About ICVolunteers

ICVolunteers is an international non-profit organization specialized in the field of communications, in particular languages, communication technologies and conference support.

Through volunteer effort, we cooperate with organizations in the humanitarian, social, environmental and medical fields to implement projects and conferences at local, national and international levels.

We work with volunteers to implement social and educational programs in order to help populations and local communities to develop.

In addition, ICVolunteers promotes volunteerism and its recognition, by enhancing civic commitment and involvement, and by providing leadership and links between organizations, individuals and communities.

With headquarters in Geneva (Switzerland), ICVolunteers has offices and permanent representation in a number of other countries, including France, Spain, South Africa, Mali, Japan and Brazil.

Our Vision

The vision of ICVolunteers is a better world resulting from the sharing of knowledge, skills and abilities through volunteering.

Our Mission

ICVolunteers stands for International Communications Volunteers, the mission of which is to serve as a knowledge carrefour and platform to:

• Create opportunities for development and commitment on personal and professional levels through volunteerism.
• Support -- through direct action and networking -- partners in implementing social and educational programs.

General Objective

To empower individuals and institutions for their development by linking knowledge with needs.

Global Themes

Access to knowledge, Education, Sustainable development, Science and Technology, Human Rights, Poverty Reduction.

Domains of Activity

Communications: information and communication technologies (ICTs), languages, conferences and seminars.

Who Benefits from ICVolunteers?

For volunteers, interns and job seekers:
To gain practical experience, to improve their employability, to share their expertise and skills, to be socially integrated by participating in public interest projects whether in a context of proximity or in international cooperation.

For beneficiaries of services (structures, organizations, populations and projects):
To receive practical and methodological advice, to benefit from a service of quality, to benefit from accompanying, advice and sharing of experience.

Our Network

Special thanks go to all our volunteers how contribute some 40,000 hours of work per year to our projects. Roughly 600 volunteer positions are managed by our network per year, which coordinates a network of 10,000 individuals, partners and volunteers. Our volunteers are from some 179 countries and speak over 155 languages.