"Volunteer DOST" on the international platform

The "Volunteer DOST" program was presented at the "1st Youth Volunteer Training Program" of the Organization of Turkic States. The event, supported by the Ministry of Youth and Sports, took place in Istanbul, Turkey, on August 1-5. Solmaz Hasanova, head of the Department of Work with Volunteers, represented DOST Agency at the event. At the event, which was attended by representatives of volunteering organizations of 8 different Turkish states, information was provided about the history of the "Volunteer DOST" program, subprograms, projects and events, and the volunteering system.

Within the program, the conceptual framework of volunteering, areas of volunteering, who is a volunteer, factors affecting volunteering, importance of volunteering, relationship between volunteering and participation, social and individual benefits of volunteering, economic value of volunteering, measurement of volunteering, corporate cooperation in the field of volunteering, volunteering ethics, volunteering status, volunteering in the world, the legal framework of volunteering, youth and volunteering, international volunteering, digitization and volunteering, volunteer management, volunteer motivation, volunteering in sports, etc. trainings on topics were held.