{"id":7416,"date":"2015-11-30T10:20:18","date_gmt":"2015-11-30T06:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dominicana-online.org\/?p=7416"},"modified":"2015-11-30T10:20:18","modified_gmt":"2015-11-30T06:20:18","slug":"noti5917","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/noti5917\/","title":{"rendered":"The Silve Quisqueya Network Organized a National Forum on Volunteering and the SDGs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/TD>\n | <\/TD> \n | \n The Silve Quisqueya Network Organized a National Forum on Volunteering and the SDGs<\/STRONG> R<\/SPAN>ed Silve Quisqueya (the Silve Quisqueya Network) organized a National Forum on Volunteering and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).<\/P> The forum was aimed at fostering a dialogue between the public sector, the private sector and civil society on the contribution of volunteering to the Sustainable Development Goals.<\/P> The event had the support of the Dominican Civil Aviation Institute (IDAC for its acronym in Spanish), and it took place in coordination with the Centro Nacional de Fomento y Promoci\u00f3n de las Asociaciones sin Fines de Lucro (National Center for the Development and Promotion of Non-Profit Associations). It was divided into three panels that addressed the following topics: “The Role of Volunteers in the Sustainable Development Goals”; “Volunteering and the Sustainable Development Goals: Report on the State of Volunteerism Worldwide in 2015” and “How to Strengthen the Contributions of Volunteers in the 2030 Agenda”.<\/P> Among the panelists were: Addys Then Marte, Executive Director of the Alianza NGO; Ruth Fern\u00e1ndez, Unit for Sustainable Human Development at the United Nations Development Program (UNDP); Luis Abreu, Coordinator of Social Responsibility at the Dominican Civil Aviation Institute (IDAC); and Hern\u00e1n Paredes, Executive Director at the MEPyD\u2019s National Center for the Development and Promotion of Non-Profit Associations. In addition, V\u00edctor Velasco, Volunteers Program officer at the United Nations; Indhira Gil, a volunteer with the Action 2015 campaign; Joan Mateo, Executive Director of Service for Peace; and, Ezequiel Volquez, Director of Planning and Monitoring of the Progressing with Solidarity Program, among others.<\/P> The event was held in the framework of the National Day of Volunteering, in accordance with Law 61-13, which regulates voluntary service in the Dominican Republic.<\/P> About Silve Quisqueya<\/STRONG> |