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Promoting adolescents’ rights in Guatemala
20 April 2010
UNV volunteer Veronica Filippeschi (right) working with UNICEF for the promotion and protection of adolescents’ rights in Guatemala. (UNV)
Being a UNV volunteer meant improving my professional skills, experiencing a new country and culture, and having the opportunity to interact and share with Guatemalan people, which was definitely the best part of my experience.
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More about: Children  Human rights
Countries:  Guatemala
Video - a language for youth
13 April 2010
Anielka Sánchez (right) and José Calderón - members of the Totogalpa House for Adolescents and Youth - learn how to use the video camera in Madriz, Nicaragua. (Mario Murillo/UNV)
Working in direct contact with those who represent the future of Nicaragua has enriched my two-year experience as a UNV volunteer. Read
More about: Education  Youth
Countries:  Nicaragua
Other languages: en español  
Volunteerism as a means to prevent gender-based violence
11 March 2010
UNV volunteer Raymond Brandes (third from the right) works as an Outreach Specialist, coordinating outreach and networking activities, providing technical assistance to the network of volunteers and partners, and supporting research on volunteerism and gender-based violence prevention. (UNV)
UNV volunteer Raymond Brandes works as an Outreach Specialist, coordinating outreach and networking activities, providing technical assistance to the network of volunteers and partners, and supporting research on volunteerism and gender-based violence prevention. Read
Countries:  Thailand
Preventing gender-based violence by working with boys and men
11 March 2010
UNV volunteer Rizwan Latif (standing) works as Outreach & Capacity Development Officer at ROZAN, an Islamabad based NGO working on issues related to emotional and psychological health, gender, violence against women and children, and the psychological and reproductive health of adolescents. (UNV)
UNV volunteer Rizwan Latif works as Outreach and Capacity Development Officer at ROZAN, an Islamabad based NGO working on issues related to emotional and psychological health, gender, violence against women and children, and the psychological and reproductive health of adolescents. Read
Countries:  Pakistan
'Volunteering for our Planet' story competition
03 December 2009
UNV volunteers and staff from 30 countries submitted more than 50 entries to the IVD 2009 story competition. Read
Countries:  Ukraine
Youth volunteers leading the way on climate change
26 November 2009
Participants highlighting the different phases of addressing climate change challenges. (UNV)
UNV volunteer Camelia Tri Lestari gazes from the window of the United Nations building at the calmness of the natural environment outside. But inside the meeting room, the atmosphere is lively. Read
More about: Environment  Youth
IVD story competition runner-up: Promoting cobblestone roads in Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia
22 November 2009
A beneficiary with a disability takes a break by the cobblestone road in Bahir Dar. (UNV)
Cobblestone road construction is indeed a success history in Bahir Dar. All the environmental, economic and social achievements have proved its effectiveness in the fight against urban poverty. As a UNV volunteer, it makes me proud to be part of the leading actors that have brought this success and above all it has proved the strong determination of UNV volunteers to serve the community. Read
More about: Environment  Poverty
Countries:  Ethiopia
Raising environmental awareness among refugees in Eastern Sudan
21 November 2009
"Refugee women appreciate incentives from agro forestry," says UNV volunteer Erasmus Usongo. (UNV)
I have learned through out my time as a volunteer that involving the refugees in natural resource management can greatly improve sustainability and promote a sense of ownership and responsibility. Read
Countries:  Sudan
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene success stories – the Tum Team
21 November 2009
An Agnuak man in Gambella Region digging his latrine to protect his environment from pollution with open defecation, after obtaining training from UNV volunteer WaSH Expert Basazin Minda. (UNV)
My blood is positive of development and charity activities. If I am living without this work, I am always thinking that is a big gap in my life. So volunteerism is a cornerstone for development work. Therefore being a volunteer is the right position for me to implement development and charity activities and bridge the gap in my life. Read
More about: Environment
Countries:  Ethiopia
Seeing the wood for the trees
03 November 2009
Refugees in Tanzania respond to an environmental campaign that uses roleplay and drama. (UNV)
Though refugees escaping conflict at home have it tough, there are still ways to minimize their impact on the environment. Shiferaw Mekonnen from UNHCR explains how voluntary efforts led to halving the amount of firewood needed by refugees in Tanzania, and how they planted millions of seedlings to help replace the forests. Read

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