About SVA
A MOVEMENT FOR VOLUNTEERING
The Student Volunteer Army has developed from it's shaky beginnings in Canterbury to be a nationwide organisation encouraging all ākonga to volunteer and value takoha at every stage of their education.
The SVA Foundation run three major programmes: SVA Kids, SVA Service Award and SVA Clubs.
SVA Kids is for primary school aged children. The students, with the guidance of a volunteering kit, lead and execute a classroom project of their choice in their local community.
SVA Clubs are groups led and run by tertiary students. They are made up of an executive committee who plan events for their members.
What is the SVA Service Award?
The SVA Service Award is a platform where secondary school students log and reflect on their volunteering hours.
The students are working towards Member, Bronze, Silver, and Gold badges to acknowledge the awesome mahi that they do in their community, whether it be their school, family or neighbourhood.
SVA Annual Report 2020
If you would like to see last years report, click on the link below:
2019 Annual Report
Mobilising action towards the 17 Global Goals
For the first time in history, there is a globally agreed list of priorities that are called the Sustainable Development Goals or Global Goals. Each goal relies on actions of volunteers, and calls for long-term attitude and behaviour changes - for example, in the way we waste food or pollute the ocean with plastic.
Service Award students work towards Sustainable Development Goals of their choice and reflect on the impact that their takoha is having.
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