South Korea - IAVE World Volunteer Conference

From 2024 October 22 to 25, the International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE) hosted the 27th IAVE World Volunteer Conference at the BPEX Busan Port International Exhibition and Convention Centre. Dream Compassioneers, invited by the Office of the Government of the HKSAR, was honored to represent Hong Kong at the conference. This is the only international conference in the field of volunteer service, held every two years since 1970. This year’s conference lasted four days and was themed “PEOPLE POWER: CREATING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE THROUGH VOLUNTEERING.” The event invited South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol attend the opening ceremony and deliver a speech. It gathered over 1,400 volunteer service leaders, representatives from non-profit organizations, business leaders, and members of national organizations from more than 90 countries around the world to discuss the future development of volunteer service. Thank you for this opportunity to be involved. We look forward to working…