28 December 2006
New song on volunteerism and tsunami recovery released by Vero Balderas, UNV Communication Specialist Banda Aceh
Banda Aceh, Indonesia: In partnership with the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme, Acehnese musicians Mahrisal Rubi and Edy Erwinsyah released a song commemorating the second anniversary of the tsunami that hit several countries of South East Asia on 26 December 2004.
Read article
04 December 2006
Bringing joy to tsunami victims in Indonesia
Banda Aceh, Indonesia: More than 100 people, many of them affected by the 2004 tsunami, participated in a ‘Volunteer Awareness Campaign’ organized by United Nations Volunteers programme in Banda Aceh on 2 December.
Read article
27 September 2006
Acehnese women rebuild their lives one step at a time
A story written by Mohammad, a young Egyptian graduate student finishing a second Master's Degree at the Kennedy School of Harvard University. He volunteered his time as an intern in Aceh in summer 2006, and worked with the Program for Women Headed Households in Indonesia (PEKKA).
Read article
19 July 2006
Training young people as future volunteers in Indonesia by Teresita P. Usapdin
Sumatra, Indonesia: A national youth camp, organized by the International Red Cross/Red Crescent Federation (IFRC) develops future volunteers' understanding of global issues such as HIV/Aids, held recently in Indonesia.
Read article
19 July 2006
Indonesian Red Cross volunteers respond to Java tsunami
Java, Indonesia: The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) volunteers are providing medical assistance and relief goods to people affected by the earthquake and tsunami, which hit the southwest coast of Java on Monday, 17 July. Local officials say at least 245 people were killed and PMI estimates that more than 28,000 people have been displaced.
Read article