1. Background

We are happy to invite you to join the 3^rd Global LMTV Meeting (GLM) 2012! This is the only,  valuable opportunity of the global meeting on LMTV (Long/ Middle Term Voluntary service, some say MLTV) projects/ exchange involving different networks.

 In these years, more IVS (International Voluntary Service) NGOs are organizing projects/ exchanging volunteers of LMTV while the common working system for LMTV has not been well established yet as the short term workcamps, so we need to develop it together based on our needs, practice and visions. Also, there is much space to improve the quality of the projects and the volunteers, but we rarely have an opportunity to share know-how and make the global standard, mainly because most of the participants in the international meetings of different networks are mostly in charge of short term workcamps that are still main activities for many IVS NGOs.

This is why the Asia Europe Training for Trainers on LMTV was organized in Tokyo, Japan in 2009 Feb. 11-17 by NVDA (Network for Voluntary Development in Asia) and ASEF (Asia Europe Foundation) hosted by NICE in cooperation with CCIVS (Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service) and ALLIANCE (ALLIANCE of European Voluntary Service Organizations).

Then, NVDA, CCIVS and ALLIANCE co-organized the 1^st GLM in Berlin, Germany in 2010 March 02 with 52 participants from 38 NGOs hosted by VJF. 2^nd GLM was organized in Hanoi, Vietnam in 2011 April 06-10 with 20 participants from 12 NGOs hosted by VPV that was very productive with a proper size of experienced and motivated activists to work on the common working systems and tools such as vacancy list, handbook, impact form, action plans and so on.

 This 3^rd GLM is organized with the belief that there are a lot of things to work together toward our common aims of the peaceful, fair and sustainable world through LTMV projects/ exchange. We expect to have more number of qualified & motivated NGOs this time since it will be a very crucial place to modify/ complete the systems and the tools to be implemented all over the world which draft was made in the 2^nd GLM, etc. So, you are super welcomed and don’t miss it!!

 2. Aims and objectives

 By creation of a platform where organizations can meet and exchange on LMTV to

2-1: Improve qualities of LMTV projects and volunteers exchange all over the world

2-2: Develop quantities and positive impact of LMTV projects all over the world

2-3: Develop new/ partnership among IVS NGOs and other stakeholders for LMTV

We will try to achieve the above aims through (outcomes of the meeting)

A: Share experience, information and tools of each organization/ network

B: Complete the Global Handbook and Standard on LMTV

C: Help new IVS NGOs to have good start of LMTV program

D: Create and promote a Plan of Actions on this global platform of LMTV

E: Establish the common system, tools and methodologies to measure the impact

 3. Dates and Tentative Schedule

 Participants need to arrive at the Bangalore airport by 16:00 on February 10^th (Wednesday) and can leave there at any time after 17:00 on February 13^th (Saturday for those who won’t join the project visit) or at any time on 14^th (Sunday for those who will join it).

4. Participants

 We plan to have 40 participants from various IVS NGOs around the world.  The maximum number of the participants from one NGO is 2. Generally we prefer those who are:

- Staff or active volunteers in charge of/ involved in LMTV in IVS NGOs

- able to work sufficiently in English that will be the official language of communication. 

- adaptable, flexible and cooperative for the success of the meeting.

- a member/ branch of networks or international NGOs in the Global Meeting namely ALLIANCE, AVSO, CCIVS, EAWA, ICYE, LAA, NVDA, SAWC, SCI, SEEYN, UMAV and WAVAN.

5. Organizers

 This project is co-organized  by the following three networks and hosted by one NGO;

NVDA (Network for Voluntary Development in Asia)  http://www.nvda-asiapacific.org

CCIVS (Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service)  http://www.ccivs.org/

ALLIANCE (ALLIANCE of European Voluntary Service Organisations)  http://www.alliance-network.eu/

+ Host organizer: FSL (Field Services & Inter-Cultural Learning)  http://www.fsl-india.org/