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In this new edition, you'll discover: 🌍 Updates from the transnational partner meeting in Trieste, Italy 💻 The first release of the volunTECH Matching Platform, now in its piloting phase 🤝 How the partnership is aligning priorities as the project enters its final phase 📚 Ways to explore the platform and get involved in digital volunteering opportunities Stay informed and inspired by how volunTECH continues to promote innovative, inclusive, and digital forms of volunteerin

In Europe, 92 to 94 million adults participate in volunteer activities, representing 22 to 23 percent of Europeans over the age of 15. However, participation rates vary widely by country. Northern countries, such as Austria, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and Sweden, have high rates, with 40% of the adult population involved. In France, the rate ranges from 20% to 29%, while in Southern and Eastern European countries, such as Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, and Lithuania, it r

Learning a new language no longer depends only on textbooks, language apps, or traditional classes. More and more people are discovering that digital volunteering offers a practical and meaningful way to improve language skills while contributing to social causes from anywhere in the world. By collaborating remotely with international organizations, communities, or projects through online platforms, volunteers naturally immerse themselves in real communication environments wh

Remote work is now a culture. Working from home blurs boundaries, invades personal time, and shrinks space for volunteering. Remote volunteering changes this: it improves time management for self-care and interests, making it easier to fit in flexible, blended contributions that support youth, sport, social, environmental, and cultural organisations. Balancing Work/Study, Life and Volunteering Today's youth thrive on flexibility; studying asynchronously, freelancing remotely,

In this new edition, you’ll discover: 🌍 The latest project updates and achievements 💻 Insights on digital volunteering and its impact 🤝 Highlights from recent activities and collaborations 📚 Useful resources and upcoming opportunities Stay informed and inspired by how volunTECH continues to promote innovative, inclusive, and digital forms of volunteering across Europe. Find the newsletter in your language bellow: English Spanish French Bulgarian Italian Greek

Working with young volunteers today means jumping constantly between emails, social media, spreadsheets, and last‑minute messages. It is easy to feel that tools multiply, but time does not. The Voluntech Toolkit was created precisely to make that easier. Behind this toolkit are the partner organizations of the Voluntech project, teams that have been coordinating youth volunteering for years. They have selected tools they actually use in their daily work, tested in real projec

In an era where digital transformation is reshaping every aspect of society, volunteering is evolving as well. This is the vision behind volunTECH, an ambitious and forward-looking European project created to modernize youth volunteering by equipping young people and organizations with digital tools, advanced training, and new opportunities for participation. volunTECH is built on a simple yet powerful belief: digital innovation should not be a barrier. Instead, it should be

In a world increasingly shaped by technology, the ways in which people connect, collaborate, and contribute to society are constantly evolving. One of the most inspiring developments to emerge from this transformation is digital volunteering, also known as online or virtual volunteering. This modern approach to civic engagement enables individuals to support causes, organizations, and communities remotely, using digital tools and platforms to create meaningful social impact b

On October 2 and 3, 2025, the second Transnational Meeting of the Erasmus+ Project VolunTECH: Virtual and Technological Volunteering as a Tool for Promoting Civic Values and Social Entrepreneurship , funded by the European Commission, was held in Paris. Coordinated by the Volunteering Platform of the Valencian Community (Spain), VolunTECH brings together an international collaboration composed of Associació Esplai Social (Spain), Balkan Bridge EOOD (Bulgaria), Learning Uni

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