Hai Phong, Viet Nam: English study may be regarded as a luxury for people living with HIV/AIDS, but 35-year-old Kim Thi Hau says it has invigorated her struggle for a brighter future. Read

Ho Chi Minh, Viet Nam: The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme in Viet Nam and the non-governmental organization Education for Development (EFD) are partnering to involve more volunteers in efforts to improve the lives of disadvantaged children and youth in Viet Nam’s largest city. Read

Worldwide, an estimated 114 million children of primary school age are still not enrolled in school, depriving one in every five children access to even the most basic education. At community level, the UN Volunteers (UNV) programme works in partnership with local volunteer-involving organizations such as parent-teacher associations to address issues relating to enrollment, school dropouts and low literacy rates. In collaboration with other development partners, UNV also helps strengthen the capacity of institutions, teachers and other professionals to deliver effective educational services. Read

Bonn, Germany: Achieving the universal primary education, promote gender equality and empower women, MDG 2 & 3. Read

Ha Noi, Viet Nam: In an innovative programme to assist people living with HIV/AIDS, the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is coordinating English classes in Vietnam’s capital city to encourage greater involvement in HIV/AIDS programmes and learning initiatives. Read

Sao Paolo, Brazil: United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme distributed information kits on volunteerism and the Millennium Development Goals to some 20,000 schools and 5,000 state in Brazil. Read

Kabul, Afghanistan: Wahid Omar left Afghanistan in the late 1970’s. Over the next several years, he spent time teaching in Pakistan, France and the United States. In 2003, he returned to his homeland, as a UN Volunteer under the auspices of the Transfer of Knowledge through Expatriate Nationals (TOKTEN) programme. Under the TOKTEN initiative, qualified expatriate professionals from developing countries return to their countries of origin to share their knowledge and skills gained during their residence in elsewhere. This is Wahid’s story. Read

Ha Noi, Viet Nam: Ms. Rose Marie Greve, Director of the International Labour Office (ILO), on behalf of the United Nations in Viet Nam, presented the second annual UN Volunteers Honorary Ambassador awards to 10 outstanding students of Hoa Sua Vocational Training School for Disadvantaged Youth School in Linh Nam, Thanh Tri, Ha Noi. Read

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Marking the end of Burkina Faso's academic year, 14 artistic Burkinan students took home prizes after winning a drawing contest portraying the role of volunteerism in meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), a global agenda for reducing poverty and improving lives by the year 2015. Read

Bonn, Germany: Like an infant, a business needs nurturing for a healthy, safe start. And at the Sodbi Business Incubator in Shymkent, Kazakhstan, fledgling entrepreneurs learn everything they always wanted to know about setting up shop. Read