This October, our Senior Advisor Gisela Lange travelled to Bonn to join the annual meeting of SES – Senior Expert Service, where volunteer representatives and regional coordinators from across Germany gathered to exchange experiences, learn from one another, and look ahead together.

This Tuesday, October 28th, we were thrilled to host an inspiring event at our Brussels office, bringing together young participants, senior experts, and stakeholders to answer the question: “How can digitalisation bridge the generational gap?”

We’re excited to share recent activities from our member organisation, Senior Experts Austria, as part of the SENT Programme.

As part of our SENT Programme, our member organisation ASEP in Austria continues to support start-ups with senior expertise through the Microkredit programme.

We’re proud to see our member organisation Seniores Italia Lazio carrying out impactful mentoring activities under the SENT Programme — empowering both students and senior volunteers through learning, guidance, and shared experience.

Last month, from September 8th - 10th, members from across our network came together online for the CESES Academy — a three-day series of workshops designed to inspire collaboration, exchange, and innovation within the senior volunteering community.

Last week, CESES members gathered for our General Assembly to reflect on recent progress and shape the direction of our work for the coming year. This was an opportunity to review and approve key decisions, including the financial report for 2024 and the proposed budget for 2025, as well as welcomed new developments such as updates to our rotating presidency model.

CESES First board meeting of 2025

Our SENT 2024 Annual Report is now in our Resource Centre

Building Bridges, Creating Change: The Power of Youth Volunteering

Our first MoM of 2025!

Welcoming New Connections to CESES!

Our end-of-year video on our SENT activities is here!

Over the last few months, CESES has been writing three key policy papers

As we near the end of 2024, we thought it important to look back on our SENT programme activities and review the impact we have had in the s