Volunteer Program Office — Ireland
EIL - Intercultural Learning
1 Empress Place
Summerhill North
Cork, Ireland
Phone: 353 021 4551535
Fax: 353 021 4551587
Email: info@volunteerabroad.ie
Contact: Anton Kieffer, Programme Officer
Web site: : http://www.volunteerabroad.ie/
About Our Office
EIL Intercultural Learning is the Irish National Office of the worldwide organisation founded in the USA in 1932 as The Experiment in International Living. It is the oldest educational exchange organisation in the world involving almost 30,000 people each year on a variety of educational and cultural travel programmes. It is a not for profit, non religious and non political association.
EIL has Consultative Status at The Council of Europe and The United Nations Economic and Social Council and was designated a "Peace Messenger Organisation" by The United Nations in 1989.
EIL was first introduced to Ireland in 1960 and is also a member of the National Youth Council of Ireland.
Board and Staff
The work of EIL in Ireland is overseen by a Board of 10 volunteers who are elected by the members of EIL each year.
There are seven permanent staff based in the EIL offices in Cork and 2-6 part time staff depending on the time of the year. A team of 10 local co-ordinators are also located in various parts of Ireland and assist with placements and local programmes. A total of 2,200 people participated in EIL programmes to/from Ireland in 2003.
