Konecta Foundation launches its first Global Volunteering Month

Throughout October, Konecta employees across different countries will take part in volunteering activities developed with local social organisations

Konecta Foundation is launching the first Global Volunteering Month at Konecta, an international initiative that brings employees and social organisations together to support communities through locally relevant action.

Throughout October, Konecta volunteers will participate in activities developed in collaboration with local partners. Each initiative responds to a specific social need while forming part of a shared international volunteering movement.

The Global Volunteering Month is the first international activation under Volunteers for Impact, Konecta Foundation’s global volunteering programme. The programme provides a common framework for employee volunteering across Konecta while allowing each country to design activities around its own context and community priorities.

Global mobilisation local action

The activities taking place during the month reflect the diversity of the communities where Konecta operates. Depending on the needs identified by local partners, employees will support initiatives related to education, employability, inclusive sport and direct community assistance.

Local social organisations play a central role in shaping these activities. Their knowledge and experience help ensure that employee participation supports work already taking place in each community and responds to identified needs.

By combining a shared international framework with local collaboration, the Global Volunteering Month aims to make volunteering more accessible to employees and more useful to the organisations and communities involved.

Different ways to contribute

The programme includes different types of volunteering, recognising that employees can contribute according to their interests, availability and experience.

Support-based volunteering allows employees to contribute their time and practical assistance without requiring a specific professional profile. This may include accompanying people in vulnerable situations, supporting community events or helping people with disabilities participate in inclusive sports activities.

Professional and pro bono volunteering connects employees’ expertise with a need identified by a social organisation. Activities include digital training, mentoring, employability workshops, CV support and interview preparation.

Donation initiatives enable employees to contribute resources through activities such as blood donation, the collection of clothing and essential items, charity events and fundraising for local causes.

Activities can take place in person, remotely or through a hybrid format. This flexibility makes it possible to respond to the circumstances of each partner organisation and create more opportunities for employees to participate across different locations.

Employees contributing their time skills and experience

The initiative gives Konecta employees an opportunity to contribute their time, professional knowledge and resources to causes connected with their communities.

Some employees will provide practical support during in-person activities. Others will share their experience through virtual training or mentoring sessions. Donation initiatives offer an additional form of participation for employees who want to support local causes.

This range of possibilities recognises that there is no single way to volunteer. Each form of participation can be valuable when it responds to a clearly identified need and complements the work of the partner organisation.

For Konecta Foundation, volunteering also strengthens the connections between employees, social organisations and communities. It creates opportunities to understand local challenges more closely and build relationships that can continue beyond an individual activity.

A month of action and shared learning

The first Global Volunteering Month represents an important step in the international development of Konecta Foundation’s volunteering model.

The experience gathered throughout October will help identify effective practices, understand how different volunteering formats respond to local needs and improve future collaboration with social organisations.

It will also provide a basis for developing Volunteers for Impact beyond this first global mobilisation, connecting local initiatives through a common approach while preserving the flexibility required in each community.

The Global Volunteering Month marks the beginning of a more coordinated international approach to volunteering at Konecta, built around local partnerships and the different ways employees can put their time, skills and resources at the service of a cause.

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