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Pierre Millimouno, Guinea, Training Officer, ONUCI
18 September 2008
Jordanian peacekeepers with ONUCI in Côte d’Ivoire receive mandatory Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse training. (UNV)
As a UNV volunteer Training Officer for the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (ONUCI), I design, develop, coordinate and evaluate training and development courses and workshops for staff to meet mission and staff needs. Read
Rex Castro Jr., The Philippines, Software Developer, BINUB
18 September 2008
UNV volunteer Rex Castro Jr. from The Philippines brings years of experience to his role as a Software Developer for BINUB in Burundi. (UNV)
My short stint as UNV volunteer is probably my way to identify the areas where I could be a key player. 'Key player' does not mean the mission will depend on you all along; instead it just means putting something on the table. I just want to contribute but not to be celebrated as the hero – heroes are just in stories anyways. Read
Countries:  Burundi  Philippines
Marie Madeleine Tchouente, Cameroon, IT Assistant, MINURCAT
18 September 2008
UNV volunteer Marie Madeleine Tchouente from Cameroon works as an IT Assistant for MINURCAT in Chad. "To be a volunteer means to be a forerunner... It is transforming people's lives by showing them something new. (UNV)
To be a volunteer means to be a forerunner, somebody who has the courage and takes the risk to provide services and support in very difficult circumstances... I have been part of transforming UN missions, communities and colleagues. Read
Countries:  Cameroon  Chad
Tony Mushimbele, DRC, Receiving and Inspection Unit Assistant, UNMIS
18 September 2008
UNV volunteer Tony Mushimbele from the DRC works as a Receiving and Inspection Unit Assistant for UNMIS in Sudan. "I realize now that there is something I can do for this population and it is my responsibility to identify what to do to make this experience great for me and people around me," he says. (UNV)
It is a great pleasure being a UNV volunteer and contributing to peace in Sudan in the same way as those who volunteered to build peace in my own country. Read
Vilma Faustino Villasenor, The Philippines, Gender Training Officer, UNMIS
18 September 2008
UNV volunteer Vilma Faustino Villasenor from The Philippines works as Gender Training Officer for UNMIS in Sudan. "Being a volunteer means serving without conditions, accepting certain sacrifices, and offering unselfishly one's talents," she says. (UNV)
Being a volunteer means serving without conditions, accepting certain sacrifices, and offering unselfishly one's talents to assist and support mission programmes. Read
Countries:  Philippines  Sudan
Sammy Sambuli, Kenya, Train Driver, UNMIK
17 September 2008
"The number of travellers went on increasing, thus giving me a sense of having united a nation," comments Sammy Sambuli, a UNV volunteer Train Driver in Kosovo. (UNV)
This was a dream came true... Way back during my boyhood in Kenya, I used to see people building schools, hospitals and so on. Upon enquiry I came to realize they were volunteers, and I would ask myself how I could be one of them. Read
Countries:  Kenya  Kosovo
David Walter Odede Oremo, Kenya, Remote Sensing Specialist, UNMIS
17 September 2008
David Walter Odede Oremo from Kenya (right) works as a Remote Sensing Specialist for UNMIS in Sudan. "Volunteering is a calling, rooted on the notion of giving back to society what you earned from it," he says. (UNV)
I wear two caps: I have both administrative and technical responsibilities. As the Officer-in-Charge, I am responsible for the daily running of the office... As technical staff, my daily tasking includes performing spatial analyses as part of mission spatial decision support systems. Read
Countries:  Kenya  Sudan
Douglas Amponsah, Ghana, Warehouse Assistant Supervisor, UNMIS
17 September 2008
UNV volunteer Douglas Amponsah from Ghana works as a Warehouse Assistant Supervisor for UNMIS in Sudan. "The joy of sharing my knowledge and learning from others in pursuit of peace has been the driving force behind the satisfaction I derive in serving as a UNV volunteer," he says. (UNV)
I realized I was making a big difference in my job. Read
Countries:  Ghana  Sudan
Supunya Yonpiam, Thailand, Water and Sanitation Engineer, UNMIL
17 September 2008
UNV Supunya Yonpiam from Thailand is a Water and Sanitation Engineer for UNMIL in Liberia. Due to her white lab coat, her team nicknamed her 'Water Doctor'. (UNV)
If you notice the white gown I wear for my own safety, it is also sponsored by Medical Centre (Star Base) in addition with a lot of lab consumables.  So my team nicknamed me 'Water Doctor'.  Now, I'm the only 'Water Doctor' at UNMIL, and I hope I'll have an opportunity to share and transfer my skills, knowledge and experiences to enlist more.  This is one of my expectations from volunteerism. Read
Countries:  Liberia  Thailand
Ayokunle Dada, Nigeria, Water and Sanitation Engineer, UNMIL
17 September 2008
UNV volunteer Ayokunle Dada is helping improve the water supply in Liberia. "The battle against mortality associated with unsafe drinking water in my continent has to be won," he says. (UNV)
Thinking of Dr. Martin Luther King's famous speech, I was never in doubt why a single man's dream was strong enough to change the entire world. It was a dream backed with an undying passion... I knew I had a dream too. It was a dream of equal access to safe drinking water and improved public health outcomes for the world's poor. Read
Countries:  Liberia  Nigeria

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