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Adopting green lifestyle habits
11 December 2009
Stand called ‘The Ocean’, where volunteers encouraged children to make drawings related to the sea; children would then write what they thought they could do to help protect the sea. (UNV)
Ha Noi, Viet Nam: Two hundred young people, including volunteers, people with disabilities and those living with HIV participated in a variety of activities and discussions on environmental issues at an Environmental Youth Camp held on 5 December. Read
More about: Environment
Bringing Viet Nam together on gender
02 March 2009
Ethnic women and girls in the north of Viet Nam. UNV volunteers are working as gender specialists with a number of UN agencies in Viet Nam to promote gender equality and empower women. (Caroline den Dulk/2009)
Ha Noi, Viet Nam: In Viet Nam – a UN 'Delivering as One' pilot country - UNV volunteers are right at the heart of working gender into the mainstream of development programming. Read
More about: Gender
A boost to Viet Nam volunteers
11 February 2009
Ha Noi, Viet Nam: International Volunteer Day (IVD) 2008 in Ha Noi was a two-part event. It included an Eco Tour (4 December) to promote green transport and a Volunteer Fair (7 December) to thank and recognize volunteers’ contribution to Vietnam’s social and economic development, and to introduce a new volunteerism project too. Read
Viet Nam approves major new volunteerism project
12 January 2009
UNDP Country Director Setsuko Yamazaki (left) and Vo Van Thuong, First Secretary of HCYU, shake hands at the project signing ceremony on 18 February 2009. (UNDP)
Ha Noi, Viet Nam: The Prime Minister of Viet Nam has approved a million-dollar UNV-led project that will help develop the country's voluntary sector. The project will establish a Viet Nam Volunteer Information Resource Centre to help raise awareness of volunteerism for development, and involves Government, UN and NGO partners. Read
More about: Civil society  Youth
World AIDS Day 2008: Happiness is always within our reach
01 December 2008
UNV volunteer Phạm Thị Huệ visits a person living with HIV at his home. (UNV)
Hai Phong, Viet Nam: Mine is not like other projects. It is a pioneering initiative for increasing the participation of people living with HIV themselves in the planning and implementation of HIV/AIDS activities and other efforts to improve their lives, families and communities. Read
More about: HIV/AIDS

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