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21 December 2006
Volunteer work is not free labour  by Dewi Mohd Sofri
Is volunteer work free labour? In the Sultanate of Brunei, the culture of volunteerism is "not well-developed", the writer suggest few ways how to improve volunteering in the country.  Read article

21 December 2006
El voluntariado, una fuerza mundial ascendente by Bernardo Kliksberg
Se presenta a continuación un artículo de Bernardo Kliksberg sobre el voluntariado en nuestro tiempo escrito con motivo del Día Mundial del Voluntariado celebrado recientemente.  Read article
19 December 2006
Not just for Christmas by Mark Restall
Non-profit organizations get inundated with prospective volunteers over the festive period, when most of them are shut. Mark Restall, from Volunteering England, says it's during the rest of the year they really need your help.  Read article

From: The Guardian, UK
More about: United Kingdom
15 December 2006
Public interest & the limits of volunteerism by Ernest Partridge
Wellington, New Zealand: To be sure, personal self-control and charity are virtues, while political coercion and taxation are not. The trouble is, in numerous and significant instances, volunteerism doesn’t work.  Read article

From: Scoop, New Zealand
12 December 2006
The joys of volunteering by Bronwyn White
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea: Papua New Guinea is the land of the unexpected in everyway, unexpected joy, and unexpected devastation. As a medical officer in PNG I had unimaginable adventures, experiencing daily challenges, jubilation, tears, desolation, elation, fear, failure but endless fulfilment.  Read article

More about: Papua New Guinea  HIV/AIDS

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