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We believe that all students should have access to volunteering and social action opportunities while they’re at college or university. SVW is a unique opportunity for student volunteers, colleges and unis, charities, social enterprises, businesses and government to collaborate, discuss challenges and opportunities in student volunteering, and showcase innovative individuals and projects. Check out our ‘Get Involved’ pages to find out how you can join the fun.
Our national team coordinate a range of activities before and during the week, as well as all of our national communications, all of which are designed to inspire and enable more people to get involved in SVW.
Credit: Imperial Hub
HISTORY
2016 will be the 15th year of Student Volunteering Week in the UK. Student volunteering and social action in the UK have a long history, from university settlements and missions in the nineteenth century to workcamps for the unemployed in the interwar period to CND protesting and Student Community Action after the Second World War and throughout the later part of the 20th Century.
Students are often at the forefront of promoting different social issues and interests, like the sustainability agenda and social entrepreneurship. If you want to brush up on student volunteering history properly, you can
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dedicated to the topic by our friend Georgina Brewis.
DELIVERY PARTNERS
SVW 2016 is delivered through a partnership between Student Hubs, NUS and the Student Volunteering Network.
believes that students have the power and potential to shape a better world. We inspire, connect and support students to get involved and make a difference while they’re at university. By promoting social action, social entrepreneurship and citizenship, we want to empower more students to become social leaders for the causes they’re passionate about.
is a voluntary membership organisation that makes a real difference to the lives of students and its member students' unions. Our mission is to promote, defend and extend the rights of students and to develop and champion strong students' unions. Our vision is of NUS as a pioneering, innovative and powerful campaigning organisation: the national voice of students. We will fight barriers to education, empower students to shape both a quality learning experience and the world around them, supporting influential, democratic and well-resourced students' unions.
Position: Co -Founder of ENGAGE,a new social venture for the promotion of volunteerism and service and Ideator of Sharing4Good
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