Australian Volunteers International

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Agent TypeOrganisationIdentifierUMA-AG-000001423Activities & OccupationsInternational volunteeringHistoryIn close ongoing collaboration with the Australian Government, AVI has been a global leader in international volunteering.
In 1951 Herb Feith, a graduate student at the University of Melbourne, pioneered the concept of international volunteering. Indonesian delegates inspired his action when they requested technical experts to work in Indonesia – not just to share their knowledge – but to participate in the life of the newly independent country. Feith responded and worked as a translator with Indonesia’s Ministry of Information. With the support of his wife, Betty Feith, several young Australians followed in his footsteps and the Volunteer Graduate Scheme (VGS) was established, the first incarnation of AVI.
In 1999 the Overseas Service Bureau changed its name to Australian Volunteers International.

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Correspondence with OSB, AIA

Volunteer Graduate Scheme Indonesia

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O'Neill, Hugh

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AcronymAVI

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Source of DescriptionAVI

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Preceding OrganisationsOverseas Service Bureau (OSB)

University of Melbourne Archives

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