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21 April 2008
Twenty years of Global Youth Service Day - 25-27 April by Christine Batcheler
Two students paint a peace mural on Global Youth Service Day. The 20th annual Global Youth Service Day  will be held on 25, 26 and 27 April 2008. (YSA)
Washington DC, USA: Millions of young people from Cambodia to Peru, from Pakistan to Liberia, from Mexico to Mongolia, are implementing community service projects during the 20th Annual Global Youth Service Day (GYSD).

Young volunteers will address important community needs through service and service-learning projects addressing climate change, literacy, poverty, human rights and many other issues.

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From: Youth Service America, USA
More about: HIV/AIDS  Youth
20 March 2008
Get to know Germany through volunteering by Stephanie Raison
They might not sound like fun, but for young people wanting to make a difference, volunteer work camps are an opportunity to make a contribution to the country they're visiting -- and a way of getting to know it.  Read article
From: Deutsche Welle, Germany
More about: Germany  Infrastructure
20 March 2008
Internet spurs upswing in volunteerism by Wendy Koch
Youth volunteerism is surging as high school and college students use the Internet to mobilize quickly and nationally.  Read article
From: USA Today
03 March 2008
Encouraging Youth to Be Volunteers by Ann Christine Ishimwe
Kigali, Rwanda: Global Trustees for Unity and Peace Volunteers (GTUPV), an NGO in Rwanda, promotes youth volunteerism and global development.  Read article
From: allAfrica.com
More about: Rwanda
22 February 2008
International Youth Volunteering report  by V
In 2007, ICP conducted a study of innovative youth volunteer programs based on 22 case studies from 17 countries around the world. The study was commissioned by v, a UK-based volunteering charity.  Read article

 

Related links
Youth Rescue Outreach (TYRO) 
The Youth Rescue Outreach (TYRO), was formed to help youth to turn their challenges in opportunities, and to show them that by living wisely they can succeed in life.  The word TYRO also means young learner. Over the past year it has been organizing and conducting youth outreaches in Uganda.  Visit site
Vinspired 
This new website launched by the UK government acts as a gateway for volunteering opportunities for young people in England. Aimed at 16 to 25-year-olds, the site features blogs, question and answer forums, a chatroom, case studies and volunteering opportunities with charities including the British Red Cross and Global Xchange.  Visit site
Swat Youth Front 
Swat Youth Front (SYF) Swat is a Non-Governmental, non-political and no ethnic organization. It is working for the socio-economic development of the inhabitants of district Swat. SYF was established in 1997 and registered in the year 1999 under the social welfare and volunteer and NGOs registration & Control Act 1961. The main purpose of SYF is to bring changes in policies with the help of the locals that can lead them towards the prosperous life. The NGO took initiative for gender development in March 1999 for the first time.  Visit site

Related blog entries
12 February 2008, 08:54
Kosovo: Talk on volunteering 
Thanks to the kind offer and cooperation from University Resource Hub (Kosovo Youth Development Project led by the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sports); UNV Kosovo organized two meetings with students to talk about volunteering in Pristine and in North Mitrovica.  Read entry
From: IVD 2007 Blog
04 December 2007, 16:11
En Mauritanie: les jeunes, société changeante pour JIV 2007 
En Mauritanie, les jeunes représentent le moteur d’une société changeante et doivent donc devenir des exemples de solidarité. Néanmoins dans cette société, le volontariat.  Read entry


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