United Nations Volunteers: Luxembourg

Fighting poverty, protecting biodiversity: Community-based tourism in Nicaragua

07 October 2008

Swiss national Andrea Siclari (right) is a UNV volunteer intern fully funded by the Swiss Development Corporation. (UNV)

Managua, Nicaragua: Finding the link between poverty and the loss of biodiversity is simple: the small producers inhabiting rural Nicaragua need firewood to survive, and have no other option than to find it in the forest. Read

More about: Environment Poverty

Countries: Nicaragua Switzerland

UNV, Luxembourg to assist poor youth in Burkina Faso

24 May 2002

Bonn, Germany/Luxembourg : The Government of Luxembourg and United Nations Volunteers (UNV) have signed an agreement to support poor and marginalized young people living in urban areas of Burkina Faso. Read

More about: Poverty

Countries: Burkina Faso

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