02 February 2010
International Year of Volunteers + 10 (IYV+10)
The year 2011 marks the 10th anniversary of the International Year of Volunteers (IYV) in 2001. There's opportunities throughout 2011 to showcase the diversity, breadth and depth of volunteering worldwide, raise the profile of volunteering and mobilize many more volunteers.  Read article 15 January 2010
Haiti relief work: How you can volunteer now by Taylor Barnes
Washington, D.C., USA:
Relief organizations largely say that right now, money donations are needed more than additional aid volunteers.
“It’s a bit of a tough one for impromptu volunteers to enter into the fold,” says Richard Muffley, spokesman for the Center for International Disaster Information (CIDI) in Washington. Unsolicited volunteers may not have the needed training from aid organizations and will still need to be fed and housed once in a disaster zone, he says. “Cash is truly the most economical and efficient way of making a contribution.”
But Mr. Muffley and other aid organizations also say there are still opportunities to be hands-on with Haiti earthquake relief – which, they note, will continue long after the shock the quake triggered this week.
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16 January 2010
Crisis Camp Haiti: Techno-types volunteer their computer skills to aid quake victims by Bob Pool
San Diego, USA: Thomas and about 45 other self-described "techies and geo-geeks" and other volunteers met at USC to collaborate on ways to use computers to design improved maps of battered Port-au-Prince neighborhoods, concoct better family-locater services for quake victims and speed more accurate and timely relief information from more closely coordinated data feeds
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15 January 2010
More than 7,000 US nurses volunteer for Haiti
Oakland, USA:
More than 7,000 nurses in the United States have volunteered to go to Haiti to help injured survivors of the devastating earthquake.
National Nurses United, a national union, says nurses nationwide have answered its appeal to travel to the island country. Spokesman Charles Idelson said Friday that more than 1,000 nurses have registered in California and about 500 in New York.
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31 January 2010
Volunteer spirits meet in Tsirang
Thimphu, Bhutan: They came from different parts of the world, and from different nooks of Bhutan. Their age, cultural background and academic qualifications were varied. But they all had one thing in common: the spirit of volunteerism. Read article
30 January 2010
All together in the desert by Julie Okello, UNV Support Officer, Laayoune
Laayoune, Western Sahara territory: Ever since the first UNV volunteer arrived in Western Sahara, there was going to be an occasion to celebrate volunteerism, and this was an opportunity for the UNV volunteers to share their experiences with the other staff members at the headquarters of MINURSO. Read article
29 January 2010
'Volunteering for our Planet' comes to Abeche by Filippo Busconi, UNV Project and Advocacy Officer, N'Djamena
Abeche, Chad: International Volunteer Day (IVD) was celebrated in Abeche, Eastern Chad with fervour and enthusiasm. Since the inception of the UNV programme in Chad, this was the first opportunity for IVD celebrations to take place in Abeche instead of N’Djamena, the capital city. Read article
28 January 2010
Despertar la conciencia medioambiental en Bolivia
La Paz, Bolivia: En el marco de la celebración del Día Internacional de los Voluntarios, los funcionarios de Naciones Unidas y cientos de voluntarios salieron a las calles de la ciudad de La Paz a plantar árboles y a conversar con los vecinos sobre la importancia del cuidado del medio ambiente. Read article
27 January 2010
Volunteerism: a driving force for development in Armenia
Yerevan, Armenia: The Armenian authorities, UN representatives and civil society activists discussed the social and economic importance of volunteerism for development during a round table discussion which honoured International Volunteer Day. Read article
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