Promoting Public Awareness through Voluntary Service 3. – 4. May 2007 International Forum on Development Service Paris, France
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Objectives • „Promoting public awareness on development education“ • „Broad-based support within the government and ... church-based organisations and NGO´s“ (OECD DAC Peer Review Germany)
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Voluntary Service for Development Education • German Volunteers will address global needs as they arise in all OECD developing countries • „Learning and helping overseas“ as basis for development education in Germany
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Analysing the current situation • Development organisations – professional background essential
• European Voluntary Service – Age until 30 years. Only within the European Union. Programm looks for opportunities outside of Europe.
• Other government funded programms – almost only within Europe
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Analysing the current situation - II • Programms in other European countries have far less volunteers • Only to be compared with Peace Corps (approx. 7.700 in 2006, US $ 328 Mio.)
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Intention and figures
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PILOT – Phase 1.01.2008 – 31.12.2010 10.000 German nationality, long-term residence permit Women preferred 6 – 24 months (12 – 18 months) with 40 hrs. / 2 days Age between 18 – 28 580 € (approx. US $ 750) Volunteer/month plus health insurance • 25 % through sending organisation / partly volunteer
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Intention: Sending organisation • Sending organisation is a German based NGO – NGO is responsible for volunteer • NGO are welcome to start with sending programme (to reach number, test new ways) • Quality management • NGO and local partner will choose the volunteer • Offers 22 days of training
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Legal and other issues • Reconsider payment of „allowance for children“ • Reconsider alternative military service • Sending organisations and place of engagement needs to be approved by the government • A technical secretariat will be tied to an implementing agency (e.g. DED)
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Time-line • Important steps until the programme starts
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Phase One • Announcement at 5. Jan. 2007 • First „Public Discussion & Information Day“ 18. Januar 2007 • Respones / Coordination February, March • Draft of concept: 30. March 2007 • Responses: until 18. April • Second „Public Discussion & Information Day“ 3. May 2007
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Phase Two & Three • Final arguments will lead to final concept: May 2007 • Set up concept through BMZ: May / June • Discussion with other ministries (June / July) • After summer: Approval of sending agencies and places of engagement, concepts • Sending agencies advertise for volunteering programs
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