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Karin Kortmann, State Secretary and Ad de Raad, Executive Coordinator, UNV

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show results, the Paris Declaration and engaging with alternativedevelpment approaches.

Tony went on to discuss trends in:

The international development context Capacity development Growing aid volume Impact of the global security agenda

Increased access to communications Engaging with alternative actors. The growth in private

sector collaboration is patchy, interesting, and has lots ofpotential. Tony German

Private funders and vertical funds

International Cooperation Organisations

Short rather than long term placement

Increasing number of available volunteers New models of working with Southern partners Changes in volunteer recruitment

Relationships with donors

Evaluation and impact assessment. IVCOs really want toshow that theyre making a difference which is much morepositive than impact assessment just for donor reporting

Overcoming funding challenges

Competition and partners

Increasing professionalism of IVCOs

Tony then discussed possible challenges for the future such as gender,exclusion and what distinctive contribution could IVCOs make toeliminating poverty by 2025?

These are some of the key points raised in groupdiscussion:

Although IVCOs have broken the mouldmany people dont know that it has beenbroken so there is a huge PR challenge foragencies

There is a mixed picture of diverse activities

rather than a crystallised new model. Lots ofyounger volunteers, older volunteers, shorterterm placements, online etc.

Volunteers tend to be with us for a fixedperiod of time, they then leave. How do westay connected with this population? They area trained resource

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Open Topics7

Peace CorpsJodyOlsen, Deputy Director (Peace Corps), gave a presentation onthe work of Peace Corps as 2006 is the organisations 45thanniversary. She gave information on their history, their missionsand goals, recruitment, volunteer service, host countries and theirapproach to development.

Jody then directed delegates to the Peace Corps website as a

resource for languages, recruitment materials andevaluation materials.

The Work of UNV

Online VolunteeringThe online volunteering service connects development organisations andvolunteers worldwide over the internet and supports their onlinecollaboration. Volunteers complete tasks over the internet and it is a usefultool for engaging volunteers who cannot travel.

World Volunteer WebThe World Volunteer Web is a volunteeringresource site hosted by UNV. It provides links

to a variety of information, databases oforganisations, forums and blogs, and a bankof stories and perspectives.

Volunteer InfrastructureUNV presented the four key points of theirvolunteering infrastructure:

Reach a common understanding ofvolunteerism and a shared

appreciation of its value. Establish and nurture an enabling

environment. Adopt a diversity of approaches to

mobilising and facilitating volunteerism Ensure sustainable funding

Collaboration and Cooperation

JOCV

Naoko Yago, Programme Officer (JICA/JOCV), presented JOCVs collaborationin Africa on AIDS programmes. She explained the programme model and how itinvolves cooperation with the government, community and hospitals.

Possible future collaborations for JOCV include Peace Corps, DED,FHI and UNFPA.

Skillshare International and AVISkillshare International and AVI have been working inpartnership in Southern Africa for six months. DimityFifer, CEO (AVI), and Elaine Stevenson, InternationalProgrammes Manager (Skillshare International),presented to IVCO delegates this partnership. AVIrecruits volunteers which are then supported bySkillshare in the host country. Skillshare Internationalmanages AVIs Africa programme.

Dimity described the partnership as an evolving,emergent relationship. Elaine said that strongerpartnershipswill add voice for social change. Theyboth stressed that the partnership benefited fromboth parties having similar values, and communicationand trust.

Jody Olsen, Deputy Director, Peace CorpsDelegates enjoy the stands at IVCO

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Cliff Allum, President,International FORUM on

Development ServiceLydia Ang Chia Ying, Manager,Singapore InternationalFoundationLydia Baker, ResearchConsultant, DevelopmentInitiativesMichelle Brooks, Director ofCongressional Relations, Peace

CorpsLiz Burns, President, IAVEEun Ju Cha, Assistant Manager,KOICALillian Chatterjee, DirectorGeneral, CIDAAd de Raad, ExecutiveCoordinator, UNVTor Elden, Director General,Fredskorpset (FK Norway)Hartwig Euler, General Manager,AK LHDimity Fifer, CEO, AVISepp Ghwiler, CEO, BMITony German, ResearchConsultant, DevelopmentInitiatives

Mark Goldring, Chief Executive,VSO

Donna Keher, Chief,Partnerships, Comms and

ResMob, UNVDong Ho Kim, Director, KOICAAngela Knig, Director, EIRENEInternationalEric Levine, Chief Executive,SPWClaire Lewis, Coordinator,FORUMJessica Lowe, Coordinator,

FORUMJean Marc Mangin, ExecutiveDirector, CUSOSylvain Matte, Director Uniterra,CECIRod Macleod, InternationalProgrammes Director,ProgressioRyuichi Nasu, Senior Assistantto Director General, JICA/JOCVsa hrstrm, Head of HR,Forum SydJody Olsen, Deputy Director,Peace CorpsMasaaki Otsuka, Director-General, JICA/JOCVDoris Popp, Senior Policy

Advisor, DEDPeter Reicher, Chairman, HVSFRudolf Rogg, Head of TechnicalDept, DED

Frdrique Sam-Ekobo,Partnership Development

Officer, AFVPMartin Schreiber, CentralSecretariat, UnitDagmar Schumacher, Head,Donor Relations Unit, UNVLus Silva, Head of InternationalProgrammes, SkillshareInternationalDeborah Snelson, CEO, VSA

Elaine Stevenson, InternationalProgrammes Manager,Skillshare InternationalKaren Takacs, ExecutiveDirector, Canadian CrossroadsInternationalMargaret Thevarakon, SeniorManager, SingaporeInternational FoundationBente Topse-Jensen,International Director,MellemfolkeligtLars Tollemark, RecruitmentOfficer, Forum SydPierre Veronneau, ExecutiveDirector, Oxfam QuebcNaoko Yago, Programme

Officer, JICA/JOCVJoyce Yu, Deputy ExecutiveCoordinator, UNV

Participants

Thisreporthasbeenprintedonrecycledpaper.

Many thanks to UNV forhosting this years

conference and to all UNV

employees involved.

Next StepsIVCO 2007 will be held in

Montreal 17th-19thSeptember.

For further information about

FORUM, please contact:info@forum-ids.org