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SPECIAL COVERAGE
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Volunteers help Asian tsunami survivors rebuild lives
Dr. Monique Tello, left, a pediatric resident with a group of doctors from Yale University in the US, examines a young Sri Lankan tsunami victim in Valachennai, about 330 kms east of Colombo on 4 January 2005. (AP Photo/Julia Drapkin)
With more than 150,000 people dead and hundreds of thousands displaced and homeless due to the recent devastating earthquakes and tsunamis in Asia, the relief and rehabilitation operations required are the biggest ever undertaken in history.
One of the important resources needed in this massive humanitarian assistance effort is volunteers. Even before the governments could deliver aid to the distant and devastated regions, overcoming the obstacles of severely damaged infrastructure, volunteers from both local communities and outside joined hands to help the survivors as much as possible.
In our special coverage of the disaster in Asia, we bring you all the news about the role volunteers are playing in the world's biggest relief and rehabilitation effort to date.
Read how volunteers are helping tsunami victims
In unprecedented international solidarity, people all over the world have been spontaneously donating money and relief goods. You can also donate money and relief material and volunteer your time to help the millions of tsunami survivors who urgently need safe drinking water, food, clothes, shelter, medicines and means for livelihood.
Find out how you can help
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NEWS
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27 December, 2005
Thousands served around the world by dedicated volunteers
Salesforce.com employees have given more than 750 hours to community service activities in December, the equivalent of a full-time volunteer serving 24 hours a day, seven days a week for the entire month.
From: Business Wire
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20 December, 2005
Young people resolved to volunteer more in 2005: Survey
There's hope for our kids! The results of a national survey released today -- just weeks before the New Year begins -- show teens feel strongly about volunteerism and giving back to communities.
From: Yahoo Finance News
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16 December, 2005
New website urges people to speak up for MDGs
The United Nations Millennium Campaign has launched its global website to encourage people to get actively involved in global initiatives towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals.
From: Millennium Campaign
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FEATURES
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16 December, 2005
Retirees find extra meaning in life through volunteering
Some people believe that retirement is the equivalent to the beginning of the end for one's life. However, Yu Ko-ting, who has engaged himself in volunteer service work since his retirement, does not believe anything of that sort.
From: MYEGov
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VIEWPOINTS
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15 December, 2005
Caught in the crossfire
For more than a century, the emblem of a red cross on a white background has saved the lives of people in war zones across the globe. But now the neutrality and independence of the Red Cross Red Crescent is fast becoming a casualty of a global war on terror that threatens to obliterate the capacity of humanitarian aid agencies to operate in areas of conflict. The "with us or against us" rhetoric of the US-led coalition in Iraq and Afghanistan leaves little space for neutral agencies.
From: The Guardian
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VOLUNTEER STORIES
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15 December, 2005
Red Cross volunteer shares hurricane experience
“You know you go on one of these things as often as I do and you see so much destruction. People without insurance. People that have lost their homes, and they’re just destitute you know and then you just realize how lucky you are," said American Red Cross volunteer Pete Peterson.
From: WLOX-TV
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OPPORTUNITIES
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21 December, 2005
This holiday season unwrap the 'Gift of Education'
NetAid, a non-profit organization inspiring people to take action against poverty, invites individuals to celebrate this holiday season by helping AIDS-affected children in Africa by giving the Gift of Education.
From: NetAid
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RESOURCES
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New website launched to help kids volunteer
The USA Freedom Corps has launched a new website designed to show elementary and middle school students how they can start making a difference by volunteering. The website also includes resources, ideas, and information to help parents and teachers engage America's youth in their communities.
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5 ways to ensure volunteer vacation remains a dream
It’s no secret that thousands of active seniors are seeking out volunteer vacations each year, preferring a meaningful experience helping the underprivileged to a bus tour or cruise. Beyond the decision to go to Boise or Brazil, and finding out if they’ll be bedding down in a lean-to or lodge, would-be volunteers need to make careful choices on the myriad of vacation providers available today.
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Manual for volunteering & drug addiction prevention
A new manual on “Motivation and Qualification of Volunteers in Drug Addiction Prevention” was recently published by Germany-based Centre for Empirical Pedagogical Research (Zentrum für empirische pädagogische Forschung). (in PDF)
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EVENTS
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First Annual VolunTourism Forum
Washington, DC, United States
2 February, 2005
The event targets alumni association travel planners, destination marketers, tour operators, corporate and nonprofit executives, and meeting and incentive travel professionals to join their peers from around the world to learn “How To Create and Market Successful VolunTourism Programs & Events.”
From: VolunTourism
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