Victoria University was a project partner in the development of our Culturally Inclusive Volunteer Toolkit and undertook the evaluation of the project which covered both the process and outcome over the duration of the program (3 months).

For their data collection, the researchers undertook semi-structured interviews with the co-designers, facilitators, and volunteer managers and they also developed field notes based on observations during the workshops. This allowed them to use storytelling and the voices of those engaged at the different stages of the project (with an emphasis on the co-design stage) to create a narrative around the key findings and recommendations found in the report.

Key aspects and outcomes included (a) key features, learning experiences and challenges in the co-design process (Phase 1); and (b) Motivators and plans, learning experiences and suggestions in the implementation of the inclusive volunteering toolkit (Phase 2).

We believe that the evaluation is a high quality, in-depth analysis of the co-design process and provides valuable insights for anyone considering using a similar approach for projects involving multicultural groups.

The research was undertaken in partnership with the Victorian Government as part of the Emerging Stronger Grant Program. 

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