VAP News > 17th April 2025: VAP and International Voluntary Service

Both VAP and International Voluntary Service (IVS) were established many years ago, and both organisations have similar objectives in working for peace and international understanding through voluntary work and particularly workcamps. At the VAP annual meeting in 2023 it was decided that VAP should merge with IVS, and this was also agreed at the IVS AGM in 2024. At the time of writing in 2025 the merger is progressing, although is not yet complete.

For more information about IVS please look at their website here https://ivsgb.org/

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

Quote of the day

« The most beautiful thing about volunteering obviously is the people you meet… the helpfulness the understanding…there is always someone who puts a plate of food in front of you if you say you are not hungry and not in the mood, or gives you a pep talk or simply a hug. »

Karolin T. from London

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