User:Bequw/National Volunteer Agencies
National Personal Cooperation Agencies
[edit]Some are volunteers (not actually government employees) and some are (and paid more).
excludes the VOS and Australian Volunteers International) As of July 2007 these are their statics.
| Country | Program | Gov. Org. | Founded | Service Term | # Current Volunteers | Total Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Australian Youth Ambassadors for Development (AYAD) | Program of AusAID | 1998 | 3-12 months | 400 | |
| German | Deutscher Entwicklungsdienst (German Development Service) (DED) | Non-Profit, 95% government owned | 1963 | 1 year | almost 1,000 | 15,000 |
| Japan | Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteer (JOCV) | Program of JICA | 1965 | 2 years | 2,331 | 25,184 |
| Korea | Korea Overseas Volunteer (KOV) | Program of KOICA | 1990 | 2 years | 1,258 | 3,874 |
| Norway | Fredskorpset (FK) | Answerable to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs | 1963 | 1 year | Unknown | 1,000 |
| United States of America | Peace Corps (PC) | Independent government agency | 1961 | 27 months | 7,749 | 187,000 |
Spain: La AECI es un organismo autónomo adscrito al Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y de Cooperación Minister of Foreign Affairs (Spain) a través de la Secretaría de Estado para la Cooperación Internacional (SECI).