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A will of steel for International Volunteer Day
02 February 2010
New Delhi, Kolkata, Ranipet, Orissa and Jharkand, India: With 'Volunteering for our Planet' in mind, major steel company Arcelor Mittal aimed to institutionalize ‘volunteerism’ into the organization’s mainstream corporate responsibility agenda. Read
More about: Environment
Countries:  India
Sowing the seeds of success
11 May 2009
A senior Italian volunteer has been helping people in Carapicuiba, Sao Paolo, build sales networks for their organic vegetable and houseplants business. (UNV)
Sao Paolo, Brazil: A volunteer working with UNV under the Seniores Italia programme has been deploying his commercial expertise in Latin America to help people set their small businesses on the path to profit. Read
Countries:  Brazil  Italy
"Their disability disappears…"
09 April 2009
The primary mode of communication among the deaf students with Uddami in Kolkata is sign language. (UNV)
Kolkata, India: We believe that by giving practical knowledge and this certification to disabled students, we are making not only economically independent workers but self-sufficient citizens - of this city, of this country and of the world. Read
Countries:  India  Spain
Seeding women's empowerment
04 March 2009
Therese Sankara (right) is one of many women who have managed to increase her income due to the advice of national volunteer Andréa Ramde (left). (K. Gossé/UNV)
La Toden, Burkina Faso: Women's associations in Burkina Faso are benefitting from a UNV-supported national volunteer programme. One microcredit project has helped a group of rural women double their incomes. Read
More about: Gender
Countries:  Burkina Faso
Cashing in on volunteer enterprise
03 March 2009
The VSLA project helps Liberian women pull their financial resources together. (UNV)
Totota, Liberia: With UNV support, women volunteers in Liberia are teaming up to build their businesses. The project helps communities pull their financial resources together and involves lending pools drawn from accumulated profits. Read
More about: Gender
Countries:  Liberia

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