GwirVol, a scheme designed to increase the number of young people taking part in volunteering in Wales, has been offically launched.

GwirVol is an initiative made up of a partnership of twenty organisations from the voluntary, community; public and private sectors in Wales and will be administered by WCVA.

It aims to make it easier for young people to volunteer by creating a purpose built portal for young people and organisations offering volunteering opportunities and through the deployment of Youth Volunteer advisors throughout Wales; targeting advice, training and grant opportunities; and increasing the scope of volunteering opportunities, to include those young people who experience barriers, in terms of disadvantage, ability, and ethnicity.

Further information on the scheme is available on the GwirVol website.