2.8 Raising Awareness about Youth Volunteering Opportunities
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Information providers
As part of the youth policy, youth volunteering is addressed by the Ministry of Youth and Sports. According to the Youth Act, the Minister of Youth and Sports promotes youth volunteering and the state and the municipalities promote youth volunteering through national and municipal youth programmes. The Youth Act further provides for the youth organisations’ obligation to introduce and promote good practices of youth volunteering.
The Ministry of Youth and Sports administers the National Youth Information System where it publishes diverse information and various opportunities for young people, including in the field of volunteering.
Key initiatives
In order to celebrate the International Volunteer Day on the 5th of December, the Ministry of Youth and Sports organises an annual contest VOLUNTEER’S MISSION – (IM)POSSIBLE. The initiative aims to distinguish outstanding young volunteers and active volunteering organisations countrywide. The objective is to promote the importance of volunteering and to encourage and disseminate the volunteering missions and events among young people and to award the most prominent ones. Usually, the nominations compete in three categories – volunteering organization, volunteering mission, and volunteer. The 2024 annual edition distinguished youth volunteering initiatives, volunteering organization and volunteer.