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Support to the Establishment of a Volunteer Information and Coordination Centre (VOICE) in Sri Lanka

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VOICE serves to promote and support volunteerism in Sri Lanka. It aims to forge partnerships for volunteerism and serve as a common house for all those who have a stake in the promotion of volunteerism in Sri Lanka, while operating within the framework of Government policies and under the guidance of the Ministry responsible for Voluntary Social Service Organizations. The process is spearheaded by the Sri Lankan Ministry of Social Services and Social Welfare, which is the focal point for issues related to voluntary social service organizations in Sri Lanka.

Objectives

  • To develop a supportive national infrastructure for volunteerism
  • To develop and implement a resources mobilisation strategy that will ensure the long-term sustainability of VOICE
  • To facilitate, harness and promote volunteerism in all spheres of development work
  • To explore ways to promote volunteerism as a catalyst for social cohesion in Sri Lanka

Project Details

Status Ongoing
Start date-end date May 2006-June 2010
Duration 4 years
Budget Project budget of 614,184 USD, funded under the UNV Special Voluntary Fund (SVF), complemented by an in-kind contribution from the Government of Sri Lanka for an estimated value of 80,000 USD.
Delivery
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Geographic focus
Country-wide
Donors United Nations Volunteers
Implementing partners
Ministry of Social Services and Social Welfare, UNDP, Volunteer Service Overseas, National Institute for Social Development, Federation of Chambers of Commerce in  Sri Lanka, Consortium of Humanitarian Agencies, Centre for Development Research & Intervention, University of Colombo – Faculty of Sociology, Legal Aid Commission, Sri Lanka Nature Foundation, Sarvodaya
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Contact Person
contact perSeelawathie Daskara,
Partnership Coordination Officer
011 288 8054

 

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