Friday 22 October 2010

GwirVol International Youth Volunteering Grant

GwirVol is a Welsh partnership designed to promote, support and drive forward youth volunteering.

The 2010/11 round of GwirVol's International Youth Volunteering Grant Scheme is now open to applications. The scheme aims to support opportunities for young people aged between 16 and 25 in disadvantaged and minority communities in Wales to volunteer internationally.

Grants of up to £30,000 are available to fund a structured programme of activities. The GwirVol Partnership will support up to 80% of the total project costs.

Funded activities might include the following:

  • Volunteer recruitment, eg promotional events, taster sessions and publicity.
  • Volunteer development and preparation, eg training, team-building, mentoring and awareness raising.
  • Volunteer participation - eg travel and subsistence, support to host communities and equipment.
  • Sharing learning outcomes, eg presentation events, digital reports, website information and evaluation.

The scheme is open to non-profit distributing third sector organisations in Wales.

The closing date for applications is 24 November 2010.

For more information go to: www.gwirvol.org.uk

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