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AVSM History
The origin of AVSM
Social Welfare Bureau of Macao (SWB) hosted a half-year talent training program for volunteer leaders at the beginning of 1986 in which 24 senior volunteers from 14 different institutions were trained in the hope that they would contribute to promoting the development of volunteering work.
During the training process, they not only acquired technical knowledge and serving techniques, but underwent perceptive discussion and reflection on the situation of volunteering work in Macao at that time. They found the social resources had not been used properly so that a group was in need to act as a bridge to connect and unite various serving institutions and their volunteers. The group also played a key role to promote the development and knowledge of volunteering work locally.
Establish
Association of Volunteers Social Service Macao (abbreviated to AVSM in reference to Portuguese) was established on 18thJuly , 1986 and formally registered on 14th August , 1987.AVSM was located on the ground floor at 24 R. da Me. Terezina upon its establishment, which was borrowed from a relative of one of our members. Later on, the house was acquired and for a long time the address of AVSM was just a mailbox only until 1993 when the government lent us the youth center of Macao Forum as our office. At the beginning of 1994 the office of AVSM was moved to current place---- Center of Iao-hon associations upon its establishment.
Review of Activities
AVSM has hosted a range of different training courses and activities including but not limited to volunteer training for beginners and leaders, skills training of service and communication, International Volunteer Day, international volunteer exchange program etc. In addition, our bimonthly journal “Bees’ Message” was published in October, 1992 to distribute information of volunteering work and promote activities of our association and other social service organizations regularly.
AVSM joined IAVE (International Association for Volunteer Effort) in 2008.
In 2013, AVSM organized the "14th Asia-Pacific Regional Volunteer Conference" for IAVE. AVSM actively promotes volunteer exchanges with Hangzhou, four districts of Cross-Straits, and cities along the Belt and Road. AVSM actively promotes volunteer exchanges with Hangzhou, four districts of Cross-Straits, and cities along the Belt and Road, In terms of international participation, it has formed an alliance network with volunteer organizations in Indonesia, Viet Nam, Thailand, Malaysia and other places.
The work of AVSM was started from scratch, all our former leaders, members and volunteers have put a lot of effort in order to gain the recognition and support from our government and society over the past 20 years. In the future, AVSM will keep contributing to local volunteering work and encouraging more people to join volunteering work by working with a wide range of organizations so as to make a better society.
Nowadays most of the independent volunteer groups are formed by senior volunteers rather than subordinated to certain organizations. Independent groups have faced huge number of problems due to the lack of social support such as sites, capital and human resources, they have to ask for funding themselves after work as well as to hold different activities and provide services. In regard to this situation, AVSM has been motivated to cooperate with other volunteer groups to make the most of social resources and to take on our social responsibility in order to fill our city with love and warmth.
Our Vision Mission Value
(To unite of Macao and international)
1) Solidarity with volunteers in Macao (Mainland and international).
2) To strengthen the social recognition towards the vouluntary social work
3) To promote the development of volunteer services in Macao
Association affairs
1. International exchange and study
AVSM has organized the "Youth Voluntary Work Development Forum in Asia-Pacific Chinese-speaking Regions" for the Government of Macao Special Administrative Region Education and Youth Affairs Bureau. AVSM joined IAVE (International Association for Volunteer Effort) in 2008. In 2013, AVSM organized the "14th Asia-Pacific Regional Volunteer Conference" for IAVE. AVSM actively promotes volunteer exchanges with Hangzhou, four districts of Cross-Straits, and cities along the Belt and Road. AVSM actively promotes volunteer exchanges with Hangzhou, four districts of Cross-Straits, and cities along the Belt and Road, In terms of international participation, it has formed an alliance network with volunteer organizations in Indonesia, Viet Nam, Thailand, Malaysia and other places.
2. International Promotion Day
Volunteer Promotion and Recognition
a) International Volunteer Day has been hold on each December (Election and recognition of outstanding volunteers in Macau).
b) International Good Deeds Day has been hold on each April year.
3. The training
a) The training program is mainly for students and young person. Youth Volunteer Training Courses; Basic volunteer service skills; leadership services training;
b) The training program is mainly for adults, working adults, or person who has with a volunteer base Voluntary service management, Voluntary service training and teaching, and Volunteer work supervision; Interpersonal communication, problem solving, team building and adventure challenges; Corporate volunteer development series;Parent-child, elderly, and special volunteer training series.
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