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SEVEN is an international network of 29 organisations promoting senior volunteer exchanges.
SEVEN's member organisations include NGOs, local governments, universities and research centres with at least 5 years' experience in the co-ordination and management of senior volunteer programs.
This website offers information on the achievements and future outlook of projects involving senior volunteers, aimed at prospective volunteers as well as organisations and local governments.
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Elcserélt onkéntesek: ùtmutatò idoskorùak kulfoldi onkèntes munkàjàhoz
IMP.ACT - IMProving the ACTion of senior Volunteering! 
Frankfurt 14th to 17th of February 2012 - REGISTRATIONS ARE OPEN!
Download here: Info on how to apply + Pre-registration form +Programme of the conference
In cooperation with the Landes Ehrenamtsagentur of the Hessen Region (DE)
For more info and to register impact@isis-sozialforschung.de
The seven network won the 2011 Grundtvig Award!
A big thank you! to all the volunteers who made this result possible!
Learn more following this link
Do you want to take part in a project abroad?
If you only have two or three weeks and you like the idea of being included in an international group with other 10 to 15 volunteers you could consider the participation to an international work camp.
In the section of our website” What can I do ?” you could download the programs of the new workcamp season !
Do you need to train your volunteers before going abroad?
Download for free the training course in your preferred language
Do you need a partner for a SVP project ?
The SEVEN Network entered its phase of reporting to the European Commission but the partner finding of projects is STILL ACTIVE!
How to?
STEP 1 Download here the CARD
STEP 2 Fill in it including all the details of your project
STEP 3 Send it back to us at dimario@lunaria.org
We will upload it on the partner finding page.
Consult the database now to discover the projects that are looking for a partner.
The report of the final meeting is ready!
The meeting, held in Brussels during the month of October, has been a wonderful experience to discuss and share what we have done during the 3 years of the project. Download the report.
The research report "Impact of transnational exchange experiences on senior volunteers and organisations" is now available.
The learning impacts of trans-national exchange programmes for senior volunteers were analysed from two perspectives: the senior volunteers participating in the projects and the organisations which sent and hosted the volunteers or coordinated the exchange. Download the research report
Seniors at work! Transnational Senior Volunteering in Europe: One Action, Many Perspectives - Final Conference of SEVEN
European Parliament 12th October 2010 h. 15:00 – 18:30 Room P4B001
During this final conference, that falls just before the 2011 European Year of Volunteering, we presented the experiences and impact of senior volunteer exchanges from the perspective of national and local governments, sending and hosting organisations as well as senior volunteers themselves (download the agenda). The report of the meeting is coming soon.
The new booklet of SEVEN is arrived!
The new edition of the guidebook for the exchanges of senior volunteers is ready.
You can download it in English, French, Italian and German.
Study on Volunteering in the EU is now available online
A study on volunteering in the European Union was launched by DC EAC end of 2008 within the context of its reflections on volunteering and possibly the preparation for a European Year of Volunteering. Its results including national reports are online now: download them here LINK
Join a workcamp this summer!
Many organizations in Europe and worldwide have been organising voluntary service workcamps for the last 90 years. Initiatives lasting 2/3 weeks gathering individual volunteers from different countries who work on specific projects in the social, cultural and environmental areas. Discover a selection of recomended projects proposed by organisations in Belgium, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Greece, Germany, Italy, Japan, Slovakia, Turkey and the United Kingdom. Stay tuned: more projects in the next days. Learn more following this link .
GIVE! programme turns into SVP - Senior Volunteering Programme
SVP is the new name of the programme launched by the European Commission for transnational senior volunteers exchanges. Find here the description and the application form. If you wish to submit a SVP project to the European Commission for the next round of selection of 2010, we propose in this section a list of organizations who are looking for a partner. Check out the cards of the potential GIVE projects and contact directly the organizations in order to explore the possibility of a co-operation…Go to partner finder
Should you be interested in adding your own project, please contact info@seven-network.eu. Please note that the GIVE program only covers the 27 EU countries + Liechtenstein, Norway, Iceland and Turkey
The third meeting of the network...
was held in Vienna from the 30th November to the 3rd December 2009 with the presence of 75 persons, representatives of organisations, local governments and national agencies of the lifelong learning programme in Europe. The report will be available online soon.
Course "Manager for virtual learning in the field of seniors’ voluntary work in Europe" (MVL)
This course, shortly MVL, is intended for those, especially in seniors exchange projects in Europe, who wish to apply the new information and communication media in seniors‘ education and want to become aquainted with virtual learning. The course's presence phase takes place in Ulm (Germany) from June 7th-11th, 2010. Before the meeting in Ulm will be a virtual introduction and after it a virtual review. You may apply for a grant at your national agency to cover the costs of the course. Please apply before January 15th, 2010 for this in-service training! Further information in flyers: EN | DE And on the website In case of any questions you may ask the course's organisers at ZAWiW of Ulm University: Gaby Körting and Ralph Schneider. After your acceptance of the grant you need to register at ZAWiW, see the above mentioned website.
Event on the „UNO International Volunteer Day“ at the 5th of december 2009 in Strasbourg
Each year at the 5th of december the worldwide UNO International Volunteer Day is celebrated. On this occasion also in 2009 the french association for voluntary work “Féderation du Bénevolat et de la vie Associative/FFBA “ organized in the „European Parliament“ in Strasbourg the „3rd European Forum of Voluntary Work“. Protector of this ceremony was Nicolas Sarkozy, President of France. During the event the „European Throphies of Voluntary Work“ have been awarded. In this context a competiton proceeded for which the participants could submit their projects. Under others Dr. Dietmar Eisenhammer took part, who is as a „Senior Volunteer“ member for ISIS - Institute for Social Infrastructure in Francfort/Main in the SEVEN-Project. During the event in Strasbourg he was awarded beside the first three winners. This competition takes place again also in 2010.
Want to learn all about senior exchanges?
ACTIVE course for ACTIVE people!
On 23 October 2006, the European Commission adopted a Communication calling on the Member States to promote adult learning in Europe: "it is never too late to learn". One year later, the communication was completed by the action plan "It is always a good time to learn". At the moment all the European institutions are tackling the issue with opinions and resolutions. If you are Interested to learn more about the contributions of the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union, the Committee of Regions and the European Economic and Social Committee, read more.
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