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Austria - Année européenne du bénévolat 2011

• Word for volunteering: Freiwilligen
• Words for associations: NPOs (associations non gouvernementales)

In Austria there is a distinction between two types of volunteering:

1. formal volunteering is defined as those activities undertaken within an organisation, an association or an institution.
2. informal volunteering, often called ‘neighbourhood assistance’, is undertaken by personal initiative, without any institutional framework.

Learn more, see the report of the European Commission about volunteering in Austria

European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research

The European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research is an UN-affiliated intergovernmental organization concerned with all aspects of social welfare policy and research.
Its mains functions are:

• applying social science and comparative empirical research on social policy and welfare;
• providing social science-supported social policy intelligence through a think-net;
• initiating future-oriented public policy debates on social welfare issues within the UN-European Region.

The European Centre has been working in the field of volunteering on a regional (a study in Lower Austria) and european level (Leonardo da Vinci Training Programs for volunteers and paid-staff working with volunteers).

European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research
Berggasse 17,
A-1090 Wien
Tel.: +43 1 3194505 44
Fax: +43 1 3194505 59
E-mail: ec@euro.centre.org
Web site: http://www.euro.centre.org

Verband Österreichischer Volksbildungswerke - VÖV

The Verband Österreichischer Volksbildungswerke is an umbrealla organization for voluntary educational and cultural work, founded in 1954. It ist a non-governmental, non-profit organisation and one of the very great organisations in the field of adult education in Austria: It is the umbrella organization for 900 local educational organizations and for more than 2000 local cultural associations, especially in rural areas, with about 6000 volunteers (and about 50 employees).

Verband Österreichischer Volksbildungswerke - VÖV
Wolfgand Kellner
Heinrichsgasse 4/6
1010 Vienna
Tel.: +43 1 5 33 65 47
Fax : + 43 1 53 37 366
E-mail: oevbw@pvl.at
Web site: http://www.volksbildungswerke.org

Other organisations

Le Conseil autrichien pour le travail volontaire a été créé le 28 octobre 2003 par le Ministère fédéral de la sécurité sociale.
Conseil autrichien pour le travail volontaire
Dr Erika Winkler
Tel.: + 43 1 711 00 3274
E-mail: erika.winkler@bmsg.gv.at
Web site: http://www.freiwilligenweb.at

Freiwilligenzentrum Tirol
Heiliggeiststr 16
6020 Innsbruck
Tel. : + 43 512 / 7270-35
Fax : + 43 512 / 7270-5
E-mail: freiwilligenzentrum@dioezese-innsbruck.at
Web site: http://www.freiwilligenweb.at

Volkshilfe Freiwilligenzentrum
Keplerstraße 53/1
A-8020 Graz
Tel.: +43 316 831806
Fax: +43 316 831806-22
E-mail: freiwillige@stmk.volkshilfe.at
Web site: http://www.stmk.volkshilfe.at

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