Volunteer Center Rvc

The Republican Volunteer Center (RVC) was opened in 2014, becoming the largest resource center in the country. RVC is a non-profit organization for everyone interested in volunteering. The Center is accredited by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Research of the Republic of Moldova and allows meeting the needs of society through social projects. It also provides professional support for volunteers giving them the opportunity to receive the education required for volunteering. In 2019, within the framework of the republican annual festival in Moldova - RVC won prizes in the nominations: "The best volunteer organization in Moldova" and "The best promotion of volunteering through multimedia". For 7 years of work, RVC has implemented more than 580 unique volunteer projects, campaigns and events focused on: ● socialization of lonely elderly people; ● education of children from risk groups and help to large families; ● preservation of the memory and history of the Jewish people; ● organizing large-scale events to promote the culture of volunteering; ● environmental campaigns, assistance to animal shelters ● remote support and online programs for elderly people/families The RVC annually hosts the "Volunteer of the Year" ceremony, which has already been attended by 1185 active volunteers. Many of them have received diplomas from the President of the Republic for their contribution to the development of volunteering. RVC regularly conducts trainings and workshops for volunteers. A total of 1089 training events were held. “Good Deeds Day” is the largest volunteer project in Moldova, organized by the RVC team. For 6 years, 8715 volunteers took part in the project. Within the framework of the RVC, with the support of the grant program of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Research of Moldova, the summer school "Be.Do.Have" was implemented. It was attended by more than 400 volunteers. Many of them subsequently implemented their unique projects.