The Global Volunteer Leadership Summit has developed a “rebuild better” framework to achieve resilience through stronger and more inclusive post-pandemic recovery efforts

this Global Volunteer Service Leadership Summit, hosting and organizing The UAE Foundation worked with IAVE, the International Volunteer Effort Association, and the Ministry of Community Development to discuss why volunteering is important to the post-COVID world. The key role played by volunteers weaves a strong social structure within the community. Under the subject, “The role of volunteer leadership: responding to COVID-19 and building a sustainable recovery“This global event is hosted by the ADNOC Business Center in Abu Dhabi.

Coincides with the UAE Golden Jubilee Celebration of UAE 50^day National Day, The summit also celebrated 50^day The anniversary of IAVE, a global network composed of non-governmental organizations, enterprises, national volunteer centers and grassroots leaders of volunteer services, attended and participated in the participation of representatives of national volunteer service leaders from 50 countries around the world

His Excellency Sheikh Sultan bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, Managing Director and Member of the Board of the UAE Foundation, Confirming the UAE’s commitment to strengthen international cooperation by providing COVID-19 assistance to 1 million medical professionals worldwide. “Since the beginning of the journey in this country, the UAE has been a source of inspiration due to recognized charitable efforts. Under the guidance of our founding father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, we are in humanitarian Follow his leadership in the activities of the United Arab Emirates. The leadership of the UAE is committed to immortalizing the great example set by the founding father Sheikh Zayed, who left us the legacy of altruism, tolerance and generosity.

His Excellency Dr. Mugheer Khamis Al Khaili, Chairman of the Department of Community Development, Said: “The power of volunteerism that we have always believed in has been tested in this pandemic. I believe we are fortunate to be able to demonstrate the value of the work we do, the tremendous effort we put into volunteers, and how they are complementing the government. We have played a key role in our efforts to fight this epidemic. Throughout the summit, we were able to share our experience, challenges and basic lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, which will enable all of us to work in our respective societies. Contribute to better reconstruction in China.

Nicole Cirilo, Executive Director of IAVE, By reaffirming the theme of the summit will help put the global effort of voluntary service in a secular perspective, echoing your views. “This epidemic is the first case in modern times. We are here to discuss how’volunteer leadership: responding to COVID-19 and establishing a sustainable recovery’ will prove our success, plus the valuable knowledge we have learned can not only be used To combat the spread of this virus, it can also be used to combat similar crises that may occur.

“As countries around the world begin to adapt to the tasks of the post-COVID new normal, we gather in Abu Dhabi to study how the role of volunteerism will regain an important role as we work together to provide innovative solutions to the problems surrounding the global crisis.”

The summit invited a series of international speakers to share their insights on various topics, including disruptive innovation: coping with the COVID-19 pandemic: creating an enabling environment for volunteering, volunteering and COVID-19: lessons learned from disaster preparedness, and more.

The Global Volunteer Service Leadership Summit is co-sponsored by Oxy, Total (the UAE Foundation corporate partner), ADNOC (event organizer) and the Abu Dhabi Ministry of Community Development. It is the predecessor of the 26th IAVE World Volunteer Conference, which is a global The largest volunteer conference for volunteer experts and practitioners, due to the pandemic has been postponed from 2020, will be held in Abu Dhabi at the end of 2022. The highly anticipated conference will be held in the Middle East for the first time and will attract thousands of participants representing volunteer community stakeholders from all over the world to share and explore how they work together as change agents to provide practical actions and resilience to build hope , Improve lives and strengthen communities.