Chinese woman fights cancer, depression by volunteering
Taiwan, ROC: One woman in Tainan City in southern Taiwan who contracted cancer, Hsieh Wen-ling, uses optimism and volunteering to fight the disease. She said that she welcomes the challenge to face the disease head on. Hsieh's story and experiences provide a wonderful example for those who are facing similar difficulties.
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Read articleFeelgood love story
Giving up your time to help others can improve health and fitness. But new research has also found volunteering could boost your love life. Katrina Creer spoke to couples who discovered they had much more in common than just a good cause.
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28 February 2006
Read articleSaving the world in a weekend by Vicky Baker
For everyone who has ever wanted to volunteer abroad but never quite found the time comes a new type of holiday: the charity short-break.
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31 January 2006
Read articleA volunteer for the long haul by Sarah Campbell
Teaching in Uganda with the Volunteer Service Overseas (VSO) set the television journalist Jon Snow off on a life of volunteering. Here he talks about the effects of that life-changing experience.
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Read articleThe battle continues: Volunteer gets food to quake victims in Pakistan
Bonn, Germany: At age 27, Adham Effendi has seen more than his fair share of tragedy and despair, from the plight of refugees in his native Pakistan to starving children in Eritrea. Now as a United Nations Volunteer with the UN World Food Programme (WFP) in Pakistan, Effendi is trying to prevent a tragic event from getting worse.
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