Riseinquality.eu - an online learning platform for volunteers

Aims of the tool

The experience of international volunteering can be a beautiful one, but also overwhelming at times, especially in the beginning when the individual has to adapt to a new environment and take in a lot of new information. Furthermore, we recognise that many non-governmental organisations working with international volunteers are often faced with limitations due to a lack of finance, staff, time for educations/workshops, or reading best practices for supporting volunteers.

Therefore, this platform was created as a toolbox for both hosting organisations and volunteers, so that the quality of support given to young people volunteering is not compromised due to other commitments you have in your role. A range of information is gathered together in a simple way to share the essentials about the European Solidarity Corps programme and provide guidance on how to optimise the volunteering experience at all levels.

Description of the tool

There are three main modules on the riseinquality.eu platform, each containing key information, advice, interactive tools and downloadable materials for you and your volunteers to use throughout their mobility.

1. Where am I?
 My hosting organisation
 My new environment

2. My volunteering from a practical point of view
 Administrative management
 My volunteering activities

3. Volunteering: a learning and supported experience
 The starting point of a learning experience
 Being volunteer = being supported

This online platform has been developed as part of an Erasmus+ funded project called “Rise in Quality”, a collaboration between four partner organisations across Europe: Association for promotion of IT, culture and coexistence (IKS) from Croatia, Pistes Solidaires from France, Association Mundus from Spain and Replay Network aps from Italy. All partners have a rich experience in working with international volunteers, they have implemented a number of international projects and have experience in supporting volunteers as sending and hosting organisations.

Through years of experience, project partners have developed some tools and methods to ease their work with international volunteers. Through this platform we wish to share our knowledge, expertise and ready to use tools in hope of raising the quality of volunteer support throughout Europe.