Benin: Online volunteers are supporting the Benin-based NGO, Fondation Joseph the Worker, in making documents that promote democracy and human rights available in the most widely spoken languages of West Africa. “Translation is crucial to making knowledge accessible at the grassroots level”, says Joseph Mevognon, the foundation’s Executive Director. Read

South Kivu, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo: “The moments that I like the most are during the missions in the field. There, I have the opportunity to enter into direct contact with people I help. These times of giving and receiving end with the firm belief that what I do is noble and will not be in vain. Nothing is so important in life than seeing your neighbor during his difficult times.” Read

Sometimes, UN Volunteers and UN online volunteers work hand in hand. As a UNV Programme Manager in Togo, Sonia Rigaud (France) called on Elise Gourier, a French translator living Switzerland, to translate material through UNV's Online Volunteering service.  Read

Ougadougou, Burkina Faso: Keeping food prices stable is a major challenge during the current global food crisis, but a UNV volunteer in Burkina Faso is using his logistics expertise to make sure stocks are in the right places at the right times. Read

Bonn, Germany: UN Volunteers is empowering local people: Decentralization and governance. Read