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A new image
01 June 2010
A garment factory in Cambodia. Japanese volunteer Rie Miura worked with the ILO on a project to improve working conditions. (R. Miura/UNV)
Phnom Penh, Cambodia: Before I visited Cambodia, the image I had of people there was not very clear. I just considered them as people living in a developing country. After spending a couple of days there, I began to understand what the Cambodians were like. Read
More about: Marginalized groups  Private sector
Countries:  Cambodia
The Japanese volunteer brokering a balance for youth
01 June 2010
UNV volunteer Natsuko assisted Mohamed F. Bango through UNDP's partnership with Action Aid. "I'm popularly known of 'man of god'... because of certain changes I have made," says Mohamed. "When Action Aid first came along we tried to run away because we thought they were police. But now I say thanks for their good help. Here is the place I used to hang around, making these cheap mud blocks for building. Smoking under a tree." (P. Sen/UNV)
Freetown, Sierra Leone: Natsuko Kaneyama is a UNV volunteer Programme Manager for Youth and Peacebuilding. Her job is to help young people get out of poverty and into the economy. Read
More about: Civil society  Education  Marginalized groups  Peace & conflict resolution  Poverty  Youth
Countries:  Sierra Leone
Photo story: Brokering a balance for youth
27 May 2010
One of the NGOs that UNV volunteer Natsuko Kaneyama work with in Freetown is the Youth Development Movement. Here, Fatmata Koroma writes on the blackboard, where she has been practicing how to prepare a menu card. Six months ago she was completely illiterate. "I couldn't even write my name. I've now learned how to do much more." The youth learn business skills for the hospitality trade, from waitressing and cooking to accounting and bookkeeping. They also learn about community skills and family living, what the NGO calls "attitudes for life". (P. Sen/UNV)
Freetown, Sierra Leone: Natsuko Kaneyama from Osaka, Japan, aims to help Sierra Leone's young people get out of poverty and into the economy. You can meet some of these youth here. Read
More about: Civil society  Marginalized groups  Peace & conflict resolution  Poverty  Youth
Countries:  Sierra Leone
Hiroshima volunteer opens paths to Kosovo recovery
14 May 2010
The Hiroshima Peacebuilders Center (HPC) funds an increasing number of UNV volunteer assignments in post-conflict areas, so that volunteers from Japan and other Asian countries can gain first-hand experience of the challenges of recovery and contribute to the solutions. The Center is financially supported by the Government of Japan. (UNV)
Pristina, Kosovo: Conflicts do not end when the shooting stops, and thorny issues often remain for decades. A Japanese UNV volunteer has completed a pioneering study which will help displaced people rebuild their lives. Read
More about: Governance  Peace & conflict resolution  Refugees & displaced people
Countries:  Kosovo
When small issues can become big issues
21 April 2010
Liberia has emerged from years of civil conflict and is now vigorously pushing forward its policies for sustainable peace and poverty reduction. (P.Sen/UNV)
Monrovia, Liberia: "My role is peacebuilding," asserts Tomoko Semmyo. "In conflict-prone communities, small issues can become big issues. That's why I'm here." Read
More about: Marginalized groups  Peace & conflict resolution  Poverty  Refugees & displaced people
Countries:  Liberia

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