Northwest Medical Teams' volunteers in post-tsunami South Asia continue to focus on targeted projects in the region, working with local groups, schools and ministries of health to help thousands of hurting families rebuild their lives.  Visit site

In the weeks that followed the tsunami, tourists started returning to Sri Lanka - but many were not there for a holiday, they went to help in the relief effort.  Visit site

They don't exactly spring to mind when considering who should be first on the ground in a disaster zone. But with charities sitting on a mountain of cash given in response to the tsunami appeal, the scramble is now on for perhaps the most unlikely subspecies of aid worker: accountants.  Visit site

Since the tsunamis struck on 26 December 2004, the UN Volunteers programme continues to expand its presence in the affected countries. To date, some 40 UNVs are in these countries, here are some their stories.   Read article

So cruel was the killer Asian tsunami in its fury that people surged forward, like never before, to help those who had lost everything. Doctors, relief workers, government officials, young people and countless others who worked tirelessly, unflinchingly and selflessly. In a special Indian Republic Day feature, rediff.com celebrates Indian men and women for setting examples of public good through their stories and pictures.  Visit site

Within days of 26 December tsunami disaster, high school students from NetAid’s Global Citizen Corps (GCC), a program which empowers high school students in the US to educate and mobilize their peers in campaigns to fight global poverty, were taking action. From organizing dollar drives to charity sports events, talent shows and walk-a-thons, GCC Leaders came up with creative ways to support those affected by the tsunami.  Visit site

In the days following the Asian tsunami, many people were surprised to hear that aid agencies were turning down volunteers' offers to help. At a time of such tremendous need, when many experts were predicting the largest volunteer effort ever, what's a volunteer to think?  Read article

Four weeks after the tsunami that shook the world, people in affected countries and beyond are beginning to put their lives back together. In a special report, UK's national paper, The Guardian, asked survivors, relatives and volunteers across 12 countries how they spent yesterday, one month on.  Visit site

Volunteers have been helping the tsunami victims in many different ways: from distributing food, clothes, drinking water and medicines to cleaning up the debris and searching for the missing. They have been burying or cremating the dead, treating the injured and carrying them to relief camps or medical centres and providing emotional support.   Read article

When Asia's tsunami struck this famous beach resort town but spared their Hilltop Nature Resort, owner Somporn Sintop and his son didn't hesitate: They drove through the area, picked up 200 stranded tourists - many of them injured - and gave them food and shelter. Today, about 150 local and foreign volunteers are working in the modest resort’s reception area, turned into a relief centre, and staying at its 40 wooden cabins - for free.  Visit site