"While volunteers on the ground are playing a pivotal role in supporting the changes around the world, it is also essential to make sure that the impact of fieldwork is communicated with people, urging others to join the cause," says Faye Palad, a Digital and Social Media Content Producer at the UN Department of Peace Operations (UNDPO) in New York. Read more about how Faye connects communities.
I have always been interested in women's rights, gender equality and volunteerism. My first volunteer experience goes back to my undergraduate days when I joined the university's official volunteer programme, Ugnayan ng Pahinungod, which nurtures volunteers working with the Philippines' local communities. I also worked as an intern for the Huairou Commission in New York, which provided me with ample exposure to women's rights issues and an understanding of key global issues.