THE POSSIBILITIES AND THE INVOLVMENT OF EUROPEAN VOLUNTARY SERVICE´S VOLUNTEERS ON INBOUND VOLUNTEER TOURISM IN SLOVAKIA
THE POSSIBILITIES AND THE INVOLVMENT OF EUROPEAN VOLUNTARY SERVICE´S VOLUNTEERS ON INBOUND VOLUNTEER TOURISM IN SLOVAKIA

Author(s): Jana Sokolová, Kristína Pompurová
Subject(s): Tourism
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: international volunteering; Volunteer tourism; European volunteering service;
Summary/Abstract: Volunteer tourism, which is also known as travel that makes difference, allows visitors to devote part of their free time, energy, knowledge and skills for the benefit of activities, for these they do not get financial rewards, but gain personal and professional growth, new friendships and life experiences. The added value of voluntary service is also aware of the European Union, which promotes volunteerism at the national and international level. European Voluntary Service (EVS) is one of the activities of the European Union, which gives young people the opportunity to volunteer abroad and participate in cultural, humanitarian or environmental projects in one of the European or other countries in the world. The aim of the paper is to explore the possibilities and the involvement of EVS volunteers on inbound volunteer tourism in Slovakia. Secondary data from databases of accredited organizations and volunteer projects show, that Slovakia does not belong to the countries with the great amount of accredited organizations compared to other European countries. Nevertheless, there is a relatively large number of volunteer projects implemented and the results of initial survey among receiving organizations show that for the foreign volunteers Slovakia is one of the sought for country where they can show their potential and make the world a better place.

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