Kitgum, Uganda: I was to assist people internally displaced by the 20-year conflict between the Lord's Resistance Army group and the Government of Uganda. Referring to my Terms of Reference – I would be working as an Associate Protection Officer – it was like a dream come true. Read

Lofa County, Liberia: I help the legal system operate as it should.

Under the Legal and Judicial Systems Support Division of UNMIL, I monitor, observe, advise and report on judicial processes in Lofa County – where the Liberian war originated. Read

Kabul, Afghanistan: Ugandan volunteer Maurice Tukamuhebwa explains how his extensive information technology experience is proving invaluable to Afghanistan - a cold but beautiful country that he has already come to love. Read

Kampala, Uganda: The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is a credible partner in the promotion and protection of human rights in Uganda, according to the latest annual report of the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC). Read

Bonn, Germany: ACDA s engagement with online volunteers started in 2003 through its affiliation with RESPECT International, a Canadian NGO that links refugee communities with a network of online volunteers from the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme s Online Volunteering (OV) service*. RESPECT and online volunteers work together to increase awareness of refugee issues by connecting non-refugee and refugee students and by raising funds and materials to assist schools serving refugee populations. Read

Kampala, Uganda: In early 2003 Tariq Mohammed completed his service as a UN Volunteer under the UNITeS initiative in Uganda. The former Harvard research assistant Tariq Mohammed helped Ugandan students learn how to use information and communications technology (ICT) under the Cisco Networking Academy Programme. The following article is a reflection of his trials and triumphs during his stay in Uganda. Read

For the past 20 years, the United Nations Volunteers programme (UNV) in Uganda has worked primarily in decentralization, governance and HIV/AIDS. UN Volunteers activities 1997-2001: Since 1997, UNV has operated within the first United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Country Cooperation Framework (CCF -- 1997-2001). UN Volunteers' current contribution to Uganda Currently, there are 29 UN Volunteers serving in Uganda: 24 international and five national. Read

Bonn, Germany: Laurie Moy, of McKinney, Texas, U.S.A., first began online volunteering through NetAid in March 2000. She is now the Coordinator of Volunteers for People With Disabilities, Uganda (PWDU), overseeing the work of more than 75 other online volunteers from all over the world. Here is her report after visiting her online assignment, on-site. Read