International Voluntary Service
Volunteering for Peace and Social Justice
ASDAN Centre IVS projects are eligible for ASDAN awards
Welcome to IVS GB
The International Voluntary Service aims to promote peace, justice and understanding between people and nations through voluntary work.
We are the British branch of Service Civil International, a world wide network of like-minded, not for profit voluntary organisations promoting peace and justice through voluntary work.
How to Volunteer
Four easy steps to volunteering for Short Term Projects:
- Read about the Volunteering Opportunities and the FAQs
- Search for projects
- Fill out an application form.
- Pay the Registration Fee
Please note the special requirements of the Projects in Africa, Asia (excluding Japan), Latin America, the Middle East and North Africa.
Volunteering: A British Heritage
IVS has a new Youth Development project in England this year and we need your help to make it a success.
We are building a network of School and Community Group Speakers to deliver our "Volunteering: A British Heritage" presentation to youths across England. Visiting English secondary schools and youth community groups, IVS is committed to enhancing youths' knowledge of its long history of international volunteering.
Are you interested in a fun and rewarding opportunity to speak to youths about international volunteering? Would you like to develop your communication and presentation skills?
School speakers receive full training and choose exactly how much time to commit.
We have scheduled two schools for Wednesday 23rd May in Lewisham, London. Are you interested in and available to deliver the workshop on this day? A training event will be organised prior to this, for example Friday afternoon, would you be free to attend this too?
Contact Sam at youth@ivsgb.org or call 0131 243 2746 for more information and to express your interest.
Camp Coordinator Training: Aspire to Lead
IVS is hosting its Camp Coordinator Training in Edinburgh, Sunday 24th June 2012, 10:00 - 16:00
This training event is FREE, all you need to do is book your place.
The training is for individuals who will go on to attend IVS workcamps as our representative. As Camp Coordinator you will go on IVS workcamps, for FREE, to help lead volunteers through core activities, evening social events, any possible concerns ... mainly ensuring everyone has a good time!
Contact youth@ivsgb.org for a place.
Workshop and Exhibition Tour
In the coming months, the International Voluntary Service will be visiting secondary schools and community groups across the UK to deliver an exciting new workshop and exhibition about Peace, Conflict and the History of Volunteering.
We would like to offer you the opportunity to be involved...
80 Years of IVS
A celebration at the Scottish Parliament Hosted By Sarah Boyack MSP
“If you have come here to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together.” This phrase arose out of the Aboriginal activism of the 1970s, but the spirit of it was also very much the spirit of the International Voluntary Service’s Birthday recent event at Holyrood.
My Internship at IVS GB Sunday, 01 March 2009
Now, it’s time to make a little review of the 6 months at the IVS office in Edinburgh. I had never been to Scotland before, never worked for an NGO... Read More...
Happy Camper Tuesday, 10 February 2009
I remember standing in the yard of Gowanbank, Scotland with my two oversized suitcases. I should’ve known better and not to bring so much with me.... Read More...
Arrows of God Orphanage, Nigeria Tuesday, 16 February 2010
Just returned from my second IVS project wanted to write a short story about my experience, This time I went to Nigeria for four and half weeks to... Read More...
Tuesday, 16 February 2010
Our most recent - and best ever - project took place in November 2008 and was with the Akha Hill Tribe Volunteer program in North Thailand. The other... Read More...
Tuesday, 10 February 2009
September 2006: 30 international volunteers, 4 terrific trainers, 3 training modules and a phenomenal Finnish cook The Summer University seminar... Read More...
Thursday, 17 May 2012
IVS has a new Youth Development project in England this year and we need your help to make it a success. We are building a network of School and... Read More...
Thursday, 05 April 2012
In the coming months, the International Voluntary Service will be visiting secondary schools and community groups across the UK to deliver an... Read More...
Wednesday, 01 February 2012
IVS is hosting its Camp Coordinator Training in Edinburgh, Sunday 24th June 2012, 10:00 - 16:00 This training event is FREE, all you need... Read More...
Tuesday, 10 January 2012
This summer No More War and the Peace Messengers teams are organising an interactive volunteer Peace Caravan for 2012. The Caravan will travel... Read More...
International Voluntary Service – South West Group Friday, 18 November 2011
By a happy coincidence of chances, three IVS members all living in the South West of the UK, met at the 2010 AGM in London. With Helen’s (IVS HQ)... Read More...
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I learned more about the countries the other volunteers came from. I also learned a lot about trees, painting and how to make a decent vegetable soup! But most of all I learned a great deal about myself, and I think that was the best part.
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