Manila, Philippines: Special kids need special moms. The Katipunan ng mga Magulang ng mga Batang May Kapansanan (KMBK) is a volunteer group of some 20 women who take care of special children and, sometimes, even their parents.  Read article

Young Pinoys joined the rest of the world in celebrating volunteerism and the altruism of youth during the annual Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) at the Quezon Memorial Circle in Quezon City last week.   Read article

Makati City, Philippines: The UN Volunteers programme ((UNV) has partnered with Cisco Systems in the Philippines to train teachers in the country’s underserved areas in essential computer skills. Training will be provided under the UN Information Technology Service (UNITeS) programme.   Read article

Manila, Philippines: The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Cisco Systems have said they are aiming to expand their information technology volunteer program in the Philippines after its successfull launch last year.   Read article

Nabuur.com is an innovative service proposing a new way of online volunteering. It is giving local communities ("villages") access to the resources they need to solve their problems through direct contact with people ("virtual neighbours") living all over the world.  Read article

Manila, Philippines: When the killer tsunami struck South Asia, Mickey Howley was thousands of miles away, safe and sound in the United States. Mickey is no stranger to volunteerism. As a long-distance runner, he has participated in motivating those new to the sport achieve their goals. He has volunteered at a hospital doing outpatient release, has participated in hurricane clean-up work and gives blood regularly.  Read article

Manila: For American Renee J. Speltz, not having a canine search and rescue team in a country where 70-80 per cent of natural disasters occur was simply unthinkable. And so, despite a barrage of well-meaning naysayers and numerous other obstacles, she established from scratch two years ago Asia-Pacific's first and only volunteer K9 search and rescue group.  Read article

Manila, Philippines: How many times do you hear employees say that they can't find meaning in their jobs? How many people at work have left well-paying jobs to look for their passion elsewhere? How many of them continue to drag their feet to work, in search of something that will ignite their passion and make their work truly meaningful?   Read article

Manila: The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme in the Philippines launched a month-long International Volunteer Day (IVD) celebration, dubbed as “Discover.  Read article

Manila: The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme, together with volunteer-involving organizations, is organizing a photo exhibit to celebrate International Volunteer Day, 5 December in Manila, Philippines.  Read article