Participating in the 16th Asia Pacific Conference and Youth Conference of International Volunteer Association

The 16th International Volunteer Association Asia Pacific volunteer conference and youth volunteer forum sponsored by International Volunteer Association (IAVE) and jointly organized by Thailand volunteer spirit network and Macao volunteer association were successfully held in Bangkok, Thailand on November 10, 2019. Volunteer representatives and young volunteers from all over the world participated in the meeting. The theme of the conference is: Unlocking the lock. The conference is divided into Regional Conference and Youth Conference. The participants of youth volunteer forum are mainly young people aged 18-25. The conference is divided into five sub themes: Unlocking the lock, making the invisible visible, simple but not simple, flipping sdgs and strong together. The meeting was a complete success, and representatives of various countries fully exchanged views and put forward new ideas and cooperation of strategic significance.

There were 20 participants in the meeting, including 7 junior college students. Under the leadership of Hong Hanming, the supervisor of Macao volunteer workers association, the Macao delegation participated in 2 seminars, organized the preparation and speech of one forum, and attended 5 tutors. The main topics of discussion were: discussing the help of big data for voluntary work, integrating the elderly and the young, and letting the elderly be protected by the elderly Services become service providers. In the forum, the Macao volunteer association invited Wang Yuejun, CEO of volunteer exchange in the mainland, as a speaker to attend the "unlocking volunteer power with technology", and attracted the technical attention of various countries on the use of big data in volunteer services by Chinese volunteers and the "integration" of app. In addition, we have prepared a new open forum for the conference: "let's establish innovative cooperation in the Asia Pacific region". There are 400 overseas participants from 29 countries, regions and 131 organizations. The core of the forum is to explore "assessing the impact and benefits of volunteers". This topic has attracted many participants, and the atmosphere is active. All participants have a strong sense of participation and have achieved phased success. The meeting was attended by Kylie Bates, world president of the association, nuntine malanon, executive manager of Thailand volunteer spiritual network, and chuti krairiksh, Minister of national social development and people's security of Thailand.

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