blank\">EU Aid Volunteers<\/a> is a European Union initiative which provides <a href=http:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/echo\/who\/jobs-and-opportunities\/eu-aid-volunteers_en target=\"_blank\">opportunities<\/a> to EU citizens and long<strong>&#8211;<\/strong>term  residents in EU Member States from a wide range of backgrounds and professional  experience to get involved in humanitarian aid projects. In addition, it  supports the provision of needs-based humanitarian aid in third countries and  engages in volunteering opportunities through deployment and online  volunteering.<\/p>\n<p>EU Aid Volunteers brings volunteers and organisations from different  countries together in joint projects as a practical expression of solidarity  with communities vulnerable to humanitarian crisis.<\/p>\n<h4>What does it <strong>offer<\/strong>?<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Volunteering on<strong>&#8211;<\/strong>site in humanitarian aid projects  worldwide.<\/li>\n<li>Online  volunteering opportunities.<\/li>\n<li>Partnerships  between EU-based and non-EU organisations.<\/li>\n<li>Information,  support and resources for humanitarian aid organisations.<\/li>\n<li>Capacity building  for humanitarian response.<\/li>\n<li>Training to improve  volunteering management.<\/li>\n<li>Strengthen  technical capacity for the standards and procedures required to deploy EU Aid  Volunteers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Who can <strong>participate<\/strong>?<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sending organisations<\/strong>: EU<strong>&#8211;<\/strong>based organisations. In  charge of the identification, selection, preparation, deployment and management  of the EU Aid Volunteers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hosting organisations<\/strong>: Non EU<strong>&#8211;<\/strong>based organisations.  In charge of the induction phase, designation of mentors and guarantee of  adequate accommodation and working conditions throughout the deployment.<\/li>\n<li><strong>EU citizens and long-term residents in EU Member  States<\/strong> interested in getting involved as volunteers in  humanitarian aid operations in third countries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>How to become a <strong>certified organisation<\/strong>?<\/h4>\n<p> Certification is a compulsory process for all organisations interested  in participating in the EU Aid Volunteers initiative. The certification process  is evidence<strong>&#8211;<\/strong>based, meaning that  there are certain requirements for which sending and hosting organisations  shall have established policies and procedures of which they need to provide  evidence in order to be certified as sending or hosting organisations.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Types of participation<\/strong> for organisations<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Technical  Assistance for sending organizations.<\/li>\n<li>Strengthening  the capacities for hosting organisations. <\/li>\n<li>Volunteers&rsquo;  deployment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alert alert-info\"><i class=\"icon icon-download\"><\/i> <strong>Download:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/dl.mpdl.org\/fgdtw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/180201-triptico-EUAV.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Brochure EU Aid Volunteers<\/a> (.pdf, 1 MB)<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-12\" style=\"padding:0px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mpdl.org\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mpdl.org\/sites\/default\/files\/180219-euav-mpdl.jpg\" width=\"162\" height=\"100\" alt=\"Movimiento por la Paz\" title=\"Movimiento por la Paz\"\/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aidos.it\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mpdl.org\/sites\/default\/files\/180219-euav-aidos.jpg\" width=\"162\" height=\"100\" alt=\"Logo AIDOS\" title=\"Logo AIDOS\"\/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/cepsnicaragua.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mpdl.org\/sites\/default\/files\/180219-euav-ceps.jpg\" width=\"162\" height=\"100\" alt=\"Logo Centro Estudios y Promoci\u00f3n Social\" title=\"Logo Centro Estudios y Promoci\u00f3n Social\"\/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/fundacionhogarjuvenil.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mpdl.org\/sites\/default\/files\/180219-euav-fhj.jpg\" width=\"162\" height=\"100\" alt=\"Logo Fundaci\u00f3n Hogar Juvenil\" title=\"Logo Fundaci\u00f3n Hogar Juvenil\"\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jordanriver.jo\/en\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mpdl.org\/sites\/default\/files\/180219-euav-jrf.jpg\" width=\"162\" height=\"100\" alt=\"Logo Jordan River Foundation\" title=\"Logo Jordan River Foundation\"\/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/sedem.org.gt\/web\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mpdl.org\/sites\/default\/files\/180219-euav-sedem.jpg\" width=\"162\" height=\"100\" alt=\"Logo Seguridad en Democracia\" title=\"Logo Seguridad en Democracia\"\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/echo\/what\/humanitarian-aid\/eu-aid-volunteers_en\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mpdl.org\/sites\/default\/files\/180219-euav-logo-euav.jpg\" width=\"162\" height=\"100\" alt=\"Logo EU Aid Volunteers\" title=\"Logo EU Aid Volunteers\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EU Aid Volunteers is a European Union initiative which provides opportunities to EU citizens and long-term residents in EU Member States from a wide range of backgrounds and professional experience to get involved in humanitarian aid projects. 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