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Mai 2024 um 12.46.05 PRINCIPLES and RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE HOST ORGANSATION Host organisations wishing to host a volunteer in the framework of the IVY initiative are expected to adhere to the principles of IVY and deploy the volunteers in line with the objectives of the volunteering programme, as follows: OBJECTIVES OF IVY: • promote concrete achievements within Interreg programmes and projects;. [...] PRINCIPLES OF IVY: • voluntary nature of the experience, meaning that the primary goal of hosting a volunteer is to foster European Territorial Cooperation through solidarity; • no job substitution: volunteers complement and supplement regular work and are not intended to replace paid staff or to perform work that would otherwise be done by paid staff; • co-shaping: we aim to enable young people t. [...] Every host organisation must also adhere to the additional principles laid out by AEBR, referenced from the European Solidarity Corps Charter, the European Charter on the Rights and Responsibilities of Volunteers by the Youth Forum with the support of the Council of Europe and the European Commission, and the Charter of the European Voluntary Service (EVS). [...] These principles and responsibilities of the host organisations include: • identify clearly which activities are relevant to the Interreg Volunteer Youth initiative and make sure that they are carried out in compliance with its principles; • identify a mentor and a supervisor who are responsible for the volunteer; • give a clear task description for the activity that the volunteer should carry out. [...] The content of the task description should be, to the furthest extent possible, developed and agreed on together by the host organisation and the volunteer and, if needed, should be updated during the volunteering activity; • commit themselves to developing and implementing quality standards that ensure preparation and briefing, offer personal guidance, assistance and monitoring throughout the ent.