The XXIX General Assembly (GA) of the ICYE Federation took place from the 23rd to the 28th of November 2015 in Goa, India. It was attended by 62 participants, representing 37 different countries, including the partner organisations in Tanzania and The Philippines.

The GA highlights were: keynote speeches on India Today and Children and Human Rights in India; acceptance of UP Tanzania an new associate member; workshops on: South-South exchanges; evaluating the impact of volunteers in children projects; risk management; and short term exchanges vs. volontourism; as well as proposals for trainings at regional level.

Warmest thanks and gratitude go to ICDE-India for the impeccable organisation and great hospitality, as well as the informative host projects’ visits, which made this General Assembly an inspiring and memorable one!

For more information about the XXIX ICYE General Assembly please contact the ICYE International Office at icye@icye.org .