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Senior Volunteering Exchange Network Research results in 2009 Partner meeting in Vienna 30 November – 3 December 2009.

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1 Senior Volunteering Exchange Network Research results in 2009 Partner meeting in Vienna 30 November – 3 December 2009

2 Effects of trans-national exchange of senior volunteers on participating organisations Methodology: Qualitative interviews –Conducted at the conference in Lleida –Complemented at the conference in Vienna Key issues: –Impact on the management and philosophy of organisations –Impact on existing exchange offers –European dimension –Intersectional dimension –Benefits of being partner in the SEVEN network

3 Interview partners Formal Educational Institution: University Lancaster, UK Public Institution: Municipality of Ferrara: International Relations Office, IT Non Governmental Organisations: Wiener Hilfswerk, AT Senior Initiative Center, LT Bulgarian Red Cross Federazione Chiese Evangeliche, IT UNAREC, FR Internationale Jugendgemeinschaftsdienste, DE International Network: Alliance of the European Voluntary Service Organisations

4 Impact on the philosophy and the objectives of organisations New work approaches: –Inter-cultural learning in youth exchange programmes is added by inter-generational learning –Short-term exchanges for seniors are considered as an additional offer by youth exchange organisations –Volunteering is used as a tool to promote active citizenship in the sense of bottom-up democracy in former Soviet countries

5 Impacts on existing exchange offers Adaption of exchange offers to the needs of senior volunteers –Reduced working hours: Some organisations say working hours depend on the job, others try to modify them according to the age of volunteers –Accommodation: Single person or 2 persons, no groups –Social inclusion: Some organisations connect seniors with local senior initiatives, others focus on inter-generational teams Additional considerations for the exchange of senior volunteers –Preparation concept: Need for a different organisation and contents –Long-term volunteering: Pre-visit before placement

6 European and intersectional dimension The SEVEN network strengthened the European dimension in the work of organisations –Newcomers in the exchange of senior volunteers are now planning or preparing trans-national exchanges –Active citizenship is considered a part of a European strategy to strengthen democracy The SEVEN network contributed to bridging gaps between the sectors of youth volunteering and seniors initiatives

7 Benefits of being part of the SEVEN network The interviewed organisations -Benefit through the provision of manuals and the exchange of experiences -Feel encouraged to start trans-national exchanges -Strenghten their networks -Consider the training of volunteers as very useful -Gain new ideas for networking on a local, national and international level Some organisations with long-term experience would appreciate their expertise being more demanded


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