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What does it mean to be a volunteer? UNV volunteers talk about their work in their own words, and celebrate those moments that show the spirit of volunteerism.
  Volunteers' perspectives    
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Seeking common ground - Artashes Melkiyan promotes Human Rights in Kazakhstan
25 March 2003
Artashes Melikyan, an Armenian, has been based in Kazakhstan for the past three years as a UN Volunteer and human rights specialist. He is part of a global network of 17 UN Volunteers under the Human Rights Strengthening Programme (HURIST), a joint initiative of UNDP and Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to mainstream human rights into the development programming of UN agencies and civil society organizations. Read
More about: Human rights
Countries:  Kazakhstan
UN Volunteer Tammy Foote: Helping the disabled and elderly in the shadow of Montserrat's volcano
14 March 2003
Tammy Foote, a registered Occupational Therapist (OT) co-sponsored by the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) and Peace Corps, works in disaster relief and capacity-building on the small, highly volcanic island of Montserrat. Located in the Leeward Island Chain of the Lesser Antilles between the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, Montserrat is an overseas territory of the UK, with a self-governing system with locally-elected officials. Read
More about: Health
Countries:  United Kingdom
My first experience with the volcano
17 February 2003
Joel Maranhao is a UN Volunteer and software engineer attached to the Montserrat Volcano Observatory in the Caribbean. His daily work involves such activities as maintaining computers that acquire and process seismic data, improving alarm and monitoring systems and delving into databases. For a computer expert, it all sounds routine. But he works in the shadow of an active volcano. This the real story, from his perspective. Read
More about: Environment
Countries:  United Kingdom
Cristiana Cipollini: A typical 12-hour day in Cairo
12 February 2003
Christiana Cipollini from Italy serves as a UN Volunteer with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Cairo. All day long she listens to people tell moving stories of their experiences. Read
Countries:  Egypt
Women's rights are human rights
05 December 2002
Ms Gulnara Kusherbaeva set up her own women's NGO and works on a voluntary basis to support the growth of a women's movement in Kazakhstan. She organizes many activities which promote awareness of women's issues and build the confidence and ability of women to advance themselves. Read
More about: Gender
Countries:  Kazakhstan
Aoued Sebaa: International UN Volunteer working with refugees in Kazakhstan
05 December 2002
Mr Aoued Sebaa, an Algerian-Russian International UN Volunteer, is currently working as a Field Protection Officer for UNHCR in Kazakhstan. He first became a UN Volunteer in the late 1980s, working on the Afghan border. Read
Countries:  Kazakhstan
Telzhan Zhunisbekov, Kazakhstani UN Volunteer surgeon in Africa
05 December 2002
Dr Telzhan Zhunisbekov, a Kazakhstan national, has served as an International UN Volunteer in Burundi, Rwanda and Congo, providing emergency surgery and training local doctors to carry out difficult and specialized orthopaedic operations. His story is an excellent example of the value of voluntary cooperation between developing countries. Read
UNMEE'S Gynaecologist treats abdominal pains of a different kind
01 May 2002
After some 20 years of working as a gynaecologist and obstetrician in her home city of Almaty in Kazakhstan, Dr Gulzhan Chimbayeva wanted to gain some experience in a different environment and she thought the United Nations would be the perfect organization to work for. Read
More about: Gender  Health
Countries:  Eritrea  Kazakhstan
UN Volunteer against HIV/AIDS: Ainsley Reid
30 November 2001
Ainsley Reid raises awareness of HIV/AIDS in his country, Jamaica. A national UN Volunteer and the Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of the Jamaican Network of People living with HIV/AIDS (JN+), Ainsley speaks with authority -- he has been living with HIV/AIDS since 1992. Read
More about: HIV/AIDS
Countries:  Jamaica
Laurie Moy: Online volunteer goes on-site in Uganda
15 November 2001
Laurie Moy, of McKinney, Texas, U.S.A., first began online volunteering through NetAid in March 2000. She is now the Coordinator of Volunteers for People With Disabilities, Uganda (PWDU), overseeing the work of more than 75 other online volunteers from all over the world. Here is her report after visiting her online assignment, on-site. Read
More about: Human rights  ICT
Countries:  Uganda

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