05 December 2006
International Volunteer Day in Latin America
Latin America celebrated the International Day of Volunters in different ways according to each country’s culture, interests and possibilities. With great initiative volunteers gathered together to make visible the work of volunteers through several events in different cities. Here are some examples that can offer ideas for future celebrations.
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27 October 2005
'Ser voluntario es alejarse del lujo' by Daizen Oda
San Pablo es una comunidad de secoyas y cofanes que está a tres horas de Sucumbíos en esos barquitos pequeños a través del río. Ahí llegué en junio del 2000 como uno de los 130 voluntarios de las Naciones Unidas en el Ecuador.
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25 November 2004
Winners of Cities with a Heart award announced
Bonn, Germany: The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme, the Inter-American Development Bank’s Inter-American Initiative on Social Capital, Ethics and Development and the UN-Habitat will launch “Cities with Heart” on International Volunteer Day, 5 December.
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27 May 2004
Saving the jungle
Quito: Anna Davidson, a young volunteer from Canada, relates her how living and helping the Amazonians save their rainforest in Ecuador has changed her life.
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29 December 2003
En Esmeraldas el Voluntariado se tornó en Política Municipal
Quito: El Departamento del Voluntariado Municipal de Esmeraldas funcionará desde enero del 2004 y espera involucrar un mínimo de 500 nuevos voluntarios locales
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