Volunteers in lead – unique space for Chief Volunteers and young volunteers

Volunteers in the lead aims to provide a space for Chief Volunteers and young volunteers to meet, to network, and to share good practice and ideas both within and between the two groups.

The event builds on networking events held at Regional Conferences when there was a clear desire to find opportunities for these important volunteers to share and mix with their peers.  The event will be held from 30 March to 1 April 2012 at Chalet Geisserei, the national headquarters of Lëtzebuerger Guiden a Scouten in LuxembourgThe event is open to Chief Volunteers accompanied by one youth member aged 18-25.  The youth member should be either already participating in the national decision-making  processes of the organisation or be interested in/planning to do so.

Volunteers in the lead event is supported by the Youth in Action Programme of the European Union and participants from countries where NSOs/MOs signed the partnership agreement will not pay for food and accomodation and their travel expenses will be refunded for up to 70%  via the Youth in Action funds upon delivery of travel tickets and respective invoices. Countries where NSOs/MOs have not signed partnership agreement will pay the contribution of EUR 75 per person (not including travel expenses). This fee includes accommodation (two nights), food and programme.

To read more about event and register online visit the event page.

Deadline for applying for the event is 12 March 2012. 

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