EVOLAQ

EVOLAQ is a project co-financed within the Programme Europe for Citizens, Strand Networks. The partnership is composed of 7 European countries and 9 organisations, both civil society organizations and local public authorities.

Volunteering actions represent an important expression of the active citizenship in the EU; indeed, by giving one’s time for the benefit of others, volunteers service their community and play an active role in society. They develop the sense of belonging to a community thereby also gaining ownership.

Volunteering is therefore a particularly powerful means to develop citizens’ commitment to their society and to its political life. Secondly, Civil society organizations, associations of a European general interest, town twinning associations and other participating organisations often rely on volunteer work to carry out and to develop their activities. Therefore, particular attention is paid within the Programme Europe for Citizens to the promotion of volunteering.

The shared background among partners foresee two elements:

1. The potential of voluntary activities is still not fully realized, above all the involvement of young people and of  people with different ethnic backgrounds.
2. The picture of volunteering is differing from country to country – regarding quality standards.