Response to the Aus Government Volunteer Program (AGVP) Review

In March 2009, AusAID published a review of the Australian Government Volunteer Program (AGVP). The review was conducted by consultants hired by AusAID and drew interesting conclusions about the strengths and shortcomings of the current Government Program. It also made suggestions about future directions for the program. Always interested in increasing the effectiveness of international development efforts, Palms offered this commentary on the review and its suggestions and presented some observations of our own.