During the Study Tour to Poland, organised jointly by UNDP Chornobyl Recovery and Development Programme and the Institute for Regional Development (Szczecin, Poland), that took place 14-22 April, International UNV volunteer took a chance to share his experience with compatriots. Read

Kiev, Ukraine: HIV/AIDS is a growing problem in Ukraine. It’s estimated that 1.4% of the adult population is HIV positive. The Czech Republic has supported the deployment of Czech nationals as UNV volunteers over the last three years to help fight the epidemic in Ukraine. Read

Lviv-Kyiv: On 21-22 December the international conference “Volunteerism in Ukraine – perspectives and barriers for further development” was held in Lviv, Ukraine. Read

While on her home visit to the United States of America, International UN Volunteer Ann M. Merrill organised a number of presentations for University students. Read

Kyiv: On October 21, 2006, United Nations Volunteers Ann Merrill (USA), Igor Pashynskiy, and Vyatcheslav Bortnik met with youth members in the town Ovruch (Zhytomyr obl). This meeting without a doubt can be considered an interesting demonstration of volunteers’ activities. Read

Korosten: At a recent meeting of the Korosten “Youth Council” (Zhytomyrska oblast, Ukraine), members were discussing how sad it was that the town park is so full of litter.  The typical traditional response in this former Soviet republic is that “someone ought to do something about it.”  For this group of young activists, the response was “We ought to do something about it.” Read

Glasgow, Scotland: UNV volunteer Yugesh Pradhanang from Nepal shares how volunteering and community participation helped victims of 1986 Chernobyl fallout regain their lives, at the CIVICUS World Assembly held recently in Glasgow, Scotland. Read

Kiev, Ukraine: For Olga Kolosyuk, clean water represents progress in a post-Chernobyl Ukraine. The fact that her village of 1,000 has safe drinking water demonstrates what the community has accomplished—most notably the refurbishment of a local water supply—since taking the lead in improving their situation. She is one of numerous volunteers who, with the help of the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme, set up a community organization in the village. Read

Milan, Italy: In March Ukrainian President Jushchenko vetoed a draft law aiming to regulate the country's volunteer movement (draft law No7550). The veto may have been the reaction to protests of experienced Ukrainian NGOs active in the field of volunteer work which they have forwarded in forms of protest letters to the President. Read

Kiev, Ukraine: Nearly one thousand schoolchildren, youngsters and their parents came to the “Kyevepoplaza” exhibition centre in Kyiv, Ukraine for the International “Country of Childhood” exhibition. The Ukrainian Red Cross also launched a new HIV/AIDS awareness and anti-stigma campaign during the exhibition. Read