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The Japanese volunteer brokering a balance for youth
01 June 2010
UNV volunteer Natsuko assisted Mohamed F. Bango through UNDP's partnership with Action Aid. "I'm popularly known of 'man of god'... because of certain changes I have made," says Mohamed. "When Action Aid first came along we tried to run away because we thought they were police. But now I say thanks for their good help. Here is the place I used to hang around, making these cheap mud blocks for building. Smoking under a tree." (P. Sen/UNV)
Freetown, Sierra Leone: Natsuko Kaneyama is a UNV volunteer Programme Manager for Youth and Peacebuilding. Her job is to help young people get out of poverty and into the economy. Read
Enabling positive choices in HIV policy
27 May 2010
An HIV-positive respondent answering a questionnaire for the HIV survey in Indonesia. (UNV)
Punjaya, Indonesia: "People do not only answer my questions, but ask their own questions… for example, how I got out of drug addiction." UNV volunteers living with HIV are lending their insights to a ground-breaking study that will improve the response to HIV. Read
More about: HIV/AIDS
Countries:  Indonesia
Photo story: Brokering a balance for youth
27 May 2010
One of the NGOs that UNV volunteer Natsuko Kaneyama work with in Freetown is the Youth Development Movement. Here, Fatmata Koroma writes on the blackboard, where she has been practicing how to prepare a menu card. Six months ago she was completely illiterate. "I couldn't even write my name. I've now learned how to do much more." The youth learn business skills for the hospitality trade, from waitressing and cooking to accounting and bookkeeping. They also learn about community skills and family living, what the NGO calls "attitudes for life". (P. Sen/UNV)
Freetown, Sierra Leone: Natsuko Kaneyama from Osaka, Japan, aims to help Sierra Leone's young people get out of poverty and into the economy. You can meet some of these youth here. Read
A guiding hand
11 May 2010
Taking Liberia from its violent past into lasting development will take the commitment and cooperation of every stakeholder in the nation's future. But a gently guiding hand goes a long way towards bringing people together. (P. Sen/UNV)
Gbarnga, Liberia: Taking Liberia from its violent past into lasting development will take the commitment and cooperation of every stakeholder in the nation's future. But a gently guiding hand goes a long way towards bringing people together. Read
The right to an identity
06 May 2010
Inés de Ros Casacuberta (right) works as a UNV volunteer with the International Organization for Migration, promoting the right of Nicaraguans to identification. (UNV)
Managua, Nicaragua: Identification is crucial to providing citizens with access to public services and letting them fully exercise their constitutional rights, such as the right to vote. Read
More about: Human rights
Countries:  Nicaragua
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Cheering on Lesotho's development volunteers
03 May 2010
Celebrations at the opening ceremony of the Lesotho National Volunteer Corps. Prime Minister Ntate Pakalitha Mosisili is fourth from left with dark suit and blue tie; sixth from left in the front row is the Minister of Gender, Youth Sports and Recreation, Me Mathabo Lepono. Eighth from left is the first Lady of Lesotho. The UN Resident Coordinator, Me Ahunna Eziakonwa, is third in the second row. (UNV)
Maseru, Lesotho: The Government of Lesotho has launched the UNV-supported National Volunteer Corps Project, setting the first batch of 153 National Volunteers on their path. Read
Countries:  Lesotho  Liberia
Photo story: Life in the camps
28 April 2010
More UNV volunteers than ever are gaining valuable experience via the UNV Intern programme, which places younger volunteers with UN agencies around the world. Czech national Filip Rames shares his impressions of life with UNHCR in Yemen. Read
When small issues can become big issues
21 April 2010
Liberia has emerged from years of civil conflict and is now vigorously pushing forward its policies for sustainable peace and poverty reduction. (P.Sen/UNV)
Monrovia, Liberia: "My role is peacebuilding," asserts Tomoko Semmyo. "In conflict-prone communities, small issues can become big issues. That's why I'm here." Read
Answering calls for justice
20 April 2010
Sierra Leone has emerged from years of conflict, but with under 100 practicing lawyers in the country it has a long way to travel before human rights are fully entrenched. (P. Sen/UNV)
Freetown, Sierra Leone: As a legal expert and a UNV volunteer, Elvis Enoh-Tanyi has an important and enormous task to do to help civil society uphold the rule of law in Sierra Leone. Read
Answering calls for justice (part 2)
19 April 2010
Freetown, Sierra Leone: UNV volunteer Elvis Enoh-Tanyi has brought the Bar Association of Sierra Leone into the fore, creating and establishing the Sierra Leone Bar Association Legal Aid Scheme. He also challenged the Bar Association to play a watchdog role, and to take positions on issues regarding the rule of law. Read

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