Kabul, Afghanistan: Thousands of volunteers and healthworkers have been deployed in Afghanistan to ensure all children under age five are vaccinated against polio.  Read article

Massachusetts, USA : Stirred by the plight of the estimated one million widows in Afghanistan, Retik and Quigley, who both lost their husbands on 11 September, established the Beyond the 11th foundation to help women in conflict-ridden countries.  Read article

Badakhshan, Afghanistan: When Toshiko Kitahara arrived in Ragh district in Badakhshan province, north-east Afghanistan, two things struck her: its natural beauty and the fact that girls did not attend school. As a UN Volunteer with the World Food Programme (WFP), Toshiko decided to make girls’ education a priority. She started her self-driven campaign to build the first girls’ school in Ragh. Her quest for funds started in Afghanistan and crossed the globe before she arrived at enough money to have the project put in motion.  Read article

Kabul, Afghanistan: Tens of thousands of health workers and volunteers across Afghanistan kicked off a three-day campaign expected to immunise more than 7.2 million children under the age of five against polio.  Read article

Rescue teams and volunteers have been frantically searching for survivors of the massive earthquake that hit parts of Pakistan, India and Afghanistan on Saturday.   Read article

Kabul, Afghanistan: In the run up to the United Nations World Summit in New York, Afghan children raised their voices demanding world leaders take real steps to reduce poverty. Hundreds of white kites flew above Kabul on 13 September, to bring key development messages to world leaders.  Read article

Bonn, Germany: As the United Nations commemorates the third International Day of UN Peacekeepers on 29 May, paying tribute to those who serve in peacekeeping operations, United Nations Volunteers (UNV) are also being honoured for their dedication and courage in helping improve the lives of millions of people in war-torn and post-conflict countries across the globe.  Read article

Bonn, Germany: A group of United Nations Volunteers (UNV) yesterday received the University of Sydney’s Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies’ first Peacemaker Award for their groundbreaking work with the October 2004 presidential elections in Afghanistan.  Read article

A group of women from Atlanta, USA established a non-profit organization to educate Afghan children and train Afghan women with viable job skills. While the programs are gaining traction, they worry that the world’s attention is turning elsewhere too soon.  Read article

Jalalabad: Through the efforts of dedicated international and local volunteers, a new elementary school was opened to serve the needs of some 2,000 local girls and boys.  Read article