GRUNDTVIG Multilateral Project "Volunteer Management in European Parks"

 

Ten partners in the network of EUROPARC work together on the subject of European volunteers in parks in a so called "Multilateral Project", financed by the EU-programme GRUNDTVIG/Lifelong Learning Programme. The project runs from November 2010 until October 2013.

 

The partners are:

The common activities are e.g.: international workshops for volunteer coordinators in parks, compilation of learning material for volunteer coordinators, the international exchange of volunteers in parks and park staff, the elaboration of quality standards for volunteer management in European parks, research on the impact of volunteering in protected areas as well as communication and dissemination.

Our main aims are:

  • highly skilled volunteer coordinators in European protected areas who can deliver effective opportunities for people to volunteer in protected areas, sustainable high quality and efficient volunteer management in protected areas
  • learning opportunities for volunteers, park staff and hosting protected areas that enhance practical and vocational skills, communication, inter-personal and project organisation skills, opportunities for volunteers und park staff to broaden their horizons in educational and cultural terms
  • promotion of the culture of active citizenship (volunteering in parks as active and creative means of being European citizens), higher park and public awareness about the value of volunteering
  • higher quality and acceptance of informal lifelong learning through volunteering

Further information:
EUROPARC Germany, Bettina Soethe
Tel. +49/(0)30/2887882-15, E-Mail: bettina.soethe@europarc-deutschland.de

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