Dear friends all over the world!
This edition of the ICYE Newsletter focuses on one of our core responsibilities—ensuring the safety, dignity, and well-being of children.
With children at the center of around half of our host projects, it’s essential that our volunteers and staff are well-prepared. That’s why we’ve introduced Care to Engage, our child safeguarding policy. In this issue, we explore what that means, including our stance on volunteering in orphanages and corporal punishment.
You’ll also hear from volunteers working with children, insights from ICDE India, and find updates on the QUEST network, recent workshops, and Live-Ex.
Enjoy the read—and give a high-five to the small humans in your life!
Previous issues:
Here you can view and download the previous ICYE Newsletter issues:
- YEC Special (March 2025) “YEC Newsletter”
- No. 59 (November 2024) “75 years ICYE”
- No. 58 (April 2024) “Green Volunteering”
- No. 57 (October 2023) “Intercultural Talk – Cultural Humility”
- No. 56 (January 2023) “Intercultural Talk – Climate Colonialism and its impact on International Volunteering”
- No. 55 (June 2022) “Intercultural Talk – Confronting Racism in International Volunteering”
- No. 54 (December 2021) “Intercultural Talk — Staying Connected”
- No. 53 (June 2021) “Intercultural Talk – To Remember”
- No. 52 (March 2021) “Volunteering during the Corona Pandemic”
- No. 51 (February 2020) “World of experience”
- No. 50 (October 2019) “Young leaders for social change: Entrepreneurship through Volunteering”
- No. 49 (July 2019) “70th Anniversary Special – Best Of”
- No. 48 (February 2019) “What drives YOUth to Volunteer?”
- No.47 (October 2018) “Skills and Competences for a Global World”
- No.46 (August 2018) “Making a difference: From conservation and health care to art, culture and education”
- No.45 (April 2018) “Role of Intercultural Communication in Volunteering”
- No.44 (November 2017)“Youth Volunteering against Racism”
- No.43 (July 2017) “Practical experiences in Intercultural Learning and Human Rights “
- No.42 (February 2017) “Volunteering: Charity or Solidarity?”
- No.41 (October 2016) “Volunteers at the Interface between Formal and Non-Formal Education”
- No. 39 (February 2016) “South-South Volunteer Exchange”
- No.38 (October 2015) “Communicating Human Rights in Diversity”
- No.37 (June 2015) “Volunteering for Community Cohesion”
- No.36 (February 2015) “Assessing the impact of long-term international volunteering”
- No.35 (October 2014) “Volunteering and Activism – Two sides to the same coin?”
- No.34 (July 2014) “Volunteering for a Sustainable Future”
- No.33 (February 2014) “Linking Cultures, Sharing the Future”
- No.32 (October 2013) “Social Inclusion”
- No.31 (June 2013) “Migrating Identities”
- No.30 (February 2013) “Youth and Intergenerational Solidarity”
- No.29 (October 2012) “Active Citizenship through Volunteering”
- No.28 (June 2012) “Volunteering for peace and understanding”
- No.27 (February 2012) “Youth and Globalization”
- No.26 (October 2011) “Gender Equality”
- No.25 (June 2011): “EYV 2011 – Volunteering matters!“
- No.24 (March 2011): “Youth Empowerment”
- No.23 (October 2010): “Youth combating poverty and social exclusion”
- No.22 (July 2010): “Youth & Development”
- No.21 (February 2010): “Youth and the disabled”
- No.20 (November 2009): “Youth and women’s empowerment”
- No.19 (July 2009): “Youth volunteering in Arts & Culture”
- No.18 (February 2009): “Youth and Children’s Rights”
- No.17 (November 2008): “Youth against Violence”
- No.16 (July 2008): “Youth and Environmental Protection”
- No.15 (February 2008): “Youth volunteering in rural areas”
- No.14 (June/July 2007): “Youth Active Citizenship”
- No.13 (February/March 2007): “Youth Volunteering and Intercultural Dialogue”
- No.12 (November 2006): “Youth and Community Service”
- No.11 (June 2006): “Minorities and Migrants”
- No.10 (February/March 2006): “Youth and Health Education”
- No.9 (October/November 2005): ”Young Volunteers working with Children and Youth”
- No.8 (June/July 2005): “Best Practice of International Volunteering”
- No.7 (March 2005): “Youth and the Homeless”
- No.6 (October 2004): “Youth and the Environment”
- No.5 (June 2004): “Human Rights, Refugees and Youth”
- No.4 (February 2004): “The Elderly and Youth”
- No.3 (October 2003): “Disability and Youth”
- No.2 (May 2003): “HIV/AIDS and YOUTH”
- No.1 (February 2003): “Children living in difficult circumstances”
