What We Do/ Impact
Impact
CCIVS drives transformative change through International Voluntary Service, fostering peace, community resilience, and intercultural understanding with strategic research and participative methods.
CCIVS emphasises evaluating the outcomes of its initiatives to ensure they effectively contribute to fostering a culture of peace, regenerative community culture, and intercultural understanding, refining strategies to maximize positive impacts on communities and the environment. Through International Voluntary Service (IVS), CCIVS promotes non-formal education for transformational change in individuals, communities, and organizations. Strategic research and participative methods focus on improving practices, building organisational capacity, and assessing impact using quantitative and qualitative methods. This holistic approach fosters personal development, active citizenship, intercultural learning, and global solidarity.
Want to know more?
“Just Volunteers, Why International Voluntary Service doesn’t work… the way you think,”
Authored by Francesco Volpini of Ryukoku University and former CCIVS Director.
The report summarizes the research efforts from 2013 to 2020, it assesses thematic programs on social inclusion, human rights education, climate justice, and cultural heritage.
Explore the desired and expected impacts of IVS projects and CCIVS in the CCIVS Strategic Plan 2022-27.
