Engaging returned volunteers who have had an experience in the global south is a huge opportunity for development education in Europe: combining first hand experiences and highly motivated individuals can raise awareness and become active for development issues.
But where to start and how to channel the energy and ideas that returnees have? The EU funded project "Back to the future" has focused on working with returned volunteers in Ireland, Poland and Germany for the last three years. As a result the project has produced a series of resource materials. These materials are providing options for returnees to become active in global development issues within Europe. Also the organizations that are sending these volunteers get useful advice on how to improve post return trainings of their volunteers and how to support returnees in their continuous engagement.
Resources
The training handbook
offers knowledge and interactive methodologies for trainers in development education containing relevant development topics and approaches for training returnees.
Download in
English
German
Polish
The research report
presents findings and views of returnees, sending organizations and development educational organizations on the role, chances and challenges of returned volunteers in development education in Europe.
Download in
English
German
Polish
The guidelines for volunteer sending organizations
summarises good practice on how to motivate and prepare returned volunteers to become multipliers for development education.
Download in
English
German
Polish
The toolkit for returned volunteers
helps volunteers to unpack their experiences on return, showing approaches to reflect on the time abroad, identify their strengths and make connections between the volunteering in developing countries and ongoing engagement with global development from their home country.
Download here in
English
German
Polish
The leaflet on continuous engagement
comprises of ideas for staying active as a returned volunteers and contact points on where to turn to for future activities.
Download in
English
German
Polish
The social media guidelines
reflect on the use of images and messaged on the overseas experience through social and other media channels by volunteers.
Download in
English
German
Polish
Contact for ordering materials as hard copies
in English language
Comhlámh
Gráinne O’Neill
grainne@comhlamh.org
+353 1478 3490
http://comhlamh.org
in Polish language
Salezjański Wolontariat Misyjny (SWM)
Jadwiga Karlak
jadwiga.karlak@swm.pl
+48 12 2692333
http://swm.pl
in German language
forum for international development (finep)
Kai Diederich
kai.diederich@finep.org
+49 711 932768 – 62
www.finep.org
Information on the project: Back for the future
Information provided by Kai Diederich, finep www.finep.org
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