Partnering for the SDGs in Morocco
In Morocco, led by the Moroccan Collective of Volunteering, a national association promoting volunteering and a member of International Association for Volunteer Effort’s Global Network of Volunteering Leadership, 21 organizations have united to gain recognition of volunteering as a tool to achieve the SDGs…
Health and Livelihood Service
In Bangladesh, 3,000 people supported by youth volunteers are engaged in activities to promote the SDGs, monitor services and hold duty bearers to account for their delivery with a specific focus on health and livelihoods services…
Providing Face Shields in Tunisia
Hospitals in Tunisia did not have a large supply of face shields prior to the COVID-19 outbreak, which became a great problem at the onset of the pandemic…
Volunteer Service for the Winter Olympics
United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme and UN Development Programme (UNDP) launched an innovative project promoting sustainable urban development through volunteer service for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics…
Media Training and Awareness
Salt Lake City Prayasam in India and Slum Dwellers International Kenya exchange media volunteers who provide technical training and skills to youth of slum dwelling communities, as well as local TV channels and media outlets…
Utilizing Volunteers with Disabilities
In Indonesia, volunteers with disabilities work with disaster inclusion units as part of national disaster management strategies to ensure appropriate support for those with specific needs…
Providing Sign Language
In Kyrgyzstan, volunteers work with the Ministry of Education and Science and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to transcribe and translate tele-lessons into sign language…
Creating a New Community Center
In Paramaribo, Suriname, Stiwewa, a neighborhood association, supports the citizens and the environment through education, informative activities, and recreation…
Strengthening the Relationship between Countries
Ghana and France, through the schemes of France Volontaires Ghana, have deployed over 30 volunteers to and from Ghana…
Sharing Knowledge and Expertise in Rwanda
Since 2018, VSO has facilitated a twinning partnership between Lewisham Sexual health services (part of Lewisham and Greenwich NHS trust in the UK) and Nyagatare District Hospital in north-eastern Rwanda…
Reducing Gender-Based Violence
In Sierra Leone, community volunteers supported by local partner Fambul Initiative Network for Equality and VSO have worked to harmonise local gender-based violence laws with national laws and gain support from local leaders, leading to a significant increase of referrals of gender-based violence cases to the local courts and the reduction of cases that are “settled” within the local community…
Supporting Street-Connected Children and Youths
When COVID-19 hit Uganda, the government implemented a complete lockdown as well as a strict curfew, which put street-connected children and youths (SCCY) at a very high risk, considering that they solely depend on the streets to survive and that they are among the most vulnerable and stigmatized people in Gulu City in Northern Uganda…
Youth Peace Forums
In Pakistan, youth volunteers established peace forums to bring together different ethnic and religious groups, helping to foster social cohesion between different communities…
Pro Bono Legal Services
Singapore’s 2018 VNR states, “Pro bono legal services are provided through a partnership between the Government, the Law Society of Singapore, various volunteers, and volunteer welfare organisations.”…
Active Citizenship Training
In Northern Ireland, the Small Steps Programme of Volunteer Now, Ulster University, and Sport Northern Ireland promotes awareness of the law and the importance of active citizenship to children aged 10-11 by exploring the themes of lawfulness, personal responsibility, citizenship, and the law…
Nuclear Disarmament
Efforts to protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss are especially relevant to the prohibition of the use or testing of nuclear weapons…
Conserving energy, forests, and biodiversity
Environment-related issues represent one of the most pressing challenges worldwide, especially in Africa…
Harmony with Forests
Created in 2011, the Envol Vert association has been active in France, Peru, and Colombia, and it is constantly looking for solutions that allow human beings to live more in harmony with the forests…
Caring for Stray Dogs in Sri Lanka
In the Northeast of Sri Lanka, an organization called Underdogs Sri Lanka is devoted to improving the lives of street and beach dogs…
Do you know of other successes?
We’d like to hear how an organization you know is advancing progress toward UN SDG’s.