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Environmental Volunteers: Conference of Youth in Morocco

What is “Conference of Youth”? Conference of Parties (COP) is the supreme decision-making body of the Climate Change Convention. With the presence of all the States that are parties of it, they review and discuss the solutions to prevent our planet from the risk of climate change. Starting from 1995, all those States meet to…

Abdessamad Ejjiar July 11, 2019

Children Shouldn’t Work in Fields, But On Dreams

Every child in the world has the right to a happy childhood, the right to Justice in law, to life, and to liberty. Every child needs time to rest and play and to grow from day to day. Child labour laws and the International Labour Standards on Child labour are statutes placing restrictions and regulations…

Abdessamad Ejjiar June 12, 2019

English Street School in Morocco: From an Old Street to a School

“Let’s learn English for free”, “Our street is our school”, “We need languages in our life”: These are the words of Mouhcine Camel, the founder of English Street class, when interviewed by IVolunteer. In Essaouira, an old port city in Morocco‘s Atlantic coast, known by tourism as the main commercial asset and probably the only…

Abdessamad Ejjiar May 27, 2019

5 Easy and Manageable things to do on Earth Day

Earth Day? What is it? What to do? Just in case you’re wondering what Earth day is, and what you can do, you should continue reading. Start by knowing the basics: The date. On April 22nd of each year, human beings from all around the planet celebrate Earth Day, a regular weekday but with much…

Balkis Chaabane April 19, 2019

A Volunteer Story Straight from NYC

Written by //Geeth Mahagamage// Community engagement has always been a big part of my life. As a child, I was shown how the smallest actions that we take to help someone can go a long way to changing their life, and how a collection of such small actions can change the whole world. Volunteering seems…

Balkis Chaabane April 16, 2019

Advocacy & Diversity – Future We Want Model United Nations 2019

The organizing committee’s attention to detail and the high energy of the volunteers resulted in a smooth-flowing, efficient, and stress-free conference.

Nipuna Ambanpola March 4, 2019

How to Clean The Beach – Take Three Things Away From It. #Take3ForTheSea.

The surface of our planet is approximately 71% of water, making it the largest habitat for an enormous ecosystem. The oceans provide us with a lot of benefits, especially by keeping the planet cool to be live-able. The 5 oceans – Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific, and Southern – is home to millions of discovered and…

Chathu Alahakoon February 9, 2019

“A Warm-Clothing Drive Connects Communities To Create A Movement – Salvation Scarves”

The movement started as a small idea with one single family. Here is some volunteer inspiration.

Nipuna Ambanpola January 9, 2019

Origin for Hope – Aarambhaya for Ayati

While Aarambhaya means Origin/Beginning in Sinhala, Ayati means Hope in Sanskrit. Living up to its meaning, the Aarambhaya for Ayati was established to improve the quality of life and provide opportunities for development to children with disabilities. Ayati Trust Sri Lanka is a charitable trust. It is incorporated between the University of Kelaniya – Sri Lanka, Hemas Holdings and…

Antoinette Jerom July 31, 2018

Preserve Freshwater for Your Future!

“Water is the driving force of all nature” ~ Leonardo da Vinci First of all, water quenches our thirst. Without water humans, animals or plants cannot live. Freshwater is vital for the survival of ecosystems, health and well being, livelihoods, sanitation, agriculture, transport, electricity generation and also for recreational activities. Furthermore, agricultural and farming sectors,…

Natasha Fernando April 15, 2018

World Health Day 2018

The World Health Day theme for 2018 declared by the World Health Organisation (WHO) is ‘Universal Health Coverage: Everyone, Everywhere’. WHO is committed to eradicate communicable and non-communicable diseases while aiding governments around the world to enable access to essential healthcare. It has partnered with 150 countries working with governments, partners, multilateral, bilateral, civil society organizations, funds,…

Natasha Fernando April 10, 2018

Human Trafficking for Sex

“Human trafficking and exploitation are rife among Rohingya refugees who have fled Myanmar to seek safety in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh”- International Organization for Migration (IOM) According to the United Nations’ protocol, sex trafficking is defined as the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of persons who under threat, force, coercion, fraud, deception or abuse of…

Amanda Guyes March 27, 2018

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