International Voluntary Service

Hosting an IVS Project

Do you have...

• Eco-houses to build or trees to plant?
• Playschemes to run or festivals to organise?
• Cycle paths to construct?
• Restoration work?
• Work with people with disabilities or disadvantaged groups?
• Intercultural projects to run? or
• Any project where a group of international volunteers could help?

Yes? Then IVS could help.

IVS is a peace organisation working for the sustainable development of local and global communities. Our aim is to promote greater inter-cultural understanding and cooperation by running a programme of International Voluntary Projects throughout Great Britain.

Most of the projects run for a period of 2 weeks between June and September, but potentially they could run for longer and at any time of the year. It really depends on the type of work you have and when it needs doing. Usually there are between 6 – 16 volunteers for each project. We recruit the volunteers for you and offer you any support you may need in planning and hosting the project. Most of our projects are run in partnership with local co-operatives, charitable communities, and small voluntary organisations working hard to do something to improve the world. They just need extra helping hands.

Essential Information

If you feel your organisation could benefit from a team of well motivated, enthusiastic international volunteers, then contact the IVS office to discuss the idea further. You can find more information about what’s involved in hosting projects by downloading our Project Info Pack.

What our project hosts say...

Fox cooperative:

"It was brilliant. Loads of enthusiasm from the volunteers that came"

Interfaith, Leicester:

"It went very well. We had 9 volunteers from 9 different countries"

Glebe House:

"We benefit greatly from the diversity of people who have come over the years. It has given people a perspective that they would never have had"