Article 16 Network for the EU Aid Volunteers initiative

candidate volunteers and EU Aid Volunteers who are participating or have participated in the initiative;

sending and hosting organisations;

representatives of the Member States and of the European Parliament.

facilitate interaction and serve as a platform for sharing knowledge, consultation and dissemination of information, for the exchange of good practice as well as for the purposes of the needs assessment referred to in Article 21(3);

facilitate partnership building and the development of joint projects for deployment and capacity-building activities involving sending organisations across the Union and hosting organisations in third countries;

provide a basis upon which to build on the actions under the EU Aid Volunteers initiative with a view to ensuring continuous improvement and effective monitoring and evaluation;

provide opportunities for on-line volunteering in projects related to the EU Aid Volunteers initiative.