Vrijwilligerspunt Gent

Vrijwilligerspunt Gent is the central point of contact and information for anyone involved in voluntary work in Ghent. Both (candidate) volunteers, as well as organizations who work with volunteers can consult us for matching, information, advice and support.

Services

• Centralizes offer and demand for volunteer work on the digital platform: organizations and volunteers use the vacancy database and list of candidates.
• Orients volunteers based on personal contact during our opening hours.
• Places volunteer work in Ghent in the spotlight through various activities and communication campaigns. We organize activities during Volunteer Week and International Day of the Volunteer.
• Facilitates through its own 'Duo-programme' guidance for volunteers who experience barriers in finding volunteer work.
• Provides training for organizations and volunteers.
• Provides information and support for organizations on demand.

Partners and projects

Vrijwilligerspunt Gent works together with different organizations in the pursuit of accessible, diverse, open and high-quality volunteer work in Ghent.

We initialize covenants and projects in which we focus on

• accessible volunteer work for everyone
• supporting organizations in working with volunteers