Wirkungsnachweis aus der Literatur

Langfristig (> 5 Jahre)
Mikro (Individuum)
Sozial

improved language skills

Erwerb von fach- und bereichsspezifischen Kompetenzen

Almost all of the volunteers (96%) and of the alumni (97%) state that they improved their language skills, both in the local language and in English during EVS. While most volunteers start learning the local language from zero, they usually become fluent by the end of their EVS. The impact on improving English language skills is also strong.

Beschreibung der Aktivität

European Voluntary Service (EVS)
European Voluntary Service (EVS) provides young people from all across Europe and beyond with unique opportunities to volunteer abroad to develop their personality and skills, to reinforce the work of nonprofit organisations and to support communities.
international
teilnehmende Kinder und Jugendliche
Freiwillig engagierte Jugendliche

Evaluierung der Aktivität

Prior to the data collection, an extensive literature review of the impact of volunteering on individual volunteers as well as on organisations and local communities hosting volunteers was conducted, comprising a total of 15 EU monitoring reports and 47 academic articles, research studies, reports and publications. The study itself covers the entire period 1996–2016. For the quantitative part of the study, the data collection has included all programmes as well as partner countries. For the qualitative part of the study, case studies were conducted in 15 countries. The results drawn from the quantitative and qualitative analysis were discussed in a stakeholder meeting in Brussels.The qualitative data collection comprised 100 targeted interviews and 15 in-depth case studies. The quantitative data collection consisted of online surveys designed to capture information from EVS volunteers, EVS alumni and EVS organisations, as well as from a control group of non-EVS volunteers. Overall, 10 480 individuals responded to the surveys. This includes responses from 8 600 individuals and almost 1 900 organisational representatives.
"What kind of advantages do you expect you gain from your stay abroad?” "Which of the participants' skills and competences will most likely be developed through their participation in the project?” “Through my participation in EVS, I learned better: ...”
Acquisition or improvement of foreign language skills; Communication in foreign languages; Intercultural competence; to communicate with other people who speak another language; to make myself understood in another language.
8600 volunteers participated in the survey
1996-2016