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Answering calls for justice
20 April 2010
Sierra Leone has emerged from years of conflict, but with under 100 practicing lawyers in the country it has a long way to travel before human rights are fully entrenched. (P. Sen/UNV)
Freetown, Sierra Leone: As a legal expert and a UNV volunteer, Elvis Enoh-Tanyi has an important and enormous task to do to help civil society uphold the rule of law in Sierra Leone. Read
Answering calls for justice (part 2)
19 April 2010
Freetown, Sierra Leone: UNV volunteer Elvis Enoh-Tanyi has brought the Bar Association of Sierra Leone into the fore, creating and establishing the Sierra Leone Bar Association Legal Aid Scheme. He also challenged the Bar Association to play a watchdog role, and to take positions on issues regarding the rule of law. Read
Uniquely celebrating volunteerism
22 December 2008
Born on 5 December 2008, baby Caira Volontario (Photo: Charles Nnoko Mbibi)
Bouake, Côte d’Ivoire: International Volunteer Day (IVD) is celebrated on 5 December and offers communities an opportunity to make visible the contributions made by volunteers. This year, one UNV volunteer found a truly unique way to celebrate the spirit of volunteerism.  Read
Countries:  Côte d'Ivoire
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)
N'Djamena, Chad: 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:  Chad
Spreading the word in hurricane-hit Haiti
10 September 2008
The UN and UNV volunteers assisted people in Haiti after hurricanes in 2008. (Stock photo: M. Rizzolio/UNV)
Gonaïves, Haiti: After a series of exceptionally severe storms, thousands of people in Haiti are in need of accurate information about how to cope and recover. UNV volunteers are helping to keep them informed. Read
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