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A Space to Grow
Provide a suitable space for volunteers and students to study, work, and connect.
IVM Visitors
2000
Number of Volunteers
1500
Number of Participating Organizations
26
About Us
About IVM
Discover the vision behind the International Volunteering Museum and the human story that inspired its creation.
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Introduction
In a world marked by rapid technological advancement and continuously evolving patterns of human life, volunteering remains one of humanity's most enduring and influential values—playing a vital role in strengthening communities and driving meaningful change.
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Vision
This vision gave rise to the IVM – International Volunteering Museum, conceived as the world's first museum dedicated exclusively to documenting volunteering and bringing its human impact to life across time—from simple, instinctive acts of mutual support between individuals to organized institutional volunteering and global digital engagement.
The museum is not envisioned as a conventional exhibition space. Rather, it offers an integrated human experience that is interactive, digital, emotional, and educational, taking visitors on a journey that begins with the idea of giving and culminates in the real-world practice of volunteering.
The project brings together
From Observation to Meaningful Impact.
The museum seeks to redefine the concept of the modern museum. Its role extends far beyond preserving history; it is designed to become a global platform for inspiration and impact, encouraging individuals to move from passive observation to active participation in meaningful change.
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Human Culture & Shared Values
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Interactive Technology
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Meaningful Impact Creation
A Modern Museum Experience
International Volunteering Museum
Where culture, technology & impact come together.
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Immersive Sensory Experiences
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Community Education
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Global Inspiration
Beyond the Museum
In this way, IVM becomes far more than a museum—it becomes a living global human experience. It is a space where history is preserved, human stories are brought to life, and visitors are inspired to become part of meaningful change. By connecting knowledge with action, IVM transforms every visit into a journey of impact that continues far beyond the museum's walls.
OUR VALUES
Core Values
Our core values reflect our belief in volunteering as a human force that creates sustainable impact, inspires participation, and connects experiences of giving worldwide.
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Humanity
Believing that giving is an innate human value that transcends borders and cultures.
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Impact
Focusing on the meaningful and sustainable change that volunteering creates in the lives of individuals and communities.
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Innovation
Presenting the museum’s content through advanced digital technologies and contemporary interactive experiences.
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Inspiration
Transforming knowledge and experience into motivation for participation and humanitarian action.
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Sustainability
Promoting volunteering as an ongoing practice and an integral part of everyday life.
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Global Perspective
Bringing together volunteering experiences and cultures from around the world through one inclusive humanitarian platform.
Project Overview
General Project Identity
Official Name
IVM – International Volunteering Museum
Project Type
An interactive global museum dedicated to documenting, showcasing, and advancing the culture of volunteering worldwide.
Nature of the Experience
An educational, interactive, digital, cultural, and human-centered experience.
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Interactive Museum Experience
International Volunteering Museum
A modern experience where culture and technology meet.
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Designed for everyone
Inspiring people through immersive experiences.
Who We Serve
Target Audience
The museum is designed to serve a broad and diverse audience, including school students, university students, academic institutions, families, individuals interested in cultural and humanitarian experiences, volunteers, humanitarian organizations, and public- and private-sector institutions.
It will also serve as an inspiring destination for tourists and international visitors, and for those interested in community responsibility and development, offering a distinctive global experience that brings together culture, technology, and social impact.
Students
Schools & Universities
Communities
Families & Volunteers
Global Visitors
Tourists & Institutions
Project Overview
Project Concept at a Glance
The International Volunteering Museum offers an integrated human journey that begins from the moment visitors enter. They move progressively through a series of visual, interactive, and emotional experiences that introduce them to the meaning of volunteering and its tangible impact on individuals, communities, and the world.
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Immersive Experience
Vision
To establish IVM as the world’s leading reference for documenting the history and evolution of volunteering, while inspiring current and future generations to create sustainable humanitarian impact through an immersive experience that connects the past, present.
Mission
To deliver an innovative, world-class museum experience that demonstrates the value and human impact of volunteering, transforming visitors from passive recipients of information into active participants in creating meaningful change.
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Discover the Impact
DISCOVERING VOLUNTEERING
Visitors begin this stage by watching a main film titled "The Impact," presented on a large cinematic screen. The film introduces the general concept of volunteering, highlighting its meaning, human value, and role in creating change in the lives of individuals and communities.
Visitors then move to three "The Frame" screens, each presenting a short video that demonstrates the impact of volunteering through simple, relatable examples and before-and-after comparisons.
Immersive Participation
VIRTUAL REALITY EXPERIENCE
Visitors wear VR headsets and move from observation into an immersive volunteering experience that makes them feel as though they are physically present within the volunteering environment.
The experience places them in realistic scenarios involving humanitarian relief, education, healthcare, environmental protection, and emergency and disaster response. Visitors interact with events, make decisions, understand the challenges faced by volunteers, and recognize the impact they can create through active participation.
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History • Stories • Heritage
THE HUMAN LEGACY OF VOLUNTEERING
Visitors enter a space that documents the history and evolution of volunteering over time, from simple individual acts of giving to organized, institutional, digital, and global volunteering.
The space presents human stories, archives, photographs, artifacts, and initiatives that have contributed to the development of volunteering. It also highlights individuals, organizations, and volunteers who have made significant contributions to humanity and communities around the world.
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Explore • Connect • Discover
GLOBAL VOLUNTEERING MAP
The interactive map presents a comprehensive view of volunteering cultures and fields across different countries, allowing visitors to explore humanitarian initiatives and community and environmental needs in each region.
The map also connects visitors with volunteering platforms, organizations, networks, and opportunities around the world, helping them discover ways to participate and create meaningful impact both locally and internationally.
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Participation • Action • Impact
REAL-WORLD VOLUNTEERING SPACE
The visitor journey concludes by moving from knowledge, observation, and experience into practical action through participation in a real volunteering activity within the museum.
Activities may include preparing assistance packages, supporting humanitarian initiatives, creating educational materials, participating in recycling activities, or contributing to simple community and environmental projects. This stage gives visitors the opportunity to create a direct and tangible impact while encouraging them to continue volunteering beyond their museum visit.
Volunteering Hub
A Space for People & Purpose
A social environment designed to bring volunteers, students, and community members together through learning, connection, participation, and meaningful impact.
A Space for Volunteers
Learn. Connect. Contribute.
A social environment designed to bring volunteers, students, and community members together.
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More Than a Community Space
The Volunteering Hub is a community space that brings volunteers and students together in one place, providing a suitable environment for studying, working, networking, and community engagement.
Students and community members can access selected services and complimentary hospitality in exchange for volunteering hours that benefit the community.
The hub also offers paid services and products, with profits dedicated to supporting the university education of orphaned students at Bab Al Khair Voluntary Association.
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PURPOSE • COMMUNITY • EDUCATION
HUB OBJECTIVES
Building a sustainable community where volunteering creates opportunities for learning, connection, and meaningful impact.
OUR PURPOSE
Five objectives. One shared mission.
The Volunteering Hub combines community participation, education, social connection, and sustainable support into one model designed to create lasting value.
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Encourage Participation
Encourage community members to volunteer in exchange for selected free services and hospitality.
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Support Education
Support orphaned students' education by dedicating profits from paid services to their university needs.
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Build a Culture of Giving
Promote a culture of volunteering and make it a regular part of everyday life.
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Grow the Community
Build a volunteering community that brings together youth, students, and social initiatives.
THE IMPACT OF VOLUNTEERING
Expected Impact
The museum experience is designed to inspire meaningful change at three interconnected levels — the individual, the community, and the wider world.
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Impact that moves beyond the museum.
By combining knowledge, interaction, storytelling, and participation, the museum encourages visitors to carry the values of volunteering into their everyday lives.
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PERSONAL IMPACT
On Individuals
Increasing awareness, supporting personal development, encouraging initiative, and strengthening social responsibility and a sense of shared humanity.
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COMMUNITY IMPACT
On Communities
Promoting a culture of giving, increasing volunteering participation, strengthening social cohesion, and empowering young people.
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GLOBAL IMPACT
At the Global Level
Promoting a culture of giving, increasing volunteering participation, strengthening social cohesion, and empowering young people.
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OUR PHILOSOPHY
Museum Philosophy
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The International Volunteering Museum is founded on the belief that volunteering is not a temporary act, but an evolving human journey—from simple individual initiatives to organized institutional action and global digital volunteering.
The museum experience is therefore designed as an integrated journey that begins with emotion and knowledge, progresses through interaction and experience, and culminates in inspiration and real-world participation.
THE MUSEUM JOURNEY
DISCOVER THE SPACE
Rental Halls For Rent
Discover flexible and inspiring spaces designed for events, gatherings, workshops, and meaningful experiences.
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WELCOME EXPERIENCE
Reception Hall
The visitor journey begins at the reception area, where each visitor creates a simple personal profile and selects the volunteering field most closely aligned with their interests.
A smart digital code accompanies visitors throughout the museum, helping personalize the content and experiences according to their selections and interests.
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EVENTS & GATHERINGS
Event Hall
A flexible and contemporary event space designed for conferences, community gatherings, presentations, launches, and special occasions.
The hall can be adapted to different event formats while maintaining a professional and inspiring museum atmosphere.
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LEARN & COLLABORATE
Workshop Hall
An engaging space created for workshops, training sessions, educational programs, creative discussions, and collaborative activities.
Its flexible layout supports interactive learning while creating an environment that encourages participation and new ideas.
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MEET THE OFFICIAL IVM MASCOT
Ehsan The Timeline Ribbon
IVM
A symbol that carries the story of volunteering across generations and beyond borders.
A SYMBOL OF HUMAN KINDNESS
Ehsan is the official mascot of the International Volunteering Museum, inspired by the rising flame in the museum’s logo.
Representing the journey of human kindness through time, Ehsan carries the Timeline Ribbon, preserving stories of volunteerism while reflecting the values of inspiration, collaboration, and sustainability.
Ehsan reminds us that every act of kindness can create a lasting impact across generations and beyond borders.
Every act matters.
EHSAN
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OFFICIAL MASCOT
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Discover the Impact
DISCOVERING VOLUNTEERING
Visitors begin this stage by watching a main film titled "The Impact," presented on a large cinematic screen. The film introduces the general concept of volunteering, highlighting its meaning, human value, and role in creating change in the lives of individuals and communities.
Visitors then move to three "The Frame" screens, each presenting a short video that demonstrates the impact of volunteering through simple, relatable examples and before-and-after comparisons.
Immersive Participation
VIRTUAL REALITY EXPERIENCE
Visitors wear VR headsets and move from observation into an immersive volunteering experience that makes them feel as though they are physically present within the volunteering environment.
The experience places them in realistic scenarios involving humanitarian relief, education, healthcare, environmental protection, and emergency and disaster response. Visitors interact with events, make decisions, understand the challenges faced by volunteers, and recognize the impact they can create through active participation.
History • Stories • Heritage
THE HUMAN LEGACY OF VOLUNTEERING
Visitors enter a space that documents the history and evolution of volunteering over time, from simple individual acts of giving to organized, institutional, digital, and global volunteering.
The space presents human stories, archives, photographs, artifacts, and initiatives that have contributed to the development of volunteering. It also highlights individuals, organizations, and volunteers who have made significant contributions to humanity and communities around the world.
Explore • Connect • Discover
GLOBAL VOLUNTEERING MAP
The interactive map presents a comprehensive view of volunteering cultures and fields across different countries, allowing visitors to explore humanitarian initiatives and community and environmental needs in each region.
The map also connects visitors with volunteering platforms, organizations, networks, and opportunities around the world, helping them discover ways to participate and create meaningful impact both locally and internationally.
Participation • Action • Impact
REAL-WORLD VOLUNTEERING SPACE
The visitor journey concludes by moving from knowledge, observation, and experience into practical action through participation in a real volunteering activity within the museum.
Activities may include preparing assistance packages, supporting humanitarian initiatives, creating educational materials, participating in recycling activities, or contributing to simple community and environmental projects. This stage gives visitors the opportunity to create a direct and tangible impact while encouraging them to continue volunteering beyond their museum visit.
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Get in Touch
Connect with the International Volunteering Museum and discover more about our vision, experiences, and community.
PHONE
00962799484811
MAIL
info@ivmus.org
SITE
www.ivmus.org
ADDRESS
Dahiyat Al-Rasheed, Amman, Jordan