Volunteering paves for 'opening minds & hearts' in Pakistan by David Montero
Battal, Pakistan: No one knows exactly how many Americans are volunteering in the earthquake relief, since neither the US Embassy nor Pakistan's Foreign Ministry is keeping track. But their presence is widely felt throughout the affected areas, from tent hospitals to mountainside villages where volunteers are building shelters before the winter arrives. 
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After the storm, one town finds 1,000 ways to give by Peter Kilborn
Louisiana, USA: Help sprang up everywhere in the small town of Louisiana, USA after thousands of people were left homeless by Hurricane Katrina last 29 August. Residents, all 1,700 of them, opened their doors to hundreds of homeless people, raised funds to feed them and even washed their clothes. Read article
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Aceh: Empowering tsunami victims to rebuild their lives by Deborah Tomasowa
Aceh, Indonesia: Deborah Tomasowa of Mercy Corps was in Banda Aceh with other volunteers, days after last December's tsunami struck, helping deliver aid and return a sense of normalcy to those affected. Nine months later, they now focus on long-term recovery and sustainable development. Read article
Read article Read comments [ 3 comments ]Meet Flora, the face of the future in Sudan by Rosemarie North
Khartoum, Sudan: Flora Hussien has been working for nine years as a Red Crescent volunteer, doing health education in south Sudan. She is one of the 5,000 unpaid volunteers who are internally displaced and working within their own communities of displaced people in Sudan. Read article
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'Ser voluntario es alejarse del lujo' by Daizen Oda
San Pablo es una comunidad de secoyas y cofanes que está a tres horas de Sucumbíos en esos barquitos pequeños a través del río. Ahí llegué en junio del 2000 como uno de los 130 voluntarios de las Naciones Unidas en el Ecuador. Read article
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