IVCO 2010

Climate Change and Gender by Ms Julie Marie George Part 1/2

Ms Julie Marie George, Programme Director, Skillshare International, India and Nepal, talks about how volunteers can help paving the road to equality for the fairer sex and urges everyone to take a pledge their support in supporting gender equality as well as take up measures against climate change.

Climate Change and Gender by Ms Julie Marie George Part 2/2

Ms Julie Marie George, Programme Director, Skillshare International, India and Nepal, talks about how volunteers can help paving the road to equality for the fairer sex and urges everyone to take a pledge their support in supporting gender equality as well as take up measures against climate change.

Climate Change and the Development Agenda introduction by Mr Brain Rockliffe, OBE

Mr Brian Rockliffe, OBE, Director, Voluntary Service Overseas, United Kingdom, introduces the issue about climate change, where people had known about the problem a couple of decades ago at the very least and only recently has this become more prominent as an issue. He also discusses how each agency should reflect on how each of their works impact on the environment and decide what steps to undertake based on this.

Economics of Climate Change in SEA - Part 1/2

Mr John Pearson, Head, UK Regional Climate Change Network in Southeast Asia, explains about the costs and benefits with regards to climate change.

Economics of Climate Change in SEA - Part 2/2

Mr John Pearson, Head, UK Regional Climate Change Network in Southeast Asia, explains about the costs and benefits with regards to climate change.

Peer Support for Volunteer-Sending Agencies by Nita Kapoor

Ms Nita Kapoor
FORUM Executive Board member
Director, Freskorpset, Norway

Peer Support for Volunteer-Sending Agencies by Ms Dimity Fifer

Mini Survey Forum Result - Cross-agency sharing and learning

Ms Dimity Fifer
FORUM Executive Board  Member
CEO of Australian Volunteers International

Keynote Address by Ms Ashraf Patel - An Introduction

Ms Ashraf Patel will present the case for youth to be part of development agenda-setting as well as critical issues and case studies of successful youth development programmes.

Keynote Address by Ms Therese Mills

Mainstreaming Volunteer Activities into Development Programmes

Ms Therese Mills, Assistant Director General, Community Partnerships and Latin American Branch, Sustainable Development and Partnerships Division, AusAID, Australia, talks about "Mainstreaming Volunteer Activities into Development Programmes".

FORUM Research Paper: Dr Margaret Sherradan

FORUM Research Paper - Emerging trends in China

1. "Rising Asia and Implications for the Development Agenda"
2. Some governmental organisations are piloting IVS projects with Western-based organisations
3. Increased contact and consider developing a regulatory framework
4. Relatively low capacity for volunteer management from local host organisations
5. Lack of information and coordination among IVS sending organisations
6. Changes in regulations in specialised fields can also affect the types of volunteers sent to China

Keynote Speech by Ambassador Ong Keng Yong

Ambassador Ong Keng Yong, Director, Institute of Policy Studies, National University of Singapore discusses about "Rising Asia and Implications to the Development Agenda". He points out the differences between Asian foreign aid donors and traditional Western foreign aid donors and how this will impact both the donors and the recipients involved. Ambassador Ong also highlights the challenges between collaborations between local and international volunteers.