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New for IVD 2008: the redesigned UNV Online Volunteering service website - now in English, French and Spanish!
International Volunteer Day 2008

5 December was International Volunteer Day 2008!

Follow the links below to find out more about International Volunteer Day (IVD).

For more information on International Volunteer Day, go to the IVD section of the website where you can read the background behind IVD and access a number of resources.
Viewpoints
09 January 2009
 Democracy and volunteerism: A viewpoint 
A volunteer in Botswana explains why they think democracy and volunteerism are fundamental components of the United Nations system and the development of humankind.   Read article
More about: Botswana  Advocacy  Civil society  Governance
Volunteer Stories
09 January 2009
 Passing it forward in Aceh by Ken To
Despite the devastation of the 2004 tsunami, some children still enjoy the waves. (K. To)
Banda Aceh, Indonesia: "Very often we do not tend to realize, let alone appreciate, that we already have so much more than most people in the world." A volunteer with International Humanity Foundation relates his teaching experiences in Aceh, Indonesia.  Read article
More about: China  Indonesia  Children  Education
05 January 2009
 A journey from within by Rosie Williams
MSF's Camp in Your City tours major cities so that the public can learn directly from MSF fieldworkers how life works in a refugee camp. (R. Williams)
Adelaide, Australia: What makes your average lab technician pack it all in to volunteer in Africa? An interview with Olivia Yacoub, a volunteer with MSF.  Read article
More about: Australia  Liberia  Malawi  Health

International Volunteer Day news
05 January 2009
 Ethiopia joins International Volunteer Day by Fikremariam Tesfaye
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Senior Officials of the Ethiopian government are expected to join UNV/UNDP in Ethiopia, including volunteer mobilizing organizations, volunteers, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), and NGOs in a rally at the Volunteer Square in the Mekanisa area in an effort to highlight the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).  Visit site
From: The Africa Monitor
More about: Ethiopia
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Publications
08 January 2009
 One million volunteers: An online book 
First published in 1968, Arthur Gillette's comprehensive history of voluntary youth service is now available online. The author shows how service has affected volunteers and the peoples with whom they work, and draws guidelines for the future of international voluntary work.  Read article

More about: Infrastructure  Research
Recent news
05 January 2009
 Not enough volunteers in Barbados, says Inniss  
Bridgetown, Barbados: A call has gone out for Barbadians to embrace the spirit of volunteerism. It has come from Minister of Health Donville Inniss who observed that volunteers were becoming a "rarity".   Visit site

From: The Nation (Barbados)
More about: Barbados  Civil society