Useful links to EU and UN web pages

I've got from  Hayley  Fisk

Please follow these links where useful publications for      – blog imvoinsocare  -    can be down-loaded.

Volunteering in the European Union (2010) GHK [on behalf of the EA-CEA and the DG-EAC]… is found at:

http://www.eyv2011.eu/funding-opportunities/item/43-volunteering-in-the-european-union-ghk-eac-ea-dg-eac-2010

Europe 2020: A European strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth (2010) European Commisson… can be found here:

http://europa.eu/press_room/pdf/complet_en_barroso___007_-_europe_2020_-_en_version.pdf

Communication on EU Policies and Volunteering: Recognising and promoting cross-border voluntary activities in the EU (2011) European Commission… can be found here:

http://ec.europa.eu/citizenship/pdf/doc1311_en.pdf

State of the World’s Volunteerism Report (2011) Robert Leigh [on behalf of the United Nations (Volunteers)]… is available here:

http://www.unric.org/en/latest-un-buzz/27161-2011-state-of-the-worlds-volunteerism-report

Ivo Zambello

Useful links on volunteering in social care

I’ve got from Hayley (INSIGHT)  -  UK

Here are some links to volunteering news in the UK (the first 3 are in chronological order and it is interesting to see how the news evolves over time):

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8008428.stm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-13830766

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-15805177

The following link covers many different interesting stories about volunteering:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/search/news/?q=the%20cost%20of%20volunteering&video=on&audio=on&text=on

The following link is a download-able television programme aired on the 13^th of September 2011 on prime-time television. The ‘two hairy bikers’ are celebrity chefs, and they are on a mission to save ‘meals-on-wheels’ which is a service that delivers meals to older people (involving volunteers).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b014sqyx/Hairy_Bikers_Meals_on_Wheels_Episode_1/