Promoting Volunteerism for Peace and Development
Promoting Volunteerism for Peace and Development
Promoting Volunteerism for Peace and Development
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DURING YOUR ASSIGNMENT . 31Integrating volunteerism <strong>for</strong> developmentinto the UNDP/UNV Country ProgrammeWhere there is a UNV Programme Officerat the UNV Field Unit, s/he is responsible<strong>for</strong> building up the UNV programme <strong>and</strong>its volunteerism <strong>for</strong> peace <strong>and</strong>development dimension in the hostcountry under the supervision of theUNDP Resident Representative. Sharingyour experiences with volunteerism (bothsuccesses <strong>and</strong> challenges), as well asyour ideas <strong>and</strong> suggestions <strong>for</strong> volunteerinitiatives with the Country Office Team,will help them develop best practices <strong>for</strong>utilizing volunteerism.It is also important <strong>for</strong> UNV HQ to learnfrom your experiences in addressing <strong>and</strong>integrating volunteerism <strong>for</strong> peace <strong>and</strong>development <strong>and</strong> good practices in doingso. Please share any stories or goodexamples you have by emailing them toVolunteerLearning@unvolunteers.org. The“Volunteer Knowledge <strong>and</strong> InnovationSection” will make use of your valuablecontribution to boost UNV volunteerlearning <strong>and</strong> share knowledge <strong>and</strong> goodpractices to support volunteerism <strong>for</strong> peace<strong>and</strong> development across UNV field units.Contribute your thoughtsUN Volunteers <strong>and</strong> UNV ProgrammeOfficers are required to addressvolunteerism <strong>for</strong> peace <strong>and</strong> development intheir work plans, project reports, annualprogramme reports, testimonials, etc.UNV Programme Officers are also requiredto address the volunteerism <strong>for</strong>development dimension of their work intheir biannual reports.Feel free to contribute photos or videos ofany volunteer activities you are involved inboth within <strong>and</strong> beyond your assignment;UNV can use these images to bothdocument <strong>and</strong> promote the impact ofvolunteerism <strong>for</strong> development. You arealso requested to share any notes or otherwritings about your experience with UNVso that we can use them to inspire current<strong>and</strong> future UN Volunteers.Please share your photos, videos <strong>and</strong> anywritten materials about your experience byemailing them toin<strong>for</strong>mation@unvolunteers.org.Periodic ReportsAll UN Volunteers are required to completeinitial, interim <strong>and</strong> final Volunteer ReportingSystem (VRS) reports. These reports aremultiple-choice questionnaires that includea number of questions that take intoaccount the volunteerism <strong>for</strong> developmentdimension of your assignment. Thesereports will help UNV <strong>and</strong> our volunteerstake stock of how well UNV as anorganization is implementing volunteerism
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