Tulear, Madagascar: In the south-western region of Madagascar, growing numbers of natural disasters make the population increasingly vulnerable. But through intense partnership-building, a UNV volunteer has been helping to ensure food security. Read

Ruyigi, Burundi: The UN estimates that there are 9.2 million refugees and displaced people in the world today. Even if these people do make it back home, they still need somewhere to live.

In Burundi, UNV volunteer Civil Engineer Lahatra Rakotondradalo is part of the team that helps repatriated refugees rebuild their lives. Read

Antananarivo, Madagascar: For seven consecutive years, Kraft Foods has been partnering with the UN Volunteers (UNV) Corporate/Private Sector programme for two-week corporate volunteer assignments. One of the missions this year requested support for a small jam-making factory called IRAY (IRAY), located in Antananarivo, Madagascar. Read

Bonn, Germany: A team of UN Volunteers started a project in Antananarivo, Madagascar, in September 2002. They recruited local volunteers to help put an end to the violence in the densely populated areas in the southwest where a steady influx of immigrant populations resulted an upsurge of violence. Read

Toliara, Madagascar: But through the efforts of United Nations Volunteer Bengaly Kouyat‚, a fisheries specialist attached to the World Food Programme (WFP), fishermen in the region have coupled their desire for a greater catch with new techniques to respect pro-conservation fishing regulations. Based in Bonn, Germany, the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is the volunteer arm of the UN system supporting peace, relief and development initiatives in nearly 150 countries. Read