French Volunteering Day 2025
France Volontaires is the French platform for International Exchange and Solidarity Volunteering (VIES). Created in 2009 and transformed into a Public Interest Group (GIP) in 2023, it brings together the State, local authorities, and associations in a common effort to promote international voluntary engagement.
As an operator of the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, France Volontaires supports the development and recognition of different forms of volunteering, guided by principles of cooperation, solidarity, and reciprocity. FV serves the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by supporting projects in diverse fields: education, health, culture, Francophonie, sports, environment.
The French Volunteering Day (JVF) is one of France Volontaires’ key annual events. Organized each October in all the Volunteering Centres around the world. It highlights volunteer engagement and creates a space for exchange among international volunteering stakeholders: institutions, associations, sending and hosting organizations, volunteers, project leaders and the general public.
JVF 2025 will place environmental challenges at the heart of reflection and action.
For this edition, France Volontaires has chosen a theme aligned with global developments and its long-term commitments:
“The contribution of international exchange and solidarity volunteering to environmental challenges.”
Faced with ecological urgency, volunteering positions itself as a concrete and civic means to address environmental issues, notably in the fight against climate change, biodiversity protection, natural resource management, and community awareness. This theme aligns with the UN 2030 Agenda and the SDGs, particularly those on climate action (SDG 13), water (SDG 6), life on land (SDG 15), and sustainable cities (SDG 11).
It also reflects France Volontaires’ commitment to ecological transition, through dedicated working groups, production of practical resources for organizations, and the rollout of programs such as V-Forests, V-Amazonia, or Volunteers for the Great Green Wall.
Place under the theme : Volunteering and environment: small actions for the planet, concrete steps for the future, JVF Ghana 2025 edition aims to:
Showcase volunteering missions with direct or indirect environmental impact
Amplify the voices of volunteers engaged in ecological transition
Build bridges between stakeholders in volunteering, environment, youth, and cooperation
Foster collective reflection on how voluntary engagement supports necessary transformations locally and globally.
Feel free to contact ev.ghana@france-volontaires.org or 0572828294 for further information.
Date: Wednesday 22nd September 2025
Time: 8am
Venue: Seminar Room