Education
 Although nearly four billion people are now literate in the world, literacy for all – children, youth and adults - is still an unaccomplished goal and an ever-moving target. As many as 114 million children of primary school age are still not enrolled in school. This means one in every five children is deprived of access to even the most basic education. The target for governments and development agencies under the Millennium Development Goal 2 is to ensure that all children everywhere go to primary school by 2015.
The target can be achieved, but not without the contribution of volunteers who work at the local level in a myriad of roles to bring education to inaccessible and marginalized communities. In this section, we highlight the role volunteers are playing in the efforts to meet the MDG 2 targets and also the contribution of student volunteers themselves.
If you have any news, press releases, events, documents, links or other information resources related to this topic, send them to us at info@worldvolunteerweb.org and we will post them here. 15 January 2008
Volunteers help tackle health and education problems in Namibia by Frederick Philander
Windhoek, Namibia: "This is the first time that I am presiding over a swearing-in ceremony in Namibia, and I feel a tremendous sense of pride, both as an ambassador and as an American," says Dennise Mathieu, new US Ambassador to Namibia.  Read article
21 December 2007
Mali focuses on improving literacy on IVD by Viola Krebs
Bamako, Mali: Mali, like the international community, celebrated International Volunteer Day, under the joint hospices of the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme, with the theme "Volunteering and the promotion of literacy". Read article
18 December 2007
Journée Internationale des Volontaires 2007 au Bénin
Cotonou, Bénin: « Volontaires unis pour bâtir un monde meilleur » fut le thème de la Journée internationale des Volontaires célébrée en 2007 au Bénin. Trente-deux volontaires de différentes associations ont participé à un tournoi de football sur la plage de Fidjrossé, soixante-un ont été donneurs de sang au Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire de Cotonou, d’autres ont repeint l’école maternelle publique de Cadjéhoun. Les cérémonies du 5 décembre ont rendu hommage à ces actions de solidarité qui ont concrétisé l’union des volontaires du Bénin. Read article
04 June 2007
Hundreds of Chinese volunteers to teach Mandarin in Thailand
Beijing, China: China sent more than 400 volunteers to teach Mandarin in Thailand, the largest number of volunteers since China launched its program to send volunteers abroad to teach the Chinese language, the overseas edition of People's Daily reported on Monday. Read article
08 March 2007
Volunteers lighten school workload in Mozambique
Tete, Mozambique: In this remote corner of Tete, near the border with Zambia, cash-strapped parents often treat school as a luxury that is impractical and unaffordable. But last year, volunteers from the Mozambique Red Cross have been campaigning in several communities in Tete to convince parents and guardians that school is worth the sacrifice. Read article
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Council on International Educational Exchange
Since 1947, the Council on International Educational Exchange, known as CIEE, has been in pursuit of its mission, "to help people gain understanding, acquire knowledge, and develop skills for living in a globally interdependent and culturally diverse world." Our services to young people studying, working, teaching, and traveling abroad are more important than ever. As we look ahead, we reaffirm our commitment to the principles and values that guide this mission statement. Visit site
Volunteering for Literacy initiative
The Volunteering for Literacy initiative, developed by Volunteering South Australia, was designed to bring together volunteers involved in literacy work. The initiative serves to support and acknowledge the work of volunteers in literacy, whether in schools, prisons, community centres or settlement services. In addition, the initiative’s website will soon list vacancies for organizations seeking literacy volunteers. Visit site
Volunteer for the Visayans
This Philippine-based non-profit organization places foreign volunteers in community projects and raise funds for numerous educational and poverty projects. Currently, the organization is working with the City Social Welfare Office n constructing a house for street children. Visit site
27 December 2007, 11:42
Mexico: Creación del Programa de Estudiantes Voluntarios de la Universidad de Colima
Les escribo para compartirles la experiencia que tuvimos con motivo del Día Internacional del Voluntariado: A un año de creación del Programa de Estudiantes Voluntarios de la Universidad de Colima (que por cierto es uno de los resultado de la Red UNITeS), y dentro del marco del Día Internacional del Voluntariado, organizamos el pasado jueves 6 de diciembre la 1a Feria de Estudiantes Voluntarios: "Descubriendo su Potencial Social". Read entry
From: IVD 2007 Blog
07 December 2007, 11:33
Albania: Helping disabled children on IVD
UNV Albania, along with numerous other volunteer-involving partner organisations (PVN, REC, Mjaft, Peace Corps and Terre des Hommes), organised a series of events to mark this year's IVD. Read entry
From: IVD 2007 Blog
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