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Supporting Documents

This section offers a couple of documents related to European Voluntary Service and its implementation.
Be aware: some documents date back to the very early days of EVS.


EVS: Rights & Responsibilities

The "Rights & Responsibilities" documents address to the parties involved in European Voluntary Service activities in the framework of the YOUTH programme: the sending organisation, the host organisation, the mentor and the volunteer! The main objective of the documents is to clarify the role they take in jointly achieving a "good" environment for an EVS project.

  • Rights and Responsibilities of EVS volunteers (2004, pdf) English French German
  • Rights and Responsibilities of the Host Organisations, Sending Organisations and Mentors (2002, pdf) English French German

    • Supporting documentation:

  • Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (2000)


    YOUTH: General Recommendations for Visa/Residence Permit Applications

    This document offers advice and guidance concerning visa and residence permits if necessary for participating in a YOUTH project. The document contains information according to length and purpose of the stay in a foreign country. Note: This document provides general information, for further details it is advised to visit Volunteer Mobility or to contact the YOUTH National Agencies in charge.

  • General Recommendations for Visa/Residence Permit Applications (2005, pdf) English French German


    • EVS: Volunteer Training

    The "Guidelines for EVS Volunteer Training" address to anybody involved in the training of EVS volunteers. EVS Volunteer Training has a key role in the support and guidance provided to volunteers before, during and beyond their service period. Guidelines and minimum quality standards want to make sure that each volunteer can expect adequate training of equally good quality throughout his project.

  • EVS Volunteer Training: Guidelines and Minimum Quality Standards (2004, pdf) English French German

    • Supporting documentation:

  • Keys to Quality - Seminar Report (1998, pdf, 469kb)
  • Ravello Seminar - Report (1997, pdf, 105kb)
  • Stockholm Seminar - Report (1996, pdf, 236kb)
  • SOS study on training practices (2001, pdf, 154kb)


    EVS: Studies on project practice (1996-2000)

    Since the beginning of the European Voluntary Service in 1996, several studies were made to promote and improve the further development of EVS project practice. Some of the documents are available in this section. Keep in mind that some are up to date anymore. Nonetheless, they give an idea of the development of the European Voluntary Service from the early days until today.

    The impact of the EVS programme (1999, pdf, 1266kb)
    Evaluation of the experience of the volunteers who took part in the EVS Pilot Action (1996-1997)

    EVS: The Organisations' Perspectives (1999, pdf, 699kb)
    Results on a questionnaire on project practice, e.g. financial support, application procedures, overall experiences with EVS

    Executive summaries of three major studies on EVS (2001, pdf, 315kb)
    Summary on studies on EVS Pilot Action (1996-1997), EVS Action Programme (1998-1999) and YOUTH Action 2 EVS (2000-2006)

    Guidelines For EVS Contact Making Seminars - CMS (2000, pdf, 104kb)
    Supporting document by the European Commission providing extra details and suggestions for organising a contact-making seminar

    Maximising Inclusion - EVS programme (1998-99) (1999, pdf, 126kb)
    Supporting document on a long-term strategy for Inclusion of disadvantaged young people during the EVS Action Programme

    Working Group on Risk Prevention and Crisis Management (2000, pdf, 226kb)
    Supporting document on results of a Working Group on Risk Prevention and Crisis Management.


    Other documents

    General documentation on YOUTH programme and Youth policies


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