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What does it mean to be a volunteer? Volunteers talk about their work in their own words, and celebrate those moments that show the spirit of volunteerism.
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‘Camping’ in Kosovo
08 August 2006
UNV volunteers in Pristina (L to R): Juliet Lang of Ireland, Giovanni Mozzarelli of Italy, Severine Weber of Switzerland, Michael Warren of Canada, and Denika Blacklock of Canada.
Denika Blacklock of Saskatchewan, Canada, is a UNV local governance and minority rights specialist with the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Pristina, Kosovo, where she develops projects to promote democratic practices and the participation of minorities in government. Read
Countries:  Kosovo
Sharing is at the heart of volunteering for Canadian
25 July 2006
Jane Story at a workshop in Isabel province, Solomon Islands.(Photo:UNV)
Jane Story of Ontario, Canada, served as a UNV volunteer in the Solomon Islands where she worked in post-conflict and communications with the UN Development Programme (UNDP). She completed her six-month assignment in June 2006, which was funded through the UNV-Canada Corps Trust Fund. Read
Other languages: en français  
Experiencing Tunisia
19 July 2006
Chantal Robichaud of Quebec, Canada, is a UNV volunteer governance specialist with the UN Development Prorgamme (UNDP) in Tunis, Tunisia. Her assignment is funded through the UNV-Canada Corps Trust Fund. Read
Other languages: en français  
Zealous volunteer alters Viet Nam’s information map
18 July 2006
Vern Weitzel, the longest UNV volunteer in Viet Nam, is behind the communication system connecting development sector organizations in the country for the past 15 years. 
(Photo courtesy: Viet Nam Discovery)
Vern Weitzel. It’s a name familiar to anyone who’s ever trawled the Internet for information on Viet Nam, from information technology to development, it seems that all roads lead to Vern. Read
Countries:  Viet Nam
Other languages: en français  
No school? Build one
08 May 2006
Former UN Volunteer Toshiko Kitahara has helped these girls receive education by raising funds and helping build the first all-girl school in Ragh, Badakhshan province, northeast Afghanistan. (Photo: WFP)
When Toshiko Kitahara arrived in Ragh district in Badakhshan province, north-east Afghanistan, two things struck her: its natural beauty and the fact that girls did not attend school. As a UN Volunteer with the World Food Programme (WFP), Toshiko decided to make girls’ education a priority. She started her self-driven campaign to build the first girls’ school in Ragh. Her quest for funds started in Afghanistan and crossed the globe before she arrived at enough money to have the project put in motion. Read
More about: Education  Gender
Countries:  Afghanistan
A day in the life of a UN Volunteer in Botswana
24 April 2006
The small village of Ditladi in the North East District of Botswana is the kind of settlement where everybody knows everybody’s business. It is the first Tuesday of the month, and the village residents have been called to the kgotla – a traditional community gathering place in Botswana – to talk about HIV/AIDS. Read
More about: HIV/AIDS
Countries:  Botswana
Other languages: en français  
Aiding democracy in Liberia
23 January 2006
The Red Cross in Liberia tries to find the parents of those children by posters. (Photo by UNV Liberia)
I arrived in Liberia in February 2005 to begin work as an Electoral Support Officer for the UNMIL Electoral Department. Soon after my arrival I was stationed in a remote, densely forested county called Gbarpolu. Read
Countries:  Liberia
From Africa to Afghanistan, supporting vulnerable people
19 January 2006
Armando Arellano became a UN Volunteer in 1986, when he started working as a Programme Assistant for the World Food Programme in Sudan. Originally an Industrial Engineer from the Philippines, he now has extensive experience as a Programme Officer with WFP, having worked in Sudan, Tanzania and now in Afghanistan since July 2003. Read
More about: Poverty
Countries:  Afghanistan
Drumming for change in Sierra Leone
18 January 2006
'Sounding off' in Sierra Leone: UN Volunteer Martin Boben of Slovenia (L) with Freetown artist Obai Kamara. (Photo by UNV Sierra Leone)
Volunteering is a life changing experience for most people. For UN Volunteer Martin Boben of Slovenia, he spiced it up with some Sierra Leonean "groove". Read
Countries:  Sierra Leone
Learning English empowers people living with, affected by, HIV/AIDS
12 January 2006
English study may be regarded as a luxury for people living with HIV/AIDS, but 35-year-old Kim Thi Hau says it has invigorated her struggle for a brighter future. Read
More about: Education  HIV/AIDS
Countries:  Viet Nam

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