Santa Catarina, Brazil: World Environment Day is widely unknown in Brazil. A Brazilian UNV volunteer is working to turn this around.

Her aim is to help stimulate civil society to join forces and assume responsibility for environmental preservation, and to increase knowledge about the negative impacts our daily behaviour can have. Read

Kang and Gumare, Botswana: A group of national UNV volunteers is guiding communities “to unearth their capabilities and look into available resources within themselves” to tackle the HIV/AIDS threat. Read

Harare, Zimbabwe: To inform decision-making on how to assist people fleeing political violence after Zimbabwe’s 2008 elections, one UNV volunteer is helping to keep track of migrant populations. Read

Maseru, Lesotho: Janice Lachman serves as an international UNV volunteer at the highest levels in Lesotho to ensure that people living with HIV/AIDS can get the nutrition and services they need. Read

Sao Paolo, Brazil: A volunteer working with UNV under the Seniores Italia programme has been deploying his commercial expertise in Latin America to help people set their small businesses on the path to profit. Read

Mindanao, the Philippines: Filipino national UNV volunteers are playing a vital role in peace-building and promoting sustainable development in conflict areas of Mindanao. Read

Bonn, Germany: Development and the environment are intertwined, and volunteers are essential to both, says UNV Executive Coordinator, Flavia Pansieri. Read

Bujumbura, Burundi: Intibagira ntibana (He who does not forget cannot live with others): Burundian proverb

UNV is helping a diverse group of Burundian women publish a book of proverbs to promote peace and break out of extreme poverty in their community. Read

Bonn, Germany: Volunteerism plays a crucial role in enabling and promoting sports activities with long-term benefits for peace and development, says the Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General on Sport for Development and Peace. Read

Jakarta, Indonesia: To help enhance communications about the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), a UN-Government project in Indonesia has turned to the expertise online volunteers can offer. Read