Abebech Gobena: A profile in compassion by Tewedros Ayele
Wollo, Ethiopia: Natural disasters and wars serve as a reminder that greed is killing us. It’s women like Abebech Gobena who will save us.
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17 February 2009
Read articleSailing the Nile 2008
Cairo, Egypt: The Sailing the Nile for the Millennium Development Goals Campaign 2008 reached its final destination in Cairo on 13 December 2008. The closing event also celebrated International Volunteer Day and International Human Rights Day.
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22 January 2009
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Pristina, Kosovo: For IVD, the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme team in Kosovo commissioned a local artist to come up with a new spin on the Millennium Development Goals.
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Read articleVSO concerned by sharp decline in Generation Xers volunteering
International development charity VSO has reported a dramatic decrease in the number of professionals under 50 volunteering, even though interest in volunteering overseas is at an all time high amongst other age groups.
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From: Voluntary Service Overseas, UK
13 November 2006Sailing the Nile for development stops in Sohag for Universal Primary Education
Sohag: At the Rowing Club on the banks of the Nile in Sohag Governorate – about 500 kilometres south of Cairo- celebrations took place on Monday as the eight feluccas of the “Sailing the Nile for Development” project approached the bank
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