Accra, Ghana: Fifty volunteer soccer coaches from Germany, England, Holland and other European countries are to arrive in Ghana next year to help train under ages 14-18 players nationwide.  Read article

Florida, USA: More than 450,000 volunteers removed 8.2 million pounds of debris from 18,000 miles of coastline and waterways in 74 countries during the International Coastal Cleanup day in July last year.  Read article

Sumatra, Indonesia: A national youth camp, organized by the International Red Cross/Red Crescent Federation (IFRC) develops future volunteers' understanding of global issues such as HIV/Aids, held recently in Indonesia.  Read article

Geneva, Switzerland: Two thousand volunteer computer users are taking part in a project in Switzerland to help researchers develop new strategies for fighting malaria in Africa.  Read article

Java, Indonesia: The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) volunteers are providing medical assistance and relief goods to people affected by the earthquake and tsunami, which hit the southwest coast of Java on Monday, 17 July. Local officials say at least 245 people were killed and PMI estimates that more than 28,000 people have been displaced.  Read article

The Lebanese Red Cross has mobilized 2,400 emergency rescue and first aid volunteers, as well as some 200 ambulances to evacuate and provide emergency relief to people wounded or displaced in the bombings by Israeli army.  Read article

Glasgow, Scotland: UNV volunteer Yugesh Pradhanang from Nepal shares how volunteering and community participation helped victims of 1986 Chernobyl fallout regain their lives, at the CIVICUS World Assembly held recently in Glasgow, Scotland.  Read article

Mumbai, India: Indian Red Cross volunteers responded immediately to the explosions that rocked Mumbai's railway during yesterday's rush hour, killing at least 180. More than 300 people were also injured in the blasts, which ripped doors and windows off  carriages and threw passengers from trains.   Read article

Beijing, China: Two hundred students from over 20 universities and colleges in Beijing have become youth volunteers to advocate the concept of "a girl is as good as a boy", particularly among rural areas.   Read article

Canberra, Australia: Australian Prime Minister John Howard is considering a plan to pay retired volunteers for their efforts and to give tax breaks to volunteers still in the workforce. Under the proposed plan, volunteers in employment would be entitled to a personal income-tax deduction for the out-of-pocket expenses incurred in their volunteering. Elderly volunteers on limited incomes and those who were pensioners should be considered for some direct monetary return for their efforts.   Read article