Abuja and Ikaram, Nigeria: Nigerians planted trees and learned about reusable bags in two of several activities part of the UNv 'Volunteering for our Planet' campaign. Read

Abuja, Nigeria: Global Climate Week from 21-25 September was an opportunity for individuals and organizations to show solidarity and call for urgent actions to combat climate change. In Abuja, the UNV Nigeria team invited UNDP colleagues to wear green and sign the 'Seal the Deal' petition. Read

Lagos, Nigeria: International Volunteer Day was marked by a one-day seminar with the Senior State Secondary school for the hearing and hearing impaired in Surulere, Lagos. About 200 students attended. Read

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan: Energy efficiency programmes combined with the development of renewable energy sources will boost energy supply in Kyrgyzstan. Under the Shell 'Project Better World' initiative in cooperation with UNV, I served as an energy efficiency consultant to an environmental NGO. Read

Monrovia, Liberia: Thinking of Dr. Martin Luther King's famous speech, I was never in doubt why a single man's dream was strong enough to change the entire world. It was a dream backed with an undying passion... I knew I had a dream too. It was a dream of equal access to safe drinking water and improved public health outcomes for the world's poor. Read