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A volunteer watches as fireworks explode over the Melbourne Cricket Ground stadium, as Britain's Queen Elizabeth II declares the Commonwealth Games open in Melbourne 15 March 2006. (Reuters/David Gray)
12 April 2006
Volunteering is as much about means as ends by Sha Cordingley
Sha Cordingley, CEO of Volunteering Australia, shares her thoughts on volunteering for the Commonwealth Games, arguing that volunteering isn't confined to helping the needy, it is about active citizenship and building social capital.  Read article
Jane, a young American volunteer and leader in the NetAid Global Citizen Corps
30 March 2006
What if? by Jane (of NetAid)
Jane, a young American volunteer and leader in the NetAid Global Citizen Corps, asks what if the United States devoted as much energy to fighting poverty as fighting terrorism? President Bush's govenment has failed to meet its commitment to double its aid to Africa, slashed its development budget and fell short on its contribution to HIV/Aids programmes. Along with other young leaders and volunteers, Jane wants to make sure her government upholds its promises.   Read article

From: NetAid
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27 March 2006
Volunteering? What would be in it for me? by Unknown
He confessed that volunteering does not come easily for him. "Why do volunteering opportunities come at the most inopportune times, like, erm, when the weather's cold?" asks the author. Hats off to volunteers, he writes, they want to halt global warming and end world poverty. So, what makes volunteers give so much? They "think selfishly".  Read article

From: Philadelphia Inquirer, USA
More about: United States  Advocacy
20 March 2006
Volunteering for the 'right' causes by Mirko Bagaric
More than 20,000 supposedly time-pressed Australians applied to spend upwards of 100 hours volunteering to help run a third rate sporting event while non-profit social services can’t get enough volunteers to assist people who are homeless, elderly and  infirm. "Is this the right cause?" asks writer Mirko Bagaric.  Read article

From: Online Opinion, Australia
More about: Australia  Advocacy
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15 March 2006
Volunteerism is not a new concept by Dorian Bryan
Volunteers have been serving Jamaican communities for ages. With the upcoming Cricket World Cup in 2007, Jamaicans are getting ready to work hard, play hard and volunteer.   Read article

More about: Jamaica  Culture & sports

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