Wirkungsnachweis aus der Literatur

Langfristig (> 5 Jahre)
Mikro (Individuum)
Kulturell

improved attitudes towards international mobility

diversitätsorientiertes Lernen

EVS boosts international attitudes. It makes people more mobile, as half of the EVS alumni have already changed their living/working country at least once, and every fifth even more than once. EVS stimulates the volunteers’ interest in travelling and discovering new places and cultures. EVS volunteers already have a strong relationship to Europe and this remains stable over time (for 50% of alumni).

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.
"How do you see your future?” “Through my participaton in EVS, I learnt better: ...”
I would like to work in an international context. I definitely want to work abroad for a while. I can easily imagine living abroad at some point in the future; "to feel more confident to move around on my own in other countries (e.g. travel, study, work placements/ internship, job, etc.)”
8600 volunteers participated in the survey
1996-2016