Beijing, China: Total and UNDP will engage four Chinese national UNV volunteers, who will provide targeted technical assistance and build the outreach capacity of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working with vulnerable groups such as those with HIV/AIDS. Read

Uralsk, Kazakhstan: Yuko Kamo Shell Coporate volunteer has travelled to the steppe in Kazakhstan to help with the development of internet projects. Read

Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago: Life is full of surprises and contradictions, says UNV volunteer Fabio Balboni. While working in Trinidad and Tobago as a UNV Specialist on corporate social responsibility, he learned that business and volunteerism actually go hand-in-hand. Read

Antananarivo, Madagascar: For seven consecutive years, Kraft Foods has been partnering with the UN Volunteers (UNV) Corporate/Private Sector programme for two-week corporate volunteer assignments. One of the missions this year requested support for a small jam-making factory called IRAY (IRAY), located in Antananarivo, Madagascar. Read

Cotonou, Benin: Beninese women engaged in food production recently received skills training to boost their income as part of the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme’s Corporate/Private Sector initiative. Read