Accra, Ghana: Through UNV Online Volunteering service's website, online volunteers help Paajaf, a Ghanaian foundation, to hold an international youth conference in Ghana. Read

Spriggs-Payne Airfield, Monrovia, Liberia: I chose to be a volunteer because the only way to close the gap is through volunteerism. Read

Khartoum, Sudan: I realized I was making a big difference in my job. Read

Buchanan, Liberia: I am constantly approached by both state prosecutors and defence counsel for advice... and I am always on the move, speaking to rape victims and their families to come to court to help the state to prosecute alleged rapists. Read

Ho, Ghana: In the small villages of the Volta region, opportunities for selling produce to urban markets are minimal. The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), with the involvement of three national UN Volunteers, is working to improve access to these markets and enhance the livelihoods of village residents. Read

Bonn, Germany: Jerry John Rawlings, former President of Ghana, has arrived in Botswana as an Eminent Person for the International Year of Volunteers (IYV 2001) to draw attention to the work of volunteers in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Read