VOLU.M.E.

Background Turkey is one of the countries with the high youth population in the world and the young people are with strong social sensitivity. One of the most important parts of ensuring active youth participation is "volunteering" through which they can be actively involved in decision-making processes for the matters that concern them. Being aware of it and feeling the responsibility, our organization has adopted the principle of encouraging volunteering activities and active participation of young people in all aspects of social life. Volunteering is beneficial in creating opportunities for participation by strengthening trust and solidarity for both individuals and communities. Objectives With the partnership of 5 established organizations active in youth field, Uluslararası Gençlik Aktiviteleri Merkezi Derneği (IYACA) has designed this project with the objective of “developing the capacity of CSOs in volunteerism field and enhance the youngsters’ active citizenship through voluntary activities.” One of the specific objectives is to develop the administrative and institutional capacity of CSOs in civil society. In order to realise this objective, a volunteer management programme will be developed. The concept of management in this context is not based on a typical employer-employee relationship. An effective volunteer management is a long-term commitment of CSOs with volunteers to provide the highest benefit for both sides. Volunteer management can only be sustainable with the help of a strategic planning. This strategic plan consists of analysis upon the reality, needs and potentials of CSOs and young people. Another specific objective is to strengthen the volunteering in civil society. Implementation We did preparation activiities with parteners Online Meetings, each organization preparations and preparationf or the first meeting and next stages. The first TPM was held in Ankara, Türkiye in 2021, December. Achievements There are no concrete outputs or results produced during the project.