In the U.S., volunteering is at an all-time low. In recent years, there has been a notable decline in volunteerism across the United States, raising concerns about the implications for communities and the broader society. Staff Writer August 18, 2024
Women in STEM; Matters Arising Women across developing countries need to harness technology in order to propel themselves to financial independence and a better life for themselves and their families. Salim Yunusa June 27, 2022
Don’t shoot the (non)messenger: performance and shame in online activism Black squares. Hashtags. Callouts. Anyone with an active social media presence would have noticed the growing frequency and intensity of social justice and activism-related content in the virtual community over the last decade. If you’ve been a long-term devotee to a cause struggling to work its way into mainstream discussion, you might feel vindicated to see it suddenly in the spotlight. But you also might be wondering how much is for show and how much shows a lasting commitment to advancing its goals where it matters. And how you can tell the difference. Rachel Toose September 16, 2021
Climate Justice is Social Justice: the Human Impact of Climate Change and its Mitigation Climate change not only has adverse environmental consequences but also has harmful effects on the economic and social well-being of a nation. Samridhi Jain September 15, 2021
Typical Sri Lankans Reminds Us Who We Really Are A little over a month ago, I noticed a blimp of love while scrolling though my typically gloom and doom social media profile. This blimp was made of tiny digital pixels that amounted into a heartwarming true story shared by the Typical Sri Lankans initiative. This true story was one that gives you renewed hope… Yasonil Piyatissa June 28, 2021
Covid-19: How Can You Help India Flatten The Curve? India is suffering from a severe spike in Covid-19 cases and many are in need of aid. You can help them by contributing to these charitable causes. Yasonil Piyatissa June 1, 2021
Inspire Change On Nelson Mandela Day 2020 We feature a list of things you can do on Mandela Day 2020. Nipuna Ambanpola June 30, 2020
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
Happy Public Service Day: Are You Celebrating? No one denies how much Public Service is necessary for our lives. Public servants have an enormous task and play an important role in making service delivery fruitful for the people. Without them and their effort, this world would be a mess. What is Public Service Day? In 2002, the United Nations declared the first… Ghada Mezghani June 23, 2019
Students Volunteer to Provide a Better Life for The Needy Making a difference in this world is not as hard as it seems. Small actions can lead to great outcomes. The Power of Cooperation Said who is a young Tunisian student had a dream to help the poor and the homeless. With the help of four of his friends, he made a team called Farha… Ghada Mezghani June 18, 2019
Art Gang Young Artists: Voluntary Contributions on a Daily Basis We all probably heard of those famous quotes about change which say ‘You must be the change you want to see in the world’, ‘ If you want to change the world you must first change yourself ’. If you are curious to know how simple individual initiatives and simple voluntary acts can help in… Safa Mnassri May 28, 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