Description
The project aims at establishing better mechanics of participative democracy and governance, as well as changing the models of relationship between administration and society. The sector itself does not communicate well enough and create awareness about social inequality and about the importance of volunteering for solidarity and citizenship. We need quality relationships between voluntary organizations and Media to inform, denounce and make public the social realities and the relevance of volunteering. The project aims to fortify FEVOCAM’s position into the voluntary sector of Madrid and in relation to other stakeholders, specifically the media and local government institutions. This will be done through a process of participatory research and reflection that will generate a common discourse with organizations, professionals and volunteers. This project benefits the 63 FEVOCAM’s member organizations and the people who participate in them, the local administrations and Media at Comunidad de Madrid. Children and youth represent 40% of FEVOCAM’s member organizations; 50% of people who will participate in the discussion groups are women.
Summary of project results
This initiative has helped to bring voluntary organizations to the media and public administrations. For the first time, we take time to talk, as social actors involved in social improvement, about the model volunteer that must be promoted to create a more active citizenship. The result of these meetings has been an improvement in the relationship and the establishment of a base to continue the dialogue. The two products to be highlighted of this project were: 'The relationship between the entities of voluntary action (EAV) and the media "and" The relationship between entities of voluntary action (EAV) and public administrations'. They are reference documents in the field of volunteering, which strengthen and put the value of voluntary action as an example of citizen participation. The main conclusions reached by those actors involved in the process are the reflection process and cooperative dialogue facilitated by the differen phases of this project and the high motivation to improve the relationship between organisations. The high participation in activities is a success indicator because it shows interest and concern to improve vision that transmit volunteer. Another indicator of success is the documents have been requested not only by entities or media, also by universities and libraries. The whole project has served to strengthen both internally and externally FEVOCAM funneling joint proposals to strengthen volunteerism. This project has strengthened the motivation to continue working on a more participatory society, with more active citizenship; and firmly believes that volunteering is a channel for it.
Summary of bilateral results