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Volunteer Action for Peace is a membership based organisation open to all who share our aims.

Volunteer Action for Peace is a membership based organisation open to all who share our aims. As mentioned on our News and History pages, VAP made the decision to merge with International Voluntary Service (IVS). (see our News here https://www.vap.org.uk/vap-news/). Although at the time of writing in 2025 the merger is not yet complete, the two organisations now have a combined membership.

Membership means that you will receive information through a joint newsletter about the various VAP and IVS events that happen internationally and nationally. It also gives you the right to vote at our AGM and also the AGM of IVS, and to participate in our activities in whatever way you can.

Most importantly, your membership helps VAP and IVS to continue their work - to work towards justice and peace. We are both small organisations and membership fees make a significant contribution towards our running costs. So even if you are not likely to be too active, you are welcome to join.

The membership fee is currently £30 for waged, £15 for unwaged (e.g. students, unemployed)

The VAP/IVS joint membership form is hosted on the IVS website here https://ivsgb.org/membership-form/

Please include your name, address, phone number and e-mail address as our contact with members is done by e-mail.

There is no age limit preventing you from joining.

member of:
Volunteer Action for Peace, member of the Co-ordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service Volunteer Action for Peace, member of the Volunteer International Network Exchange UK
with the support of:
Volunteer Action for Peace, member of the European «Youth in Action» Programme

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« I can say that the best things about the workcamp and this whole experience were the chance of making a real difference to the lives of very needy children. This is an extremely valuable project where volunteers can have a massive impact. Also the possibility of learning a huge amount about a country so different from our own. I learnt ten times as much by carrying out a workcamp than I would ever do backpacking. »

Dominic K. from Slimbridge

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