Update: DVA Celebrates Year of the Volunteer 2011 - Wednesday 22nd of June, 2011

The DVA celebrates Year of the Volunteer, 2011

Date: Wednesday 22nd June, 2011
Time: 14:00 - 17:00
Location: Toynbee Hall, 28 Commercial Street, London. E1 6LS

Why- To celebrate Diaspora Volunteering & the contributions
they make to international development on UN’s Year of
the Volunteer.

Objective- Role of UK Diaspora in International Development:
1) engagement with policy makers at various geo-political
levels
2) impact of volunteers.

Launch of Reports - VSO/ DVA commissioned report on: Advocacy Amongst
Diaspora Organisations and Stakeholder Mapping
DVA commissioned report on DFID funded Diaspora
Volunteering Program: Beyond Volunteering- initial findings.

Speakers - Patsy Robertson, Chair Ramphal Centre
                 Iftakhar Latif, Chair, DVA
                 Case studies/Success stories
                 Panel Discussion- Role of UK Diaspora in International Development  

                 Tea & Coffee / Networking

* For the full agenda please see the attachment below.