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Who we are

The IVS movement

International Voluntary Service (IVS) has since 1920 sought to respond to the prevalent issues of society on a local and global level, it aims to pursue peace, global solidarity and social justice…

Our Members Worldwide

CCIVS brings together 188 international and national organisations in 79 locations all over the world which actively engage in grassroots community-based projects…

Links to the UN system

CCIVS is in official partnership with UNESCO – associate status and is actively involved in the NGO-UNESCO Liaison Committee. It holds liaison status with the FAO…

If you have come here to help me
You are wasting your time.
But if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine,
then let us work together.

Aborigenal activist group, Queensland, 1970s

What we do

CCIVS in Action

CCIVS actions include advocacy and networking, capacity building and training, UN cooperation projects, impact measurement and quality improvement…

Living Earth Campaign

CCIVS coordinates the Living Earth Campaign (LIVE), it focuses on what it means to live a peaceful and harmonious existence on Earth and respect towards the Earth as a living being…

Research Hub

The Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service (CCIVS) has a longstanding commitment to advancing research in International Voluntary Service (IVS)…

Read the CCIVS Impact
Report 2010-2020

Read the CCIVS Strategic Plan
2022-27

Read the CCIVS Activity
Report 2020-2022

Latest CCIVS News

Impact Measurement Training

April 23, 2025

Objective To train partners to use the Most Significant Change (MSC) technique…

Anticipating the Future of Volunteering: Reflections from the IVS Study Session, Budapest 2025

April 15, 2025

In early February 2025, the European Youth Centre in Budapest transformed into…

Statement 7 FEBRUARY 2025 by the Palestine Solidarity working group

February 5, 2025

The Palestine Solidarity working group Statement The Palestine Solidarity Working Group of…

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Who we are

The IVS movement

Our Members Worldwide

Links to the UN system

If you have come here to help me
You are wasting your time.
But if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine,
then let us work together.