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

... the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) to provide internet-based learning and IT skills training in ... Read

Lahore, Pakistan: Volunteering becomes even more meaningful and amazing when a full-time mother from a developing country like Pakistan decides to make a difference by using a computer while sitting at home. Amera Salman Yunus, a mother of three who lives in Lahore, is such an example. In an e-mail interview, Amera explains her experience as an online volunteer and the contribution she has been making towards the achievement of the Millennium Developments Goals (MDGs). Read

Bonn, Germany: The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme and its Online Volunteering (OV) service today announced the winners of its “Online Volunteers of the Year” award for 2005. 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