Bonn, Germany: UNV programme and World for Food Programme (WFP) have agreed to work together in promoting the Walk the World campaign and International Volunteer Day (IVD).  Read article

As protests go, "Stand Up Against Poverty" must be among the most comfortable: People will simply stand up at many places around the world to show their commitment to fighting poverty. Simple as it may sound, the author argues that this action will test the credibility of civil society and its ability to muster people around the world for a common cause.  Read article

A story written by Mohammad, a young Egyptian graduate student finishing a second Master's Degree at the Kennedy School of Harvard University. He volunteered his time as an intern in Aceh in summer 2006, and worked with the Program for Women Headed Households in Indonesia (PEKKA).   Read article

Ha Noi, Viet Nam: As the world marks the United Nations’ International Youth Day on 12 August, Viet Nam’s over 40 million young people are facing major challenges. In fact, majority of the country’s poor are under the age of 24, lacking necessary skills, health services and employment opportunities to bring themselves out of poverty.  Read article

London, UK: It has been written off as wristband idealism, but last year's Make Poverty History campaign mobilized a generation of politically active young people, according to a survey for Oxfam.   Read article

London, UK: Development charity Oxfam is calling for a million people to support a new campaign to fight world poverty. It wants people to either volunteer, donate money or fight for change as part of its "I'm in" campaign.   Read article

Le présent projet vise à renforcer les capacités des organisations et associations de volontaires oeuvrant au Togo dans la mobilisation de la population, en particulier les jeunes et les femmes, à travers le volontariat afin de contribuer à la mise en œuvre des Objectifs du Millénaire pur le Développement, en particulier les objectifs 1 et 3.  Read article

Rome, Italy: Join the United Nations World Food Programme and tens of thousands of individuals around the world on Sunday, 21 May 2006 to help end child hunger. Together, we'll play a key role in meeting the Millennium Development Goals.  Read article

New Delhi, India: Children from four schools in the Indian capital city of Delhi recently investigated the lives and realities of poor communities to understand the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and evaluate the extent to which the benefits of the MDGs have reached the poorest of the poor.  Read article

Critics have said that overseas volunteering hardly have sustainable impact on developing communities.  Isn't it time to encourage international volunteers to channel their skills and time toward local development projects?  Read article