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The tenth anniversary of the International Year of Volunteers (IYV+10)
Volunteering and community engagement empower people to change the world from the grassroots up, especially when enabled by strong partnerships at every level.

It is 10 years since the International Year of Volunteers in 2001, and through a General Assembly Resolution, the United Nations called for this anniversary to be marked across the planet. 

During the anniversary Year, the wide range of partners and stakeholders aim to promote the values of volunteering, to recognize the positive impacts of volunteering, to build and reinforce volunteering networks, and to facilitate people’s contributions to peace and the Millennium Development Goals through volunteering.

PLEASE VISIT THE NEW IYV+10 WEBSITE AT: www.iyvplus10.org

20 December 2011
La journée du volontariat au Togo 
Marche en faveur du volontariat au Togo au cours des festivités de la Journée internationale des Volontaires en 2011. (Programme VNU)
Lomé, Togo:
Le Togo reconnaît la valeur de l'engagement volontaire pour le développement lors des festivités de la Journée internationale des Volontaires.
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More about: Togo  Activism  Environment  Health  MDG 6  MDG 7  Youth

25 November 2011
The Women of Villa El Salvador and the Volunteering "Bug" by Felien De Smedt and Nerea Varela
Lima, Peru: On the occasion of the International Day of Elimination of Violence against Women (25 November), we invite you to read this collaborative piece--between UNWomen and the tenth anniversary of the International Year of Volunteers (IYV+10)--that celebrates the work of women volunteers in Villa El Salvador.  Read article

More about: Advocacy  MDG 3
25 November 2011
Call for writing submissions from children 
Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore Foundation in association with the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme in India and Anant Vikas Trust is bringing out a special issue of "The Peace Gong--the children’s newspaper" based on the four objectives of the tenth anniversary of the International Year of Volunteers (IYV+10): recognition, facilitation, networking and promotion of volunteerism.   Read article

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