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Promoting Public Awareness throughVoluntary Service

3. 4. May 2007International Forum on Development

ServiceParis, France

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Voluntary Service for Development

Education

German Volunteers will address global

needs as they arise in all OECDdeveloping countries

Learning and helping overseas as basisfor development education in Germany

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Analysing the current situation - II

Programms in other European countries

have far less volunteers Only to be compared with Peace Corps

(approx. 7.700 in 2006, US $ 328 Mio.)

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Intention and figures I

PILOT Phase 1.01.2008 31.12.2010

10.000 German nationality, long-term residence permit Women preferred

6 24 months (12 18 months) with 40 hrs. / 2 days

Age between 18 28

580 (approx. US $ 750) Volunteer/month plus healthinsurance

25 % through sending organisation / partly volunteer

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Intention: Sending organisation

Sending organisation is a German based NGO

NGO is responsible for volunteer NGO are welcome to start with sending

programme (to reach number, test new ways)

Quality management NGO and local partner will choose the volunteer

Offers 22 days of training

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Legal and other issues

Reconsider payment of allowance for children

Reconsider alternative military service Sending organisations and place of engagement

needs to be approved by the government

A technical secretariat will be tied to animplementing agency (e.g. DED)

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Time-line

Important steps until the programme starts

Jan Feb Mr Apr Mai Jun Jul Aug Sep Okt Nov Dez

Phase 1

Phase 2

Phase 3

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Phase One

Announcement at 5. Jan. 2007

First Public Discussion & Information Day 18.Januar 2007

Respones / Coordination February, March

Draft of concept: 30. March 2007 Responses: until 18. April

Second Public Discussion & Information Day 3.May 2007

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Phase Two & Three

Final arguments will lead to final concept: May 2007

Set up concept through BMZ: May / June Discussion with other ministries (June / July)

After summer: Approval of sending agencies and places

of engagement, concepts Sending agencies advertise for volunteering programs