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This report presents the main results of the research project implemented by the German Centre for Developments in Civil Society (zze) and the Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) from Poland entitled „Volunteering abroad in Poland and Germany, its implications on attitudes towards the respective neighbouring country, and its effects on images of Europe”. It explores the effect voluntary service has on images about the country in which the voluntary service took place. Additionally, the report address the question of whether and how voluntary service affects thoughts and attitudes about Europe and the European Union.
 

The research findings may be of interest to decision-makers on a European and national level who shape the set up of voluntary programmes, as well as practitioners in sending or hosting organisations in Poland and Germany. In addition, the elaborated conclusions might also be of interest to people involved in trans-border volunteering in the context of other countries