IAVE exists to promote, strengthen and celebrate volunteering in all of the myriad ways it happens throughout the world. With members in 70+ countries, we are the connective tissue of a global network of leaders of volunteering, NGOs, businesses and volunteer centers that share a belief in the power of volunteers to make a significant strategic contribution to resolving the world’s most pressing problems. International Association for Volunteer Effort，简称：IAVE。IAVE在中国港澳台等地区又称之为“国际义工协会”或“国际志工协会”，早期民政部也称为“国际自愿者协会”。IAVE始建于1970年，由一群来自世界各地的志愿者组成，他们因为共同意识到了志愿服务是一种可以互通不同国家文化的方式而走到了一起。IAVE在全球拥有超过70多个国家和地区的成员，已经成为一个志愿者、志愿者组织、各个国家和地区代表及志愿者中心的全球志愿服务网络。