20 March 2008
Reaching out to volunteers by Simon Teasdale
Simon Teasdale from the Institute of Volunteer Research, looks at new research on volunteering, particularly among people at risk of social exclusion.
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06 December 2007
Promoting equality and integration of vulnerable groups in Viet Nam
Hanoi, Vietnam: UNV Vietnam joined hands with several organizations and government agencies to mark three UN Days: World AIDS day (1 December), International Day for Disabled People (3 December) and International Volunteer Day (5 December); with the theme "Equality and Integration".
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04 December 2007
Volunteers keep blind in sight by Niko Kloeten
Auckland, New Zealand: They may come from different countries and different cultures but the volunteers at the Blind and Low Vision Education Network campus at Homai have one thing in common: They love helping other people. International Volunteer Day, 5 December, recognises people who give up their own time to help.
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29 November 2007
Mongolian NGO, volunteer organizations line up several activities for IVD
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia: In Mongolia, several organizations came together to organize IVD events focusing raising awareness on HIV/AIDS, the needs of people with disability and young people. The activities will be held from 22 November until 10 December in various the capital Ulaanbaatar.
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13 March 2007
Volunteering from the heart by Abbas Al Lawati
Abu Dhabi, UAE: Jayne Winstanely volunteers at a centre for mentally and physically handicapped people. Having lived in eight countries and 34 houses, Jayne has volunteered in most places she has lived "to try to better the situation wherever we went".
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