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Hiroshima volunteer opens paths to Kosovo recovery
14 May 2010
The Hiroshima Peacebuilders Center (HPC) funds an increasing number of UNV volunteer assignments in post-conflict areas, so that volunteers from Japan and other Asian countries can gain first-hand experience of the challenges of recovery and contribute to the solutions. The Center is financially supported by the Government of Japan. (UNV)
Pristina, Kosovo: Conflicts do not end when the shooting stops, and thorny issues often remain for decades. A Japanese UNV volunteer has completed a pioneering study which will help displaced people rebuild their lives. Read
Cheering on Lesotho's development volunteers
03 May 2010
Celebrations at the opening ceremony of the Lesotho National Volunteer Corps. Prime Minister Ntate Pakalitha Mosisili is fourth from left with dark suit and blue tie; sixth from left in the front row is the Minister of Gender, Youth Sports and Recreation, Me Mathabo Lepono. Eighth from left is the first Lady of Lesotho. The UN Resident Coordinator, Me Ahunna Eziakonwa, is third in the second row. (UNV)
Maseru, Lesotho: The Government of Lesotho has launched the UNV-supported National Volunteer Corps Project, setting the first batch of 153 National Volunteers on their path. Read
Photo story: Life in the camps
28 April 2010
More UNV volunteers than ever are gaining valuable experience via the UNV Intern programme, which places younger volunteers with UN agencies around the world. Czech national Filip Rames shares his impressions of life with UNHCR in Yemen. Read
Spanish University volunteers promote self-reliance
08 April 2010
Spanish University volunteer Antonio Cerezuela teaches music and arts to young Filipino children.  He organized weekend workshops to empower the young people in Tondo. (UNV)
Manila, the Philippines: Spanish University Volunteers in Manila help poor communities become self-reliant, while changing their own lives for the better. Read
More about: Poverty  Youth
Countries:  Philippines  Spain
Other languages: en español  
Helping Haitians get back on their feet
26 March 2010
One of UNDP's cash-for-work projects involves recycling paper and sawdust to fabricate briquettes, long-burning fuel bricks that serve as a substitute for coal. (Mariana Nissen/UNV)
Port-au-Prince, Haiti: Mariana Nissen's work highlights how the cash-for-work programme is allowing Haitians to earn an income, helping their families and the country to recover from the disaster. Read
More about: Emergency relief
Countries:  Haiti
Other languages: en español  en français  
Providing daily sustenance in Haiti
25 March 2010
UNV volunteer Hazem El Zein runs food distribution for the World Food Programme in the southeast of Haiti. (Hazem El Zein/UNV)
Jacmel, Haiti: UNV volunteers are helping feed Haitians cut off from vital food supplies by the January earthquake. UNV volunteer Hazem El Zein runs food distribution for the World Food Programme in the southeast region, distributing food to around 300,000 people. Read
Countries:  Haiti
UNV mourns volunteers lost in Haiti earthquake
09 March 2010
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme has united with the families of victims of the Haiti earthquake, their former colleagues and friends to express empathy for their grief.

In a memorial service led by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in New York, UNV Executive Coordinator Flavia Pansieri and senior UNV staff attended to express their support for the families of UNV volunteers Nicole Bahaya (30) of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mamadi Conde (43) of Guinea and Nivah Odwori (36) of Kenya. Read
Countries:  Haiti
Other languages: en français  
Alternative livelihoods and “a touch of nutmeg”
01 March 2010
Sun-drying nutmeg in Papua. (UNV)
Fak Fak, Papua, Indonesia: Listiati Rumatupa is a national UNV volunteer. As a Community Mobilization Worker, she helped 80 women of the Fak Fak District make a better living – supporting the transformation of a way to survive into a real business. Read
Helping women - by reaching out to men
01 March 2010
UNV volunteer Rajeev Narayan (left, with notebook) in discussions with youth groups on issues of Gender-Based Violence and masculinity in Uttar Pradesh, India. (UNV)
New Delhi, India: To empower women, you also need to educate men. UNV volunteer Rajeev Narayan explains his role in the Partners for Prevention project and the importance of one message: 'Not all men are violent'. Read
Countries:  India
Photo story: Share and share alike
01 March 2010
Maimu, Liberia: Volunteer Savings and Lending Associations (VSLAs) help address a critical step in the transition from conflict recovery to development - especially for women. Read

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