

The initiative, co-managed with GCBA, arose with two major main objectives: on the one hand, to promote and encourage volunteering, and on the other hand, to give visibility to organizations that carry out volunteer actions in this context.


How did the Congress develop?
The Congress was held in 3 thematic days virtually. During each day, the speakers presented their axes to later give rise to the exchange and debate with the participants.
From this space, we hope to be able to build bridges that shorten the distances between the different expressions and practices of volunteering and solidarity actions that are carried out in social organizations, companies and State programs in Argentina and the world.


Congress Agenda - Materials to download
Below you can download the materials and presentations of the speakers.
Day #1
How is the active citizen participation of young people combined with academic quality?
What are the significant learning for the life of the students?
What pedagogical value do educational institutions find in the development of practices and proposals linked to volunteering and solidarity?
What are the critical demands or issues to be resolved in order to broaden the scope or improve the implementation of said proposals?

oscar garcia
University teacher
National of Saint Martin

Enrique Ochoa
Executive Director of CLAYSS

Francisco Somoza
Internship Coordinator
Social Educational UBA
Day #2
What do we call global citizenship? How is it linked to the construction of a culture of peace and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals agreed by all members of the United Nations?
How do intercultural experiences impact?
What are the challenges of interculturality in a pandemic context?
How to overcome the asymmetric notions NORTH - SOUTH from volunteering?
How do technologies impact volunteer practices and how do digital experiences coexist with experiential and close experiences?

Cecilia Milesi
Founder Subir al Sur
and Global Change

Anja Stuckert
ICYE General Secretary

camila ponce
International Director of
Education in Solidarity America
Day #3
How are we adapting our practices in this new context?
Which do we think are here to stay?
What are the challenges of public policies to promote the practice and strengthen the civil society sector that develops volunteering in Argentina?
How to move towards transversal policies for the development of volunteering? What are the needs? What tasks should be assumed by organized civil society and states?
What evaluation is carried out of the impact of volunteering in the context of a pandemic?

Mauricio Giraudo
GCBA Ministry of Development
Human and Habitat

Gustavo Sampayo
Red Cross Representative

Rocio Vergara
UN Volunteer, Ecuador
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