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UNV helps empower people with HIV in Viet Nam
28 August 2007
Resident Coordinator John Hendra (in brown suit) and UNV volunteers at the HIV Learning Fair in Ha Noi, Viet Nam. (UNV Viet Nam, 2007)
Ha Noi, Viet Nam: The Viet Nam Women's Union, United Nations Volunteers (UNV) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), are organising a national workshop entitled “ Promotion of the Greater Involvement of People Living with HIV/AIDS (GIPA) and Reduction of Stigma and Discrimination ” from 27 to 29 August 2007 in Ha Noi. Read
More about: HIV/AIDS
‘Everlasting flower’ group of 10-year HIV carrier
14 August 2007
Hanh was invited to work for the Greater Involvement of People Living with HIV (GIPA), a project implemented by the United Nation Volunteers (UNV), ... Read
More about: HIV/AIDS
Volunteering increases efficiency: OV awardee
12 January 2007
Ha Noi: Minh Vo, a Vietnamese online volunteer has been selected for the Online Volunteer of the Year Award 2006. In this interview she will share her experience of being an online volunteer. Read
2006, looking back
09 January 2007
Congolese women showing their voter registration cards in North Kivu province, July 2006.
Bonn, Germany: In 2006, over 7,500 UNV volunteers supported communities, non-governmental and civil society organizations as well as governments all over the world to foster sustainable development. In more than 140 countries, UNV volunteers, the majority of whom hail from developing countries themselves, worked in key areas such as poverty reduction, crisis recovery, elections support, governance and HIV/AIDS. Read
UNV volunteer Pham: HIV positive and a hero
28 August 2006
Pham Thi Hue with her son in Haiphong, Viet Nam. A national UNV volunteer with the Greater Involvement of People Living with HIV/AIDS (GIPA) project, Pham, who is HIV positive, is an outspoken advocate for people living with and/or affected by the disease. In 2004, she was named an ‘Asian Hero’ by TIME Asia magazine. (Photo: Lam Duc Hien)
Hai Phong, Viet Nam: In Viet Nam, where HIV/AIDS is still viewed as a social evil, a soft-spoken 26-year-old mother has become one of the most vocal supporters of people living with HIV/AIDS. UNV volunteer Pham Thi Hue has been hailed an 'Asian hero', but not without suffering discrimination and isolation for being HIV positive. Read
More about: HIV/AIDS

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