Forum Survey Report – COVID-19 and the Future of Volunteering for Development Volunteers and volunteer involving organisations surveyed for the International Forum for Volunteering in Development (Forum)

This study reports on the results of two surveys that aimed to explore the experiences of volunteer involving organisations and volunteers with seven international volunteering and cooperation organisations. It addresses three questions about the COVID-19 pandemic:

What impact did the pandemic have on VIOs’ programmes?

How did they adapt their programmes in response to these changes?

What do respondents consider to be the future of volunteering for development?