Volunteers for Europe (VfE)
YMCA Volunteers for Europe (VfE) is the volunteer exchange programme of the YMCA Europe.
- It utilizes the existing network of YMCAs across Europe to offer a diverse range of placement options (fields of work) in a variety of settings and environments, but all within the context of one "YMCA Movement".
- The programme aims to match voluteers with hosting YMCAs in a mutually beneficial partnership. A placement can last from 6 to 12 months. Options for financial arrangements are nutually agreed between the host YMCA and the volunteer and can range from the volunteer paying all costs to placements that receive 100% funding through the European Voluntary Service (EVS) scheme of the European Union.
- VfE is an opportunity for individual personal development to take place within a life changing experienceThe plattform for volunteers exchange within the member movements of YMCA Europe.
Website: vfe.cvjm.de
| Name | Responsible region/position | |
|---|---|---|
| Beate Turck (Germany) Chair |
Western Europe (Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, France, Germany, Switzerland) and Representative of YMCA Europe executive committee |
bturck(at)ymcaeurope.com |
| NN | Nordic (Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden) |
vfe(at)ymcaeurope.com |
| TJ Hourihan (Ireland) |
UK-Irland (England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland) |
tj(at)ymca-ireland.org |
| Pablo Castineira (Spain) |
Mediterranean (Italy, Malta, Spain, Portugal) |
pcastin(at)gmail.com |
| NN | Balkan (Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia) |
vfe(at)ymcaeurope.com |
| Ivan Sedliačik (Slovakia) |
Central Europe (Czech Rep., Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia) |
ivan(at)vycestuj.eu |
| NN | Former CIS/Russia (Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Russia, Ukraine) |
vfe(at)ymcaeurope.com |
| Martina Hudcovska | YMCA Europe staff | martina(at)ymcaeurope.com |
updated: 15.02.2010 bt
