ICVolunteers ( ICVolontaires / ICVoluntarios) is an international non-profit organization (federation) active in the field of communications, in particular cybervolunteerism, languages and conference support. ICVolunteers works with volunteers to implement social and educational programs to help populations and local communities to develop. Through volunteer effort, it cooperates with organizations in the

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, social, environmental and medical fields to implement projects and conferences at local, national and international levels. In addition, ICVolunteers promotes volunteerism and its recognition, by enhancing civic commitment and involvement, and by providing leadership and links between organizations, individuals, and communities. With its headquarters in Geneva (

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), ICVolunteers has offices and permanent representation in a number of other countries, including France, South Africa, Mali, Spain, Brazil and Canada. Work of ICVolunteers began was in 1997.

Network

ICVolunteers is a

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, linking knowledge with needs. Its network includes close to 14,000 individuals, volunteers, and partners worldwide, speaking 170 different languages and residing in over 180 countries.

Mission

ICVolunteers is an organization the mission of which is, on one hand, to create opportunities of personal, social, and professional development, and on the other hand, accompany structures, institutions, associations, communities and companies in the implementation of programs and projects.

Themes

Language, culture and society, education, science and research,

information and communication technologies Information and communications technology (ICT) is an extensional term for information technology (IT) that stresses the role of unified communications and the integration of telecommunications (telephone lines and wireless signals) and computers, ...

, migration,

sustainable Specific definitions of sustainability are difficult to agree on and have varied in the literature and over time. The concept of sustainability can be used to guide decisions at the global, national, and individual levels (e.g. sustainable livin ...

economic and social development, peace, health, human rights, humanitarian.

Programs and projects

Programs include the CyberVolunteers Program that recruits, trains and coordinates volunteers with information and communication technology skills for development. Volunteers participate in local, regional and international projects for a period of several weeks or months, offering their skills in areas such as

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system administration A system administrator, or sysadmin, or admin is a person who is responsible for the upkeep, configuration, and reliable operation of computer systems, especially multi-user computers, such as servers. The system administrator seeks to ensu ...

and content generation. The Program values in particular South-South exchanges, but also includes South-North and North-South cooperation. Projects include Africa@home, a volunteer computing initiative involving

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and academic institutions from Europe and Africa. Among the programs of ICVolunteers are: E-TIC.net, an information program that aims to empower local communities through the meaningful use of communication and the sharing of knowledge in a collaborative and hands-on fashion, especially in the Sahel region, MigraLingua, through which community interpreters assist migrants and Green Voice, a communications initiative focusing on environmental education for young people. ICVolunteers closely works with the United NationsUnited Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
/ref> and non-governmental organizations for humanitarian, social conferences, and events.

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