{"id":5274,"date":"2021-02-04T14:27:14","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T14:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogit.utu.fi\/oilspill\/?p=5274"},"modified":"2022-03-18T12:06:59","modified_gmt":"2022-03-18T12:06:59","slug":"presentations-at-our-real-experiences-volunteer-management-webinar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogit.utu.fi\/oilspill\/2021\/02\/04\/presentations-at-our-real-experiences-volunteer-management-webinar\/","title":{"rendered":"Presentations at the ‘Real experiences \u2013 Volunteer Management’ Oil Spill Response Webinar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Kia (DCPL), Egle (Lithuanian Red Cross), Heta (Finnish Red Cross), Mikkel (Danish Red Cross) and Kadri Aller (Estonian Fund for Nature) from the organizing team<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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On Wednesday evening, 3 February 2021, over 20 interested participants from different Baltic Sea Region countries joined our webinar on volunteer management in oil spill response. See the webinar recording,<\/strong> here<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, or download the presentations as pdf files at the end of this text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After Egl\u0117 Miku\u010dionyt\u0117 (Lithuanian Red Cross)<\/strong> opened the event, Heta Hyv\u00e4rinen<\/strong> from Finnish Red Cross<\/strong> introduced the Finnish Volunteer Rescue Service<\/strong> and how volunteers are managed and organized in oil spill response in Finland. Petri Jaarto<\/strong> from WWF Finland<\/strong> continued by sharing experiences from the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have you ever thought how much has to be taken into account if and when spontaneous volunteers and their contribution is utilized in acute crises? Mikkel Wendelboe Toft (Danish Red Cross)<\/strong> gave insights on their project in which simple, innovative solutions are developed to ensure smooth interaction between citizens, authorities and voluntary organizations in these demanding situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

J\u00fcri-Ott Salm<\/strong> (Estonian Fund for Nature)<\/strong> took us back to 2006 when a mystery oil spill was spotted in Estonia. At the time, there was still much to learn about wildlife cleaning, and the operation led to several improvements. The incident also highlighted people\u2019s willingness to help and the value of collaboration across borders, sectors and organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Between the presentations, there was also time for discussion. Kia Petersen<\/strong> (Danish Civil Protection League)<\/strong>, who was part of the organizing team, comments:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cVolunteers \u2013 and especially the non-leader volunteers \u2013 do not have many opportunities to discuss things like volunteer management with their peers from different countries. It was really great to create a room for that! We all have a lot to learn from each other: the management tasks are quite similar in various types of incidents and across borders.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Heta Hyv\u00e4rinen agrees. She was also happy to notice how previous projects have yielded benefits and how much is learned from the past accidents. Since the challenges are similar in all countries, both Heta and Kia started already envisioning the next event. Perhaps a slightly modified one \u2013 with a workshop and more time for fruitful conversation \u2013 that would allow sharing experiences and knowledge across the Baltic Sea Region even better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Download the presentations here:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heta<\/strong> Hyv\u00e4rinen: Managing and organising volunteers in oil spill response<\/strong><\/a>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Petri Jaarto: Photos from the field<\/strong> \u2013<\/strong> Volunteer’s view<\/strong><\/a>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Mikkel Wendelboe<\/strong> Toft: The use of spontaneous volunteers<\/strong> <\/a>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
J\u00fcri-Ott Salm: Estonian oil spill case 2006 \u2013 Lessons learned<\/strong> <\/a>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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