I joined the UNV Programme as an intern few weeks ago. And I wouldn’t miss the chance to experience a real event “on the field”. And 11,000 volunteers apparently were thinking the same.   Read article

Damascus, Syria: More than 10,000 volunteers recently helped clean up Syria’s coastline as part of a national campaign to protect the country’s coasts and promote volunteerism.  Read article

Five years ago I sat on a rock scouring the vista of the Kali Gandaki gorge when a short skinny villager with a pair of tattered shorts appeared like a hobbit from behind a tree.  Read article

This report analyzes the existing models for the public promotion of volunteerism, including legislation, and compares the design of policies and institutions from various countries particularly in Latin America.  Read article

United Kingdom: Some of the leading stars from Coronation Street will join the plot which aims to help boost the Year of the Volunteer Campaign.  Read article

Washington D.C., USA: The singer Jon Bon Jovi took part in Washington D.C.'s National Volunteer Conference last week with a keynote speech about his philanthropic activities.   Read article

For nearly 10 years, Renee Gallop has given her time to the Lambeth branch of the charity Victim Support, in south-east London. She has helped thousands overcome the trauma of crime - everything from pickpocketings to murder - and all for free.   Read article

William Gollan has travelled the world, but he wouldn't consider his adventures much of a pleasure cruise. Gollan is part of the Canadian Executive Service Organization, a volunteer-based organization that provides experts  to Canadians and other countries.  Read article

Washington, D.C.: More than 2,500 volunteers and experts on volunteering will gather for the 2005 National Conference on Volunteering and Service in Washington D.C. on 4-6 August. They aim to gain skills and develop strategies to encourage more Americans to volunteer.   Read article

Jaipur, India: Shortage of water has been a tale of woe in India's Rajasthan state for decades. But this year, the state's largest circulated Hindi daily, Rajasthan Patrika, has motivated around 155,000 volunteers to clean up 388 discarded traditional ponds and wells.  Read article