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Vso offices worldwide mark ivd by 'building communities'
For International Volunteer Day 2005, volunteer Service oversea is highlight the important contributions of local and subject volunteering â€" and also the part of international volunteers â€" with a political campaign entitled "military volunteer fo Mar 3 2008
Red cross volunteers save lives during nepal political unrest
A young boy, who was hurt during the clashes in Katmandu, Nepal (April 2006), receives first aid from Red Cross doctors and military volunteer. (Courtesy: IFRC)Katmandu, Nepal: Life is returning to convention on the streets of Katmandu following weeks of Mar 3 2008
Volunteers are villagers last hope in rural nepal
Accham, Nepal: Ram Hari Bista had to carry his 60-year-old sick female parent, Nona, on his bare back for about six hours to reach the nighest functioning infirmary. His local wellness centre in the remote control village of Rimikot in Accham district, 80 Mar 3 2008
Female volunteers reduce child-mother mortality in nepal
Katmandu, Nepal: Female community wellness volunteers have been contributing to stem child and maternal mortality rates in the last 10 years, said an analytical report on subject Survey of Female Community wellness Volunteer (FCHV) of Nepal disseminated o Mar 3 2008
Help refugees in transition
Mr Huang Guohua escaped to NZ with his girl Kaixin in 2006. Him and his wife were tortured for several years in labor camps earlier Chinese authorization beat to death his three-month-pregnant wife. Both were illicitly detained for practicing Falun Gong i Mar 3 2008
Service for peace celebrates ivd in 10 countries
This is the sec year that Service For Peace has promoted the International Volunteer Day (IVD), celebrated every 5 Dec, through its global network. Research studies have shown that volunteerism encourages and supports democratic values, gender equity, ent Mar 3 2008
Mongolian ngo, volunteer organizations line up several activities for ivd
Ulan Bator, Mongolia: IVD provides an chance for military volunteer organizations to promote their part to economic and sociable development in Mongolian People's Republic. This chance also allows many authorities agencies, NGOs, community groups, the buc Mar 3 2008
Mali focuses on improving literacy on ivd
Bamako, Mali: Mali, like the international community, celebrated International military volunteer Day, under the joint hospices of the Ministry of Youth and athletics and the United Nations military volunteer (UNV) program.The functionary ceremony was hel Mar 3 2008
Maldivians promote cloth shopping bags on ivd
Male: The United Nations military volunteer (UNV) program today led the "Cloth Shopping Bag" political campaign in Republic of Maldives, an island in Southern Asia, to bring about greater awareness for the environment on the juncture of Interna Mar 3 2008
Volunteers deployed in response to south asia disaster
With over 20,000 dead and 1000000 displaced and homeless person due to the recent devastating quake and tsunamis, volunteers are being deployed to help deliver relief and prevent crisis in Republic of Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Republic of Maldives, Thailand a Mar 3 2008
Un volunteers help coordinate relief for tsunami victims in south asia
Bonn: The United Nations military volunteer (UNV) program, in coordination with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) state Offices and the agency for Crisis Prevention and Recovery (BCPR), is deploying volunteers in several South Asian state to hel Mar 3 2008
Red cross maps out long-term tsunami action plan
Hong Kong: More than 100 representatives from the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement are assemblage in Hong Kong, to set out its long-term plan of action for subsister of the devastating earthquake and tidal wave of last Dec 26. The catastr Mar 3 2008
Un volunteers help coordinate relief for tsunami victims in south asia
Bonn: The United Nations military volunteer (UNV) program, in coordination with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) state Offices and the agency for Crisis Prevention and Recovery (BCPR), is deploying volunteers in several South Asian state to hel Mar 3 2008
Volunteer undaunted by dangers in foreign lands
Kuala Lumpur: The heat-drenched land was dry and arid. The latent hostility in the air was even more toffee. It was 1996, and rebels from capital of Central Africa, located in the telephone exchange Republic of Africa, were waging war against the local au Mar 3 2008
No barriers
Tampat, Malaysia: The man is neither an elected representative nor a social welfare officer but chap villagers look for him whenever they need his services.What makes polio-stricken Roslan Ismail being courted by villagers in his territory?The ground is w Mar 3 2008
Not saving lives, just making himself more useful: volunteering in disaster areas
Dr Jeyathesan believes he is also portion himself whenever he helps others.Jakarta, Malaya: “If you say you’re a doc, people would think you’re rich and that’s how you can give up your time to go (to catastrophe areas),” Dr Jeyathesan lamented. Mar 3 2008 |