Tegucigalpa, Honduras: In Honduras, the UNAIDS Volunteer Network was founded through the initiative of international UN Volunteer Michela Polesana, serving in the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). The network promotes social activities aiming to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS and human rights. Read

Bogota, Colombia: Music, art, graffiti and other artistic expressions were at the centre of a Hip Hop festival organized to raise awareness amongst youth about HIV/AIDS prevention and encourage them to fight against stigma and discrimination. (Full article in Spanish) Read

La Paz, Bolivia: "In Bolivia, many women do not know what people trafficking really means," says Sara Rodríguez-Argüelles, a UNV volunteer working with UNIFEM. But her work helps prevent women from finding out the hard way.

"Prevention is the key because, although trafficking is categorized as a crime in Bolivia, it is extremely difficult for someone to be arrested for it." Read

Managua, Nicaragua: I have understood the real meaning of my presence in Nicaragua. Now I organize training for university students, for teenagers, for UN staff talking about HIV, trying to fight stigma and prejudice through the only winning gun: awareness. Read

Hanoi, Viet Nam: A UNV-supported project in Hanoi, Viet Nam is educating women in IT skills so that when they leave the rehabilitation centre they will not relapse back into drug use and sex work. It is a first, important step in eliminating the title "social evils". Read